Monday, October 30, 2006

Employment Report for Pike County, Pennsylvania -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Real estate and rental and leasing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Pike County, changing a total of 97.5 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Pennsylvania encountered a change in industry employment of -1.1 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Accommodation and food services has the largest employers in Pike County, averaging 21 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 19 and greater than the State of Pennsylvania establishments size average of 16 for the Accommodation and food services industry.

In Pike County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Accommodation and food services is the largest employment industry and makes up 25.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,221 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 21.3 and 9.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Pike County, Real estate and rental and leasing, Accommodation and food services and Other services, except public administration industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Real estate and rental and leasing sector has a United State LQ of 3.35. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Real estate and rental and leasing industry is 3.35 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Pike County may specialize, or be an exporter of Real estate and rental and leasing.









Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

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