Friday, February 23, 2007

Nome Census Area Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Nome Census Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Other general merchandise stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 26 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 50.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Nome Census Area, Alaska.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (26 jobs lost)
2. Scheduled air transportation (16 jobs lost)
3. Water, sewage and other systems (10 jobs lost)

Given the 6 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Nome Census Area, Alaska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 109 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Nome Census Area

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nonscheduled air transportation industry has grown the most with 32 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nonscheduled air transportation industry makes up 66.0 percent of the growth in Nome Census Area.

Top 3 Industries
1. Nonscheduled air transportation (32 new jobs)
2. Civic and social organizations (8 new jobs)
3. Direct selling establishments (8 new jobs)

Nome Census Area Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Civic and social organizations industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 113.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Nome Census Area has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alaska, where it saw a loss of 22.1 percent. The Civic and social organizations industry in Nome Census Area outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.2 percent.

Top 3 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (113.6 percent gain)
2. Nonscheduled air transportation (42.4 percent gain)
3. Direct selling establishments (23.3 percent gain)

Nome Census Area Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Water, sewage and other systems industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 24.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined slower than the industry sector has gone through in the Alaska, where the industry sector experienced a loss of . percent. The losses in the Water, sewage and other systems industry in Nome Census Area outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 2.7 percent in terms of employees in the Water, sewage and other systems industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Water, sewage and other systems (24.8 percent decline)
2. Other general merchandise stores (17.5 percent decline)
3. Scheduled air transportation (11.6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in Alaska, which experienced a gain of 10.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.





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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