Friday, February 23, 2007

Tallapoosa County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Tallapoosa County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 266.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Tallapoosa County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 10.9 percent. The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Tallapoosa County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 7.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (266.7 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (203.5 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (180.1 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (138.6 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (137.2 percent gain)

Tallapoosa County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Personal care services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 65.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 20.7 percent. The losses in the Personal care services industry in Tallapoosa County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 16.5 in percent of workers in the Personal care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (65.3 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (50.3 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (38.6 percent decline)
4. Home furnishings stores (37.5 percent decline)
5. Clothing stores (30.5 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 10.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Of the 42 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 18 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 24 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tallapoosa County

The General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 103 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 27.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (103 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (87 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (55 jobs lost)
4. Clothing stores (27 jobs lost)
5. Personal care services (22 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tallapoosa County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 214 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 19.7 percent of the total employment growth in Tallapoosa County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (214 new jobs)
2. Employment services (172 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (148 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (116 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (91 new jobs)

In Tallapoosa County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,420 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-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.

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