In Clarke County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 349 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clarke CountyOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 109 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the
Limited-service eating places industry makes up 24.0 percent of the growth in Clarke County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Limited-service eating places (109 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (59 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (45 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (32 new jobs)
5. Clothing stores (23 new jobs)
From the 43 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 24 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clarke CountyThe
Sawmills and wood preservation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 122 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the
Sawmills and wood preservation industry make up 31.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Clarke County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries 1. Sawmills and wood preservation (122 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (121 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (24 jobs lost)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (23 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (19 jobs lost)
Total industry employment has decreased by 4.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
Clarke County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Child day care services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 200.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Clarke County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 6.4 percent. The
Child day care services industry in Clarke County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7.8 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Child day care services (200.0 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (123.6 percent gain)
3. Professional and similar organizations (112.0 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (93.0 percent gain)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (64.1 percent gain)
Clarke County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Nonresidential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 55.9 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 sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 13.5 percent. The losses in the
Nonresidential building construction industry in Clarke County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.6 percent in terms of employment in the
Nonresidential building construction industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Nonresidential building construction (55.9 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (31.6 percent decline)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (30.2 percent decline)
4. Other professional and technical services (26.1 percent decline)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (25.9 percent decline)
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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
