Employment Report for Ellis County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Ellis County, with the industry averaging 51 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Ellis County. The sector dealt with a loss of 945 total jobs during the period, accounting for 9.3 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 64.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.
In Ellis County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.4. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.4 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Ellis specializes in Manufacturing.
The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Ellis County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 36.7 percent of employment in 2001 to 30.7 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Transportation and Warehousing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Ellis County, rising by 192.1 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 1.4 percent, since the year 2001.
In Ellis County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 30.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 9,222 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 15.2 and 8.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Ellis County, with the industry averaging 51 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Ellis County. The sector dealt with a loss of 945 total jobs during the period, accounting for 9.3 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 64.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.
In Ellis County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.4. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.4 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Ellis specializes in Manufacturing.
The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Ellis County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 36.7 percent of employment in 2001 to 30.7 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Transportation and Warehousing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Ellis County, rising by 192.1 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 1.4 percent, since the year 2001.
In Ellis County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 30.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 9,222 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 15.2 and 8.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
