Friday, February 23, 2007

Wade Hampton Census Area Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Wade Hampton Census Area Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gambling industries industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 77.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Wade Hampton Census Area has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alaska, where this industry saw a loss of . percent. The Gambling industries industry in Wade Hampton Census Area outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gambling industries (77.2 percent gain)
2. Grocery stores (23.9 percent gain)

Wade Hampton Census Area Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 16.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alaska, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 7.3 percent. The losses in the Other general merchandise stores industry in Wade Hampton Census Area outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 31.2 in percent of jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (16.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in the State of Alaska, experiencing a gain of 10.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wade Hampton Census Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gambling industries industry has grown the most with 20 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Gambling industries industry makes up 67.8 percent of the growth in Wade Hampton Census Area.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gambling industries (20 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wade Hampton Census Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other general merchandise stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 37 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 100.9 percent of the total employment decline in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (37 jobs lost)
2. Other investment pools and funds (24 jobs lost)

In Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 26 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 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.

 

About - © 2007 Ecanned.com  - Contact