Monday, October 30, 2006

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

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Coleman County, with the industry averaging 12 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Coleman County, Utilities, Mining and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Utilities industry has an LQ of 6.35. The level of employment in the Utilities sector is 6.35 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Coleman County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.

In Coleman County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 272 jobs. The Construction and Manufacturing sectors provide 10.5 and 9.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Coleman County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 23.3 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Coleman County, growing in new jobs by 234.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -13.4 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of -12.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.







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

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