Monday, October 30, 2006

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

Mining has the largest businesses in Crockett County. In the County, the industry averages 11 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 24 for the Mining industry.

Crockett County is ranked at 208 of 255 total Counties throughout Texas according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 203 of 255 Counties.

In Crockett County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Utilities industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 46.02. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 46.02 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Crockett County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

Information has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Crockett County, moving a total of 10 percent. This is less than the industry employment change in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Texas felt a shift in employment in the industry of -17.3 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Crockett County, Mining, Retail Trade, and the Other services, except public administration sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Mining is the major employer in the county making up 23.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 213 people employed. The Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration sectors provide 20.6 and 6.7 percent of all employment.







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

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