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Location Quotient - Top Industry LQ

Location Quotient

Pensacola Metro Area (Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties)

The location quotient is a ratio of regional employment within a specific industry to national employment within that industry. A number greater than 1 indicates a larger share of regional employment within that industry when compared to the nation while a number less than 1 indicates a smaller share of regional employment within that industry when compared to the nation.

Sources: “Databases, tables & calculators by subject,” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015-2023, 2023, Datasheet retrieved from https://www.bls.gov. Emsi Burning Glass – economicmodeling.com. Data visualization provided by the UWF Haas Center.

Location Quotient

State of Florida

Sources: “Databases, tables & calculators by subject,” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015-2020, 2020, Datasheet retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/data. Emsi Burning Glass – economicmodeling.com. Data visualization provided by the UWF Haas Center.

Location Quotient

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA

Sources: "Industry Table", Lightcast, Data retrieved from https://lightcast.io. Data visualization provided by the UWF Haas Center.

Location Quotient

Corpus Christi, TX MSA

Sources: "Industry Table", Lightcast, Data retrieved from https://lightcast.io. Data visualization provided by the UWF Haas Center.

Location Quotient

Savannah, GA MSA

Sources: "Industry Table", Lightcast, Data retrieved from https://lightcast.io. Data visualization provided by the UWF Haas Center.