Alabama Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The State of Alabama: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gambling industries industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 751.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. The Gambling industries industry in Alabama outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 1.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gambling industries (751.9 percent gain)
2. Motor vehicle manufacturing (286.7 percent gain)
3. Forest nursery and gathering forest products (215.9 percent gain)
4. Other ground passenger transportation (212.5 percent gain)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (143.9 percent gain)

The State of Alabama: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Junior colleges industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 72.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses in the Junior colleges industry in Alabama outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 10.2 percent in terms of employment in the Junior colleges industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Junior colleges (72.4 percent decline)
2. Hunting and trapping (64.5 percent decline)
3. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (63 percent decline)
4. Urban transit systems (59.1 percent decline)
5. Fabric mills (58.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 3.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Given the 291 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 144 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 147 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Alabama

Given the industries in the area, the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 8,004 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry make up 7.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (8,004 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (5,619 jobs lost)
3. Apparel knitting mills (5,330 jobs lost)
4. Fabric mills (5,096 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (4,598 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Alabama

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 12,383 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 8.1 percent of the growth in Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (12,383 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (9,541 new jobs)
3. Motor vehicle manufacturing (9,162 new jobs)
4. Employment services (7,523 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (5,041 new jobs)

In the State of Alabama, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 50,590 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Alabama in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 15,464 total jobs gained in Shelby County to a low of 11,593 jobs lost in Jefferson County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Alabama
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Shelby County (15,464 jobs gained)
2. Madison County (13,750 jobs gained)
3. Baldwin County (9,275 jobs gained)
4. Tuscaloosa County (6,701 jobs gained)
5. Lee County (6,367 jobs gained)
6. Talladega County (4,811 jobs gained)
7. Montgomery County (3,716 jobs gained)
8. Marshall County (2,857 jobs gained)
9. Elmore County (2,590 jobs gained)
10. St. Clair County (2,287 jobs gained)

The counties in the State of Alabama in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 37.1 percent job gained in Shelby County to a low of a 26.1 percent job lost in Lamar County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Alabama
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Shelby County (37.1 percent gain)
2. Elmore County (24.7 percent gain)
3. Talladega County (23.4 percent gain)
4. Crenshaw County (23.0 percent gain)
5. Baldwin County (21.8 percent gain)
6. Lee County (21.7 percent gain)
7. Marion County (21.5 percent gain)
8. Greene County (20.9 percent gain)
9. Pike County (20.7 percent gain)
10. St. Clair County (20.5 percent gain)


About: This report is part 1 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.