Friday, February 23, 2007

Bibb County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bibb County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 19 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 35.8 percent of the total employment decline in Bibb County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (19 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (18 jobs lost)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (14 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (2 jobs lost)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (13 jobs lost)

In Bibb County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 335 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Out of the 12 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bibb County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 113 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 65.9 percent of the total employment growth in Bibb County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (113 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (18 new jobs)
3. Legal services (12 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (9 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 13.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Bibb County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 19.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 17.5 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Bibb County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 6.8 percent in terms of employment in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (19.9 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (17.9 percent decline)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (7.6 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (5.3 percent decline)

Bibb County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Legal services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 176.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Bibb County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 9.1 percent. The Legal services industry in Bibb County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 8.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (176.2 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (134.1 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (57.1 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (37.5 percent gain)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (33.3 percent gain)





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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