Monday, October 30, 2006

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

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Dallam County. In the County, the industry averages 18 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Utilities is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Dallam County, with an industry growth of 140 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -8.2 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of -9.6 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Dallam County, Utilities, Wholesale trade and Accommodation and food services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities sector in the county has a location quotient of 8.36. The percent of employment in the Utilities industry is 8.36 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Dallam County may specialize, or be an exporter of Utilities.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Dallam County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 27.2 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

In Dallam County, Wholesale trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Wholesale trade provides the most jobs and contributes 13.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 354 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade sectors provide 12.2 and 8.6 percent of total employment, respectively.







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

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