Employment Report for Aransas County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Aransas County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Accommodation and food services produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,150 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 25.5 and 8.7 percent of total employment, respectively.
Aransas County ranks 117 of 255 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Texas in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 111 of 255 Counties.
In Aransas County, Mining, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 8.92. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 8.92 times greater than the national average, signifying that Aransas County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Mining is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Aransas County, growing in new jobs by 89.4 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of 8.9 percent, during the time since 2001.
Administrative and waste services since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Aransas County. The sector dealt with a loss of 325 jobs, or 77.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 57.7 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Mining has the largest businesses in Aransas County. In the County, the industry averages 15 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and less than the Texas typical size of 24 for the Mining industry.
The Administrative and waste services industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Aransas County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 8.9 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 2.1 percent of employment in 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Aransas County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Accommodation and food services produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,150 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 25.5 and 8.7 percent of total employment, respectively.
Aransas County ranks 117 of 255 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Texas in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 111 of 255 Counties.
In Aransas County, Mining, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 8.92. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 8.92 times greater than the national average, signifying that Aransas County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Mining is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Aransas County, growing in new jobs by 89.4 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of 8.9 percent, during the time since 2001.
Administrative and waste services since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Aransas County. The sector dealt with a loss of 325 jobs, or 77.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 57.7 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Mining has the largest businesses in Aransas County. In the County, the industry averages 15 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and less than the Texas typical size of 24 for the Mining industry.
The Administrative and waste services industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Aransas County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 8.9 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 2.1 percent of employment in 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).


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