Monday, October 30, 2006

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

Mining has the largest businesses in Crane County, averaging 23 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 21 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 24 for the Mining industry.

In Crane County, Mining, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Mining is the major employer in the county making up 48.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 492 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 14.9 and 10.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Crane County, Mining, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 96.58. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 96.58 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Crane County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

The Accommodation and food services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Crane County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 7.9 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

Other services, except public administration is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Crane County, increasing by 57.1 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 2.8 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of -1.4 percent, during the period.







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

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