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County employment concentration in the leisure and hospitality industry, September 2014
June 03, 2015
The leisure and hospitality industry includes hotels, amusement parks, casinos, restaurants, drinking places, tourist attractions, theaters, ski resorts, and ballparks. Employment in this industry is often concentrated near coastal areas, landmarks, and other places where people take vacations or have a night on the town. Some counties have a higher concentration of employment in this industry than other counties. We measure this concentration with the location quotient. A location quotient greater than one means the industry has a higher share of county employment than the national average.
Gilpin County, Colorado, located near Golden Gate Canyon State Park and the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, had the highest location quotient (7.8) for the leisure and hospitality industry among U.S. counties in September 2014.
Relative concentration of employment (location quotient) in the leisure and hospitality industry by county, September 2014
1.1 and higher
0.9 to 1.0
0.8 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.7
0.5 and lower
3.47
Kane County, UT
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In September 2014, other counties with employment concentrations more than five times that of the national average included Tunica County, Mississippi (6.2); Denali Borough, Alaska (5.9); and Mineral County, Colorado (5.1).
United States Department of Labor
