Employment Report for Chambers County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Professional and technical services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Chambers County, growing in new jobs by 277.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 2.6 percent. The State of Texas had changed in sector employment of 4.3 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
In Chambers County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 18.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,268 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 12.1 and 10.1 percent of all employment.
The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Chambers County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 30.4 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 18.6 percent in the year 2005.
In Chambers County, Mining, Utilities and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 12.98. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 12.98 times greater than the national average, signifying that Chambers specializes in Mining.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Chambers County. The industry was hit with a loss of 397 jobs, or 23.8 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 38.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Chambers County. The industry averages 45 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Texas typical size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Professional and technical services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Chambers County, growing in new jobs by 277.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 2.6 percent. The State of Texas had changed in sector employment of 4.3 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
In Chambers County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 18.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,268 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 12.1 and 10.1 percent of all employment.
The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Chambers County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 30.4 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 18.6 percent in the year 2005.
In Chambers County, Mining, Utilities and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 12.98. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 12.98 times greater than the national average, signifying that Chambers specializes in Mining.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Chambers County. The industry was hit with a loss of 397 jobs, or 23.8 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 38.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Chambers County. The industry averages 45 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Texas typical size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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