Employment Report for Wayne County, Utah -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Wayne County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 3.31. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 3.31 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Wayne County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Construction is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Wayne County, with a job growth of 12.1 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 7.3 percent. The State of Utah underwent a employment change in the industry of 14 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Wayne County, Accommodation and food services, Construction, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Accommodation and food services is the largest employment industry and makes up 20.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 152 employees. The Construction and Retail Trade sectors provide 13.7 and 12.4 percent of industry employment.
Construction is the industry with the largest establishments in Wayne County, with the industry averaging 7 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 9 and greater than the Utah average of 7 for the Construction industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Wayne County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 3.31. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 3.31 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Wayne County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Construction is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Wayne County, with a job growth of 12.1 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 7.3 percent. The State of Utah underwent a employment change in the industry of 14 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
In Wayne County, Accommodation and food services, Construction, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Accommodation and food services is the largest employment industry and makes up 20.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 152 employees. The Construction and Retail Trade sectors provide 13.7 and 12.4 percent of industry employment.
Construction is the industry with the largest establishments in Wayne County, with the industry averaging 7 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 9 and greater than the Utah average of 7 for the Construction industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
