Employment Report for Jones County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Jones County, averaging 47 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Texas average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Jones County, Mining, Utilities and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 22.07. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 22.07 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Jones may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
In Jones County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Mining industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 20 percent of the total county employment. This totals 653 people employed. The Retail Trade and Mining sectors provide 14.6 and 11.2 percent of all employment.
Mining in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Jones County, growing by 272.4 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 8.9 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Jones County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 23.6 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Jones County, averaging 47 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Texas average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Jones County, Mining, Utilities and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 22.07. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 22.07 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Jones may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
In Jones County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Mining industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 20 percent of the total county employment. This totals 653 people employed. The Retail Trade and Mining sectors provide 14.6 and 11.2 percent of all employment.
Mining in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Jones County, growing by 272.4 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 8.9 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Jones County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 23.6 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
