Employment Report for Van Zandt County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Mining has the largest businesses in Van Zandt County. In the County, the industry averages 46 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the State of Texas average of 24 for the Mining industry.
In Van Zandt County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 19.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,531 employees. The Construction and Accommodation and food services industries make up 11.2 and 10.2 percent of total employment, respectively.
Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Van Zandt County, growing in new jobs by 464.9 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.5 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of 5 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Van Zandt County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 8.12. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 8.12 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Van Zandt specializes in Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Mining has the largest businesses in Van Zandt County. In the County, the industry averages 46 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the State of Texas average of 24 for the Mining industry.
In Van Zandt County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 19.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,531 employees. The Construction and Accommodation and food services industries make up 11.2 and 10.2 percent of total employment, respectively.
Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Van Zandt County, growing in new jobs by 464.9 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.5 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of 5 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Van Zandt County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 8.12. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 8.12 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Van Zandt specializes in Mining.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
