Employment Report for Cooke County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Cooke County, Mining, Manufacturing and Utilities industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 15.4. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 15.4 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Cooke County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Cooke County, with the industry averaging 37 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Cooke 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 is the major employer in the county making up 25.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,660 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 17.2 and 10.5 percent of all employment.
Administrative and waste services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Cooke County. The sector dealt with a loss of 178 jobs during the period, or 30 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 35.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Mining has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Cooke County, moving a total of 182.3 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 8.9 percent, since the year 2001.
Cooke County ranks 67 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 between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 66 of 255 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Cooke County, Mining, Manufacturing and Utilities industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 15.4. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 15.4 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Cooke County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Cooke County, with the industry averaging 37 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Cooke 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 is the major employer in the county making up 25.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,660 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 17.2 and 10.5 percent of all employment.
Administrative and waste services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Cooke County. The sector dealt with a loss of 178 jobs during the period, or 30 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 35.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Mining has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Cooke County, moving a total of 182.3 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 8.9 percent, since the year 2001.
Cooke County ranks 67 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 between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 66 of 255 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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