United States Five-Year Industry Employment Change

(Blue Represents Growth, Red Represents Decline)

The counties (and parishes) in the United States in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 176.5 percent job gained in Bristol Bay Borough, AK to a low of a 78.9 percent job lost in Loving County, TX.

Top ten counties (and parishes) in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the United States
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Bristol Bay Borough, AK (176.5 percent gain)
2. Loup County, NE (158.7 percent gain)
3. Sumter County, FL (156.3 percent gain)
4. Storey County, NV (152.4 percent gain)
5. Dallas County, IA (113.8 percent gain)
6. Camas County, ID (110.8 percent gain)
7. Madison County, MT (106.9 percent gain)
8. Liberty County, FL (105.2 percent gain)
9. Sublette County, WY (99.1 percent gain)
10. Lincoln County, SD (95.7 percent gain)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties (and parishes) in the United States in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from 223,029 total jobs gained in Maricopa County, AZ to a low of 145,408 jobs lost in Santa Clara County, CA.


Top ten counties (and parishes) in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the United States
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Maricopa County, AZ (223,029 jobs gained)
2. Clark County, NV (171,423 jobs gained)
3. Riverside County, CA (123,960 jobs gained)
4. San Bernardino County, CA (98,302 jobs gained)
5. Orange County, CA (95,269 jobs gained)
6. San Diego County, CA (87,320 jobs gained)
7. Collin County, TX (72,316 jobs gained)
8. Broward County, FL (69,731 jobs gained)
9. Orange County, FL (65,495 jobs gained)
10. Palm Beach County, FL (58,989 jobs gained)

The United States: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Hunting and trapping industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 51.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2).

Top 5 Industries
1. Hunting and trapping (51.3 percent decline)
2. Apparel knitting mills (47 percent decline)
3. Fabric mills (46.3 percent decline)
4. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (45.7 percent decline)
5. Other leather product manufacturing (42.8 percent decline)

The United States: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Postal service industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 89.6 percent from 2001 to 2006..

Top 5 Industries
1. Postal service (89.6 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (70.7 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (49.5 percent gain)
4. Office administrative services (37.6 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (36.8 percent gain)


Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the United States

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 520,880 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 6.8 percent of the total growth in United States.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (520,880 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (493,407 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (324,026 new jobs)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (323,184 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (251,963 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the United States

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Wired telecommunications carriers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 254,815 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 5.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in United States.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (254,815 jobs lost)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (210,669 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (188,463 jobs lost)
4. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (159,248 jobs lost)
5. Scheduled air transportation (145,053 jobs lost)

Out of the 310 4-digit NAICS industries, 181 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 129 industries reported a drop in employment.

In the United States, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,828,465 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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