Employment Report for Kerr County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Kerr County, Health care and social assistance, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.59. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.59 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Kerr County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Health care and social assistance.
In Kerr 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 produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,874 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 19.3 and 14.7 percent of total employment, respectively.
Educational services has the largest employers in Kerr County, with the industry averaging 35 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 27 and greater than the State of Texas average establishment size of 22 for the Educational services industry.
Real estate and rental and leasing in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Kerr County, with an industry growth of 54.3 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.3 percent. The State of Texas had changed in sector employment of 0.6 percent, during the time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Kerr County, Health care and social assistance, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.59. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.59 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Kerr County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Health care and social assistance.
In Kerr 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 produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,874 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 19.3 and 14.7 percent of total employment, respectively.
Educational services has the largest employers in Kerr County, with the industry averaging 35 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 27 and greater than the State of Texas average establishment size of 22 for the Educational services industry.
Real estate and rental and leasing in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Kerr County, with an industry growth of 54.3 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.3 percent. The State of Texas had changed in sector employment of 0.6 percent, during the time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
