Employment Report for Grand County, Utah -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Grand County, Mining, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 5.46. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 5.46 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Grand specializes in Mining.
Accommodation and food services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Grand County, with the industry averaging 14 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and less than the State of Utah establishments size average of 18 for the Accommodation and food services industry.
Manufacturing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Grand County, rising by 87.3 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Utah experienced a sector employment shift of -4.1 percent, during the period.
In Grand County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Accommodation and food services is the major employer in the county making up 34 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,204 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction sectors provide 18.5 and 8.3 percent of industry employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Grand County, Mining, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 5.46. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 5.46 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Grand specializes in Mining.
Accommodation and food services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Grand County, with the industry averaging 14 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and less than the State of Utah establishments size average of 18 for the Accommodation and food services industry.
Manufacturing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Grand County, rising by 87.3 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Utah experienced a sector employment shift of -4.1 percent, during the period.
In Grand County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Accommodation and food services is the major employer in the county making up 34 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,204 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction sectors provide 18.5 and 8.3 percent of industry employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
