Employment Report for Starr County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Starr County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Other services, except public administration industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 48.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,469 jobs. The Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration industries make up 21.2 and 5.6 percent of total employment, respectively.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Starr County. In the County, the industry averages 64 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the State of Texas typical size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
In Starr County, Health care and social assistance, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Mining industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has an LQ of 3.75. This means the percent of total employment in the Health care and social assistance industry is 3.75 times greater than the national average, signifying that Starr County may specialize, or be an exporter of Health care and social assistance.
Wholesale trade is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Starr County, with an employment growth of 58.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 0.4 percent. The State of Texas felt a shift in employment in the industry of 0.7 percent, during the period.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Starr County. The industry was hit with a loss of 188 total jobs during the period, accounting for 50.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 77 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Starr County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Other services, except public administration industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 48.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,469 jobs. The Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration industries make up 21.2 and 5.6 percent of total employment, respectively.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Starr County. In the County, the industry averages 64 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the State of Texas typical size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
In Starr County, Health care and social assistance, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Mining industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has an LQ of 3.75. This means the percent of total employment in the Health care and social assistance industry is 3.75 times greater than the national average, signifying that Starr County may specialize, or be an exporter of Health care and social assistance.
Wholesale trade is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Starr County, with an employment growth of 58.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 0.4 percent. The State of Texas felt a shift in employment in the industry of 0.7 percent, during the period.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Starr County. The industry was hit with a loss of 188 total jobs during the period, accounting for 50.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 77 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
