Employment Report for Zavala County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Zavala 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 40.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 812 people employed. The Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration industries total 6.9 and 2.3 percent of all employment.
In Zavala County, Health care and social assistance, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.09. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance industry is 3.09 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Zavala may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Zavala County. In the County, the industry averages 54 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the Texas typical size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Zavala County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 11.9 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Transportation and Warehousing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Zavala County, increasing by 45.5 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -1 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 1.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Zavala 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 40.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 812 people employed. The Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration industries total 6.9 and 2.3 percent of all employment.
In Zavala County, Health care and social assistance, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.09. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance industry is 3.09 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Zavala may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.
Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Zavala County. In the County, the industry averages 54 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the Texas typical size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Zavala County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 11.9 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
Transportation and Warehousing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Zavala County, increasing by 45.5 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -1 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 1.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
