Employment Report for Liberty County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Liberty County is ranked number 60 of 255 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Texas according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 55 of 255 Counties.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Liberty County, with the industry averaging 45 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Liberty County, growing in new jobs by 205 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas had an industry job change of 8.3 percent, during the time since 2001.
In Liberty County, Mining, Retail Trade 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 6.52. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 6.52 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Liberty County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Construction since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Liberty County. The sector faced a loss of 375 jobs, or 36.4 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 40.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Liberty County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 23.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,806 employees. The Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries make up 17.8 and 16.6 percent of total employment, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Liberty County is ranked number 60 of 255 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Texas according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 55 of 255 Counties.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Liberty County, with the industry averaging 45 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Liberty County, growing in new jobs by 205 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas had an industry job change of 8.3 percent, during the time since 2001.
In Liberty County, Mining, Retail Trade 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 6.52. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 6.52 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Liberty County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Construction since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Liberty County. The sector faced a loss of 375 jobs, or 36.4 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 40.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Liberty County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 23.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,806 employees. The Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries make up 17.8 and 16.6 percent of total employment, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
