Employment Report for Armstrong County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Armstrong County, Construction, Professional and technical services, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Construction provides the most jobs and contributes 17.2 percent of total employment in the county, making up 43 employees. The Professional and technical services and Retail Trade sectors account for 9.6 and 9.2 percent of total employment, respectively.
Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Armstrong County, growing by 125 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 0.4 percent. The State of Texas felt a shift in employment in the industry of 0.7 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
The Health care and social assistance sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Armstrong County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 38 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.
Construction has a largest number of employee per establishment in Armstrong County. The industry averages 5 employees per business. This is less than the US industry average of 9 and less than the Texas average establishment size of 13 for the Construction industry.
Armstrong County is ranked at 244 of 255 total Counties throughout Texas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 236 of 255 Counties.
In Armstrong County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Professional and technical services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 4.95. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 4.95 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Armstrong County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Armstrong County, Construction, Professional and technical services, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Construction provides the most jobs and contributes 17.2 percent of total employment in the county, making up 43 employees. The Professional and technical services and Retail Trade sectors account for 9.6 and 9.2 percent of total employment, respectively.
Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Armstrong County, growing by 125 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 0.4 percent. The State of Texas felt a shift in employment in the industry of 0.7 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
The Health care and social assistance sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Armstrong County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 38 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.
Construction has a largest number of employee per establishment in Armstrong County. The industry averages 5 employees per business. This is less than the US industry average of 9 and less than the Texas average establishment size of 13 for the Construction industry.
Armstrong County is ranked at 244 of 255 total Counties throughout Texas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 236 of 255 Counties.
In Armstrong County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Professional and technical services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 4.95. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 4.95 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Armstrong County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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