Friday, February 23, 2007

Coffee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Coffee County

The Automobile dealers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 24 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Automobile dealers industry make up 16.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Coffee County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (24 jobs lost)
2. Residential building construction (22 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (15 jobs lost)
4. Private households (15 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (13 jobs lost)

In Coffee County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,805 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Coffee County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 192 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 18.5 percent of the total growth in Coffee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (192 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (86 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (86 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (71 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (55 new jobs)

Given the 50 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 36 industries reported a drop in employment.

Coffee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 36.6 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 felt in the State of Alabama, where the industry felt a loss of 17.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Coffee County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19.8 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (36.6 percent decline)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (30.3 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (28.1 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (25.3 percent decline)
5. Residential building construction (22.6 percent decline)

Coffee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 252.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Coffee County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Alabama, where it saw a gain of 27.6 percent. The Individual and family services industry in Coffee County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 35 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (252.0 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (250.0 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (176.7 percent gain)
4. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (115.7 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (107.5 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 16.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Alabama, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





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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