Employment Report for Duval County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Duval County, Mining, Health care and social assistance, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Mining provides the most jobs and contributes 33.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 641 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Construction sectors account for 18.7 and 10.7 percent of all employment.
Health care and social assistance since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Duval County. The industry was hit with a loss of 174 total jobs during the period, accounting for 32.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 42.9 percent of all employment losses in the county.
In Duval County, Mining, Other services, except public administration and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 65.59. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 65.59 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Duval County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Duval County is ranked number 168 of 255 Counties throughout the State of Texas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 154 of 255 Counties.
Other services, except public administration has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Duval County, moving a total of 121.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 2.8 percent. The State of Texas had an industry job change of -1.4 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Duval County. In the County, the industry averages 40 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the Texas average of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Duval County, Mining, Health care and social assistance, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Mining provides the most jobs and contributes 33.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 641 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Construction sectors account for 18.7 and 10.7 percent of all employment.
Health care and social assistance since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Duval County. The industry was hit with a loss of 174 total jobs during the period, accounting for 32.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 42.9 percent of all employment losses in the county.
In Duval County, Mining, Other services, except public administration and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 65.59. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 65.59 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Duval County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Duval County is ranked number 168 of 255 Counties throughout the State of Texas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 154 of 255 Counties.
Other services, except public administration has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Duval County, moving a total of 121.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 2.8 percent. The State of Texas had an industry job change of -1.4 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Duval County. In the County, the industry averages 40 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the Texas average of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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