Employment Report for Jasper County, South Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Jasper County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Construction provides the most jobs and contributes 18.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 869 employees. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors account for 13.4 and 10.5 percent of industry employment.
Wholesale trade is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Jasper County, with an employment growth of 149.4 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of South Carolina saw a change in employment in the sector of 5.9 percent, during the period.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Jasper County. The industry averages 26 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of South Carolina establishments size average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.
Accommodation and food services since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Jasper County. The sector faced a loss of 117 employees during the period, or 19.5 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 41.6 percent of all employment losses in the county.
The Accommodation and food services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Jasper County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 17.3 percent of total employment in 2001 to 10.2 percent of employment in 2005.
In Jasper County, Construction, Accommodation and food services and Administrative and waste services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.78. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Construction sector is 2.78 times greater than the national average, signifying that Jasper County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Jasper County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Construction provides the most jobs and contributes 18.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 869 employees. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors account for 13.4 and 10.5 percent of industry employment.
Wholesale trade is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Jasper County, with an employment growth of 149.4 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of South Carolina saw a change in employment in the sector of 5.9 percent, during the period.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Jasper County. The industry averages 26 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of South Carolina establishments size average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.
Accommodation and food services since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Jasper County. The sector faced a loss of 117 employees during the period, or 19.5 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 41.6 percent of all employment losses in the county.
The Accommodation and food services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Jasper County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 17.3 percent of total employment in 2001 to 10.2 percent of employment in 2005.
In Jasper County, Construction, Accommodation and food services and Administrative and waste services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.78. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Construction sector is 2.78 times greater than the national average, signifying that Jasper County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
