Employment Report for Wasatch County, Utah -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Wasatch County, growing in new jobs by 200 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Utah had an industry job change of 1.6 percent, during the time since 2001.
In Wasatch County, Construction, Accommodation and food services and Mining are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 3.08. This means the percent of total employment in the Construction industry is 3.08 times greater than the national average, signifying that Wasatch specializes in Construction.
The Accommodation and food services has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Wasatch County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 25.8 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 19.9 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
In Wasatch County, Construction, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Construction produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 936 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries make up 19.9 and 16.6 percent of all employment.
Accommodation and food services is the industry with the largest establishments in Wasatch County. In the County, the industry averages 22 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 19 and greater than the State of Utah typical size of 18 for the Accommodation and food services industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Wasatch County, growing in new jobs by 200 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Utah had an industry job change of 1.6 percent, during the time since 2001.
In Wasatch County, Construction, Accommodation and food services and Mining are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 3.08. This means the percent of total employment in the Construction industry is 3.08 times greater than the national average, signifying that Wasatch specializes in Construction.
The Accommodation and food services has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Wasatch County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 25.8 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 19.9 percent of total employment in the year 2005.
In Wasatch County, Construction, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Construction produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 936 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries make up 19.9 and 16.6 percent of all employment.
Accommodation and food services is the industry with the largest establishments in Wasatch County. In the County, the industry averages 22 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 19 and greater than the State of Utah typical size of 18 for the Accommodation and food services industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
