Employment Report for Austin County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Austin County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 25.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,979 employees. The Retail Trade and Construction sectors provide 19.2 and 12.4 percent of industry employment.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Austin County, with the industry averaging 41 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Austin County, Manufacturing, Construction and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Austin County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
Information saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Austin County. The industry was hit with a loss of 120 jobs during the period, or 68.2 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 32.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Austin County, increasing in size by 184.6 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of 70.2 percent, since the year 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Austin County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 25.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,979 employees. The Retail Trade and Construction sectors provide 19.2 and 12.4 percent of industry employment.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Austin County, with the industry averaging 41 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Austin County, Manufacturing, Construction and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Austin County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
Information saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Austin County. The industry was hit with a loss of 120 jobs during the period, or 68.2 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 32.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Austin County, increasing in size by 184.6 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of 70.2 percent, since the year 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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