Employment Report for Orange County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Orange County, Mining, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 2.11. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 2.11 times greater than the national average, signifying that Orange may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
In Orange County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 26 percent of the total county employment. This totals 4,504 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 18.4 and 12.7 percent of industry employment.
The Administrative and waste services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Orange County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 5.1 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Utilities is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Orange County, moving a total of 137.8 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -8.2 percent. The State of Texas experienced a sector employment shift of -9.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Orange County, with the industry averaging 53 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Texas typical size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Orange is the County that is ranked 46 of 255 total Counties throughout Texas by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 40 of 255 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Orange County, Mining, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 2.11. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 2.11 times greater than the national average, signifying that Orange may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.
In Orange County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 26 percent of the total county employment. This totals 4,504 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 18.4 and 12.7 percent of industry employment.
The Administrative and waste services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Orange County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 5.1 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Utilities is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Orange County, moving a total of 137.8 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -8.2 percent. The State of Texas experienced a sector employment shift of -9.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Orange County, with the industry averaging 53 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Texas typical size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.
Orange is the County that is ranked 46 of 255 total Counties throughout Texas by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 40 of 255 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
