Employment Report for Milam County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Milam County. The sector dealt with a loss of 255 jobs during the period, or 14.3 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 74.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
In Milam County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 27.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,527 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 14.4 and 12.7 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Milam County, averaging 102 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Milam County, rising by 31.6 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 0.6 percent, since the year 2001.
In Milam County, Utilities, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Utilities sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.85. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Utilities industry is 3.85 times greater than the national average, signifying that Milam specializes in Utilities.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Milam County. The sector dealt with a loss of 255 jobs during the period, or 14.3 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 74.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
In Milam County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 27.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,527 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 14.4 and 12.7 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Milam County, averaging 102 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Milam County, rising by 31.6 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 0.6 percent, since the year 2001.
In Milam County, Utilities, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Utilities sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.85. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Utilities industry is 3.85 times greater than the national average, signifying that Milam specializes in Utilities.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
