Monday, October 30, 2006

Employment Report for Cochran County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Mining has a largest number of employee per establishment in Cochran County, averaging 8 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 21 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 24 for the Mining industry.

In Cochran County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Mining and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 32.14. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 32.14 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Cochran may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Retail Trade has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Cochran County, with an industry growth of 43.5 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 0.5 percent. The State of Texas felt a shift in employment in the industry of -0.8 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Cochran County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Mining industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting provides the most jobs and contributes 33.8 percent of total employment in the county, making up 193 jobs. The Retail Trade and Mining sectors provide 17.3 and 7.4 percent of all employment.









Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

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