Employment Report for Hidalgo County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Hidalgo County. The sector dealt with a loss of 3,197 total jobs during the period, accounting for 27.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 70.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
In Hidalgo County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Mining and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.75. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 3.75 times greater than the national average, signifying that Hidalgo specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Hidalgo County, with an industry growth of 334.2 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas experienced a change in employment in the sector of 70.2 percent, in the last 5 years.
In Hidalgo County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 26.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 40,374 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 18.6 and 10.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Hidalgo County. In the County, the industry averages 30 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the State of Texas typical size of 26 for the Utilities industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Hidalgo County. The sector dealt with a loss of 3,197 total jobs during the period, accounting for 27.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 70.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
In Hidalgo County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Mining and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.75. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 3.75 times greater than the national average, signifying that Hidalgo specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Hidalgo County, with an industry growth of 334.2 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas experienced a change in employment in the sector of 70.2 percent, in the last 5 years.
In Hidalgo County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 26.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 40,374 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 18.6 and 10.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Hidalgo County. In the County, the industry averages 30 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the State of Texas typical size of 26 for the Utilities industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
