Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Auburn-Opelika Metro AreaOf the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 518 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the
Limited-service eating places industry makes up 11.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Auburn-Opelika.
Top 5 Industries 1. Limited-service eating places (518 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (468 new jobs)
3. Employment services (423 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (421 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (272 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Auburn-Opelika Metro AreaFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Department stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 792 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Department stores industry make up 40.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Auburn-Opelika, AL.
Top 5 Industries 1. Department stores (792 jobs lost)
2. Individual and family services (317 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (278 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (153 jobs lost)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (87 jobs lost)
In the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 6,367 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Out of the 80 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 58 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
Total industry employment has increased by 21.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Alabama, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
The Auburn-Opelika Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 921.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Auburn-Opelika has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 22.1 percent. The
Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Auburn-Opelika outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.4 percent.
Top 5 Industries 1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (921.3 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (479.7 percent gain)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (153.8 percent gain)
4. Office administrative services (141.5 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (140.8 percent gain)
The Auburn-Opelika Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 78.5 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry felt a loss of 3.9 percent. The losses in the
Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Auburn-Opelika outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 4 in percent of jobs in the
Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (78.5 percent decline)
2. Individual and family services (64.3 percent decline)
3. Department stores (58.8 percent decline)
4. Direct selling establishments (48.2 percent decline)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (42.5 percent decline)
