Employment Report for Nueces County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Nueces 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 18.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 22,719 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 14.2 and 12.5 percent of industry employment.
In Nueces County, Mining, Construction and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 4.97. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 4.97 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Nueces County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.
Mining saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Nueces County, rising by 58.8 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 8.9 percent, during the period.
Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Nueces County. The sector faced a loss of 1,265 total jobs during the period, accounting for 12.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 32.1 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Nueces County, with the industry averaging 32 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Nueces 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 18.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 22,719 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 14.2 and 12.5 percent of industry employment.
In Nueces County, Mining, Construction and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 4.97. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 4.97 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Nueces County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.
Mining saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Nueces County, rising by 58.8 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 8.9 percent, during the period.
Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Nueces County. The sector faced a loss of 1,265 total jobs during the period, accounting for 12.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 32.1 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Nueces County, with the industry averaging 32 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
