Employment Report for Cambria County, Pennsylvania -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Cambria County. The sector dealt with a loss of 991 total jobs during the period, accounting for 17 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 36 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Cambria County, Educational services, Health care and social assistance and Utilities industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Educational services sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.87. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Educational services sector is 1.87 times greater than the national average, signifying that Cambria County may specialize, or be an exporter of Educational services.
In Cambria County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 22.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 10,697 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors provide 16 and 10.2 percent of all employment.
Educational services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Cambria County, averaging 43 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 27 and less than the Pennsylvania typical size of 46 for the Educational services industry.
Administrative and waste services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Cambria County, changing a total of 34.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Pennsylvania experienced a change in employment in the sector of 1.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Cambria County. The sector dealt with a loss of 991 total jobs during the period, accounting for 17 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 36 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Cambria County, Educational services, Health care and social assistance and Utilities industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Educational services sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.87. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Educational services sector is 1.87 times greater than the national average, signifying that Cambria County may specialize, or be an exporter of Educational services.
In Cambria County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 22.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 10,697 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors provide 16 and 10.2 percent of all employment.
Educational services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Cambria County, averaging 43 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 27 and less than the Pennsylvania typical size of 46 for the Educational services industry.
Administrative and waste services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Cambria County, changing a total of 34.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Pennsylvania experienced a change in employment in the sector of 1.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
