Employment Report for Longview, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
A high-wage industry in Longview is the utilities sector paying an annual wage of $61,435. Locally, since the year 2001, the annual average pay of the industry has grown by 9.2 percent or $5,177. The State of Texas has a similar employment climate in the utilities industry, ranking near the top of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.
In Longview, Mining, Utilities and Manufacturing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining industry has an LQ of 13.35. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 13.35 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Longview may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Mining saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Longview, growing by 50.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas experienced a sector employment shift of 8.9 percent, during the period.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employees per establishment in Longview MSA. In the region, the industry averages 42 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Longview, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.3 percent of all the jobs in the Metropolitain Area. This makes up 13,226 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 15.8 and 14.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Longview, Mining, Utilities and Manufacturing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining industry has an LQ of 13.35. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 13.35 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Longview may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Mining saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Longview, growing by 50.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas experienced a sector employment shift of 8.9 percent, during the period.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employees per establishment in Longview MSA. In the region, the industry averages 42 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Longview, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.3 percent of all the jobs in the Metropolitain Area. This makes up 13,226 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 15.8 and 14.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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