Employment Report for Tom Green County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Information has the largest employers in Tom Green County. The industry averages 38 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 22 and greater than the Texas average establishment size of 24 for the Information industry.
In Tom Green County, Mining, Information and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 4.71. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 4.71 times greater than the national average, signifying that Tom Green County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Management of companies and enterprises in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Tom Green County, changing a total of 140 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 70.2 percent, during the period.
In Tom Green County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 6,994 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 15.5 and 10.9 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Tom Green County. The industry lost a total of 692 jobs during the period, or 16.2 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 36.9 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Information has the largest employers in Tom Green County. The industry averages 38 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 22 and greater than the Texas average establishment size of 24 for the Information industry.
In Tom Green County, Mining, Information and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 4.71. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 4.71 times greater than the national average, signifying that Tom Green County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.
Management of companies and enterprises in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Tom Green County, changing a total of 140 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 70.2 percent, during the period.
In Tom Green County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 6,994 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 15.5 and 10.9 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Tom Green County. The industry lost a total of 692 jobs during the period, or 16.2 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 36.9 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
