Employment Report for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Pittsburg County, averaging 55 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Oklahoma average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
Administrative and waste services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Pittsburg County, moving a total of 134.8 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Oklahoma had an industry job change of 0 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Pittsburg County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Administrative and waste services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 19.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,058 jobs. The Manufacturing and Administrative and waste services sectors provide 16.4 and 12.4 percent of industry employment.
In Pittsburg County, Mining, Administrative and waste services and Utilities are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 5.66. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 5.66 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Pittsburg County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Pittsburg County, averaging 55 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Oklahoma average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
Administrative and waste services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Pittsburg County, moving a total of 134.8 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Oklahoma had an industry job change of 0 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Pittsburg County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Administrative and waste services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 19.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,058 jobs. The Manufacturing and Administrative and waste services sectors provide 16.4 and 12.4 percent of industry employment.
In Pittsburg County, Mining, Administrative and waste services and Utilities are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 5.66. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 5.66 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Pittsburg County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
