Employment Report for Davis County, Utah -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Davis County. In the County, the industry averages 33 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Utah establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Davis County, Construction, Transportation and Warehousing and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 1.75. This means the percent of total employment in the Construction industry is 1.75 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Davis County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.
Utilities is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Davis County, rising by 48.5 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -8.2 percent. The State of Utah went through a industry job change of -6.7 percent, during the period.
In Davis County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 16.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 11,956 employees. The Manufacturing and Construction industries total 14.7 and 11.5 percent of industry employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Davis County. In the County, the industry averages 33 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Utah establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Davis County, Construction, Transportation and Warehousing and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 1.75. This means the percent of total employment in the Construction industry is 1.75 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Davis County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.
Utilities is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Davis County, rising by 48.5 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -8.2 percent. The State of Utah went through a industry job change of -6.7 percent, during the period.
In Davis County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 16.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 11,956 employees. The Manufacturing and Construction industries total 14.7 and 11.5 percent of industry employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
