Monday, January 22, 2007

Clarke County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 3.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Alabama, which saw a gain of 2.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Clarke County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 43.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Clarke County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.8 in percent of jobs in the Logging industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (43.8 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (31.4 percent decline)
3. Private households (20.4 percent decline)
4. Florists (20 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (17.6 percent decline)

Clarke County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 506.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Clarke County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where this industry saw a gain of 4.6 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Clarke County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (506.8 percent gain)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (59.0 percent gain)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (31.7 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (30.3 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15.1 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clarke County

Given the industries in the area, the Dairy product manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 42 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Dairy product manufacturing industry make up 22.4 percent of the total employment decline in Clarke County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Dairy product manufacturing (42 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (40 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (17 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (13 jobs lost)
5. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (9 jobs lost)

In Clarke County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 254 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 40 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 19 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clarke County

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 100 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 40.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Clarke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (100 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (46 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25 new jobs)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (21 new jobs)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (9 new jobs)





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.

 

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