Employment Report for Schleicher County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Schleicher County, Construction, Mining, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Construction is the major employer in the county making up 24.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 115 employees. The Mining and Health care and social assistance industries make up 13.4 and 9.6 percent of all employment.
Construction has a largest number of employee per establishment in Schleicher County, with the industry averaging 16 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 9 and greater than the State of Texas average of 13 for the Construction industry.
Retail Trade is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Schleicher County, increasing by 25 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 0.5 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of -0.8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Schleicher County ranks 230 of 255 Counties in the State of Texas according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 223 of 255 Counties.
In Schleicher County, Mining, Construction and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 26.5. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 26.5 times greater than the national average, signifying that Schleicher County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Schleicher County, Construction, Mining, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Construction is the major employer in the county making up 24.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 115 employees. The Mining and Health care and social assistance industries make up 13.4 and 9.6 percent of all employment.
Construction has a largest number of employee per establishment in Schleicher County, with the industry averaging 16 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 9 and greater than the State of Texas average of 13 for the Construction industry.
Retail Trade is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Schleicher County, increasing by 25 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 0.5 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of -0.8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Schleicher County ranks 230 of 255 Counties in the State of Texas according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 223 of 255 Counties.
In Schleicher County, Mining, Construction and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 26.5. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 26.5 times greater than the national average, signifying that Schleicher County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
