Employment Report for Linn County, Oregon -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Linn County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Utilities have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.9. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.9 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Linn County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
In Linn County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 24.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 8,400 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 13.8 and 10.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Linn County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 6 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Finance and insurance is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Linn County, rising by 33 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.8 percent. The State of Oregon felt a shift in employment in the industry of 4.9 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Linn County. In the County, the industry averages 41 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Oregon typical size of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Linn County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Utilities have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.9. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.9 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Linn County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
In Linn County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 24.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 8,400 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 13.8 and 10.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Linn County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 6 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Finance and insurance is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Linn County, rising by 33 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.8 percent. The State of Oregon felt a shift in employment in the industry of 4.9 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Linn County. In the County, the industry averages 41 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Oregon typical size of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
