Employment Report for Providence County, Rhode Island -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Providence County, with an industry growth of 17.4 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Rhode Island experienced a change in employment in the sector of . percent, during the time since 2001.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Providence County. The sector faced a loss of 10,161 jobs during the period, or 24 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 84.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
In Providence County, Educational services, Health care and social assistance and Management of companies and enterprises have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Educational services industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.74. The level of employment in the Educational services industry is 2.74 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Providence may be an exporter of products or services of Educational services.
In Providence County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade 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 19.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 48,906 individuals. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade sectors provide 13 and 10.6 percent of total employment, respectively.
Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Providence County, with the industry averaging 56 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the Rhode Island average establishment size of 39 for the Utilities industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Providence County, with an industry growth of 17.4 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Rhode Island experienced a change in employment in the sector of . percent, during the time since 2001.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Providence County. The sector faced a loss of 10,161 jobs during the period, or 24 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 84.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
In Providence County, Educational services, Health care and social assistance and Management of companies and enterprises have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Educational services industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.74. The level of employment in the Educational services industry is 2.74 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Providence may be an exporter of products or services of Educational services.
In Providence County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade 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 19.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 48,906 individuals. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade sectors provide 13 and 10.6 percent of total employment, respectively.
Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Providence County, with the industry averaging 56 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the Rhode Island average establishment size of 39 for the Utilities industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
