Employment Report for Irion County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Irion County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 72.86. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 72.86 times greater than the national average, signifying that Irion County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
In Irion County, Mining, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Mining is the major employer in the county making up 36.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 107 people employed. The Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries total 8.3 and 7.9 percent of industry employment.
Mining is the industry with the largest establishments in Irion County. The industry averages 18 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 21 and less than the State of Texas typical size of 24 for the Mining industry.
The Construction has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Irion County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 16.7 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Irion County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 72.86. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 72.86 times greater than the national average, signifying that Irion County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
In Irion County, Mining, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Mining is the major employer in the county making up 36.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 107 people employed. The Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries total 8.3 and 7.9 percent of industry employment.
Mining is the industry with the largest establishments in Irion County. The industry averages 18 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 21 and less than the State of Texas typical size of 24 for the Mining industry.
The Construction has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Irion County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 16.7 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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