Friday, February 23, 2007

Juneau City and Borough Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Juneau City and Borough Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Scenic and sightseeing transportation, land industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 345.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Juneau City and Borough has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alaska, where the industry felt a gain of 41 percent. The Scenic and sightseeing transportation, land industry in Juneau City and Borough outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 14.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scenic and sightseeing transportation, land (345.3 percent gain)
2. Scenic and sightseeing transportation, water (145.4 percent gain)
3. Scientific research and development services (145.1 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (129.0 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (85.0 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 7.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in the State of Alaska, which saw a gain of 10.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Juneau City and Borough Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 47.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alaska, where the industry reported a gain of 12.4 percent. The losses in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Juneau City and Borough outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 10.1 percent in terms of employees in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (47.3 percent decline)
2. Private households (44.2 percent decline)
3. Consumer goods rental (43.6 percent decline)
4. Business support services (43.2 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (40.7 percent decline)

In Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 800 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 54 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 23 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 30 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Juneau City and Borough

The Individual and family services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 152 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Individual and family services industry makes up 13.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Juneau City and Borough.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (152 new jobs)
2. Scenic and sightseeing transportation, land (122 new jobs)
3. Scenic and sightseeing transportation, water (106 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (100 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (97 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Juneau City and Borough

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Other amusement and recreation industries industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 247 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry make up 43.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (247 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (50 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (46 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (29 jobs lost)
5. Other investment pools and funds (29 jobs lost)





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.

 

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