Etowah County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Etowah County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 556 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 21.2 percent of the total job loss in Etowah County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (556 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (487 jobs lost)
3. Warehousing and storage (341 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (199 jobs lost)
5. Animal slaughtering and processing (123 jobs lost)
In Etowah County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 917 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
From the 96 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 43 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 53 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Etowah County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 681 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 23.4 percent of the total growth in Etowah County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (681 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (194 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (188 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (181 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (135 new jobs)
The total number of jobs has increased by 3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in the State of Alabama, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
Etowah County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Support activities for road transportation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 758.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Etowah County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where this industry saw a gain of 43.5 percent. The Support activities for road transportation industry in Etowah County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 18.2 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for road transportation (758.8 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (392.6 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (376.8 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (178.9 percent gain)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (144.2 percent gain)
Etowah County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 71.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alabama, where the it saw a loss of 39 percent. The losses in the Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry in Etowah County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 9.9 in percent of jobs in the Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (71.7 percent decline)
2. Warehousing and storage (64.4 percent decline)
3. Department stores (61.4 percent decline)
4. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (57 percent decline)
5. Used merchandise stores (48.9 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.
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 556 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 21.2 percent of the total job loss in Etowah County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (556 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (487 jobs lost)
3. Warehousing and storage (341 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (199 jobs lost)
5. Animal slaughtering and processing (123 jobs lost)
In Etowah County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 917 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
From the 96 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 43 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 53 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Etowah County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 681 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 23.4 percent of the total growth in Etowah County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (681 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (194 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (188 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (181 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (135 new jobs)
The total number of jobs has increased by 3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in the State of Alabama, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
Etowah County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Support activities for road transportation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 758.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Etowah County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where this industry saw a gain of 43.5 percent. The Support activities for road transportation industry in Etowah County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 18.2 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for road transportation (758.8 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (392.6 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (376.8 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (178.9 percent gain)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (144.2 percent gain)
Etowah County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 71.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alabama, where the it saw a loss of 39 percent. The losses in the Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry in Etowah County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 9.9 in percent of jobs in the Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (71.7 percent decline)
2. Warehousing and storage (64.4 percent decline)
3. Department stores (61.4 percent decline)
4. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (57 percent decline)
5. Used merchandise stores (48.9 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.
