Employment Report for Colorado County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Colorado County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 17 percent of the total county employment. This totals 888 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 16.1 and 10.4 percent of all employment.
In Colorado County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has an LQ of 5.27. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 5.27 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Colorado specializes in Mining.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Colorado County. In the County, the industry averages 29 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Colorado County, with an industry growth of 42.7 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -1 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 1.4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Colorado County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 17 percent of the total county employment. This totals 888 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 16.1 and 10.4 percent of all employment.
In Colorado County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has an LQ of 5.27. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 5.27 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Colorado specializes in Mining.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Colorado County. In the County, the industry averages 29 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Colorado County, with an industry growth of 42.7 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -1 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 1.4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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