Employment Report for Roger Mills County, Oklahoma -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
The Retail Trade industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Roger Mills County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 31 percent of total employment in 2001 to 24.4 percent of employment in 2005.
In Roger Mills County, Retail Trade, Finance and insurance and Accommodation and food services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Retail Trade sector has a United State LQ of 1.77. This means the percent of total employment in the Retail Trade sector is 1.77 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Roger Mills may be an exporter of products or services of Retail Trade.
Finance and insurance has the largest employers in Roger Mills County. The industry averages 8 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 13 and less than the Oklahoma average of 9 for the Finance and insurance industry.
In Roger Mills County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Finance and insurance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 24.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 107 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Finance and insurance industries total 9.6 and 7.3 percent of total employment, respectively.
Accommodation and food services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Roger Mills County, increasing by 31.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 7.6 percent. The State of Oklahoma underwent a employment change in the industry of 4.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
The Retail Trade industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Roger Mills County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 31 percent of total employment in 2001 to 24.4 percent of employment in 2005.
In Roger Mills County, Retail Trade, Finance and insurance and Accommodation and food services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Retail Trade sector has a United State LQ of 1.77. This means the percent of total employment in the Retail Trade sector is 1.77 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Roger Mills may be an exporter of products or services of Retail Trade.
Finance and insurance has the largest employers in Roger Mills County. The industry averages 8 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 13 and less than the Oklahoma average of 9 for the Finance and insurance industry.
In Roger Mills County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Finance and insurance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 24.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 107 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Finance and insurance industries total 9.6 and 7.3 percent of total employment, respectively.
Accommodation and food services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Roger Mills County, increasing by 31.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 7.6 percent. The State of Oklahoma underwent a employment change in the industry of 4.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

