Employment Report for Childress County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Childress County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 22.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 280 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors account for 13 and 8.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Childress County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Real estate and rental and leasing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 5.46. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 5.46 times greater than the national average, signifying that Childress specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Childress County is ranked at 192 of 255 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Texas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 191 of 255 Counties.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Childress County. In the County, the industry averages 25 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Texas average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Childress County, rising by 127.3 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of 0.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Childress County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 22.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 280 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors account for 13 and 8.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Childress County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Real estate and rental and leasing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 5.46. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 5.46 times greater than the national average, signifying that Childress specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Childress County is ranked at 192 of 255 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Texas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 191 of 255 Counties.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Childress County. In the County, the industry averages 25 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Texas average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Childress County, rising by 127.3 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of 0.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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