Employment Report for Comal County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Comal County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 15.8 percent of total employment in the county, making up 4,520 employees. The Construction and Accommodation and food services industries total 13.4 and 13.1 percent of total employment, respectively.
In Comal County, Construction, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Mining have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.03. This means the percent of total employment in the Construction sector is 2.03 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Comal County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.
Transportation and Warehousing has the largest businesses in Comal County, averaging 36 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 19 and greater than the State of Texas average of 23 for the Transportation and Warehousing industry.
The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Comal County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 18.7 percent of total employment in 2001 to 10.8 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Comal County. The sector faced a loss of 1,818 jobs, or 37.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 56.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Transportation and Warehousing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Comal County, with an industry growth of 294.3 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -1 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 1.4 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Comal County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 15.8 percent of total employment in the county, making up 4,520 employees. The Construction and Accommodation and food services industries total 13.4 and 13.1 percent of total employment, respectively.
In Comal County, Construction, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Mining have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.03. This means the percent of total employment in the Construction sector is 2.03 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Comal County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.
Transportation and Warehousing has the largest businesses in Comal County, averaging 36 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 19 and greater than the State of Texas average of 23 for the Transportation and Warehousing industry.
The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Comal County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 18.7 percent of total employment in 2001 to 10.8 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Comal County. The sector faced a loss of 1,818 jobs, or 37.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 56.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Transportation and Warehousing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Comal County, with an industry growth of 294.3 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -1 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 1.4 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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