Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Employment Report for -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In County, Health care and social assistance, Management of companies and enterprises, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 13.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 15,294 employees. The Management of companies and enterprises and Manufacturing industries total 10.1 and 9.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

In County, Management of companies and enterprises, Other services, except public administration and Professional and technical services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Management of companies and enterprises industry has an LQ of 6.39. This means the percent of total employment in the Management of companies and enterprises industry is 6.39 times greater than the US average, showing signs that County may specialize, or be an exporter of Management of companies and enterprises.

Health care and social assistance has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in County, increasing in size by 26.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 10.6 percent. The State of went through a industry job change of 13.1 percent, in the last 5 years.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in County. In the County, the industry averages 117 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the establishments size average of 50 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

The Construction sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 5.9 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

 

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