Employment Report for Josephine County, Oregon -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Construction has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Josephine County, rising by 89.2 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of Oregon experienced a change in employment in the sector of 12.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Josephine County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 18.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 3,876 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors provide 16.7 and 15.5 percent of total employment, respectively.
In Josephine County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.23. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 2.23 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Josephine may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Josephine County. In the County, the industry averages 24 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Oregon average establishment size of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Construction has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Josephine County, rising by 89.2 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of Oregon experienced a change in employment in the sector of 12.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Josephine County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 18.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 3,876 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors provide 16.7 and 15.5 percent of total employment, respectively.
In Josephine County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.23. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 2.23 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Josephine may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Josephine County. In the County, the industry averages 24 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Oregon average establishment size of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
