Friday, February 23, 2007

Elmore County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 53 4-digit NAICS industries, 13 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 40 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Elmore County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,590 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Elmore County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 282 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 15.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Elmore County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (282 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (170 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (153 new jobs)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (121 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (103 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Elmore County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Services to buildings and dwellings industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 44 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 21.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Elmore County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (44 jobs lost)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (37 jobs lost)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (21 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (20 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (19 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 24.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Alabama, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Elmore County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other heavy construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 215.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Elmore County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a loss of 13.1 percent. The Other heavy construction industry in Elmore County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 9.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other heavy construction (215.6 percent gain)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (205.6 percent gain)
3. Home furnishings stores (153.6 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (151.6 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (148.9 percent gain)

Elmore County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 65.6 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 reported a loss of 5.9 percent. The losses in the Electronics and appliance stores industry in Elmore County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2.7 in percent of workers in the Electronics and appliance stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (65.6 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (64.4 percent decline)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (63.6 percent decline)
4. Private households (50.6 percent decline)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (37 percent decline)





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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