Franklin County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Employment for all industries has increased by 10.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Alabama, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Franklin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Furniture stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 85 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Furniture stores industry in Franklin County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.6 percent in terms of employment in the Furniture stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Furniture stores (85 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (77.6 percent decline)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (71.5 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (57.4 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (56.9 percent decline)
Franklin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 392.9 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Franklin County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 22.1 percent. The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Franklin County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.4 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (392.9 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (178.7 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (81.8 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (67.3 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (60.0 percent gain)
Given the 33 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 15 industries reported employment loss in the period.
In Franklin County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 865 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Franklin County
The Management of companies and enterprises industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 139 jobs. The declines in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 23.8 percent of the total employment decline in Franklin County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (139 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (120 jobs lost)
3. Furniture stores (85 jobs lost)
4. Logging (67 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (54 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Franklin County
The Specialized freight trucking industry has added the most employment with 64 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 28.3 percent of the total growth in Franklin County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (64 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (39 new jobs)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (18 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (18 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (16 new jobs)
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.
Franklin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Furniture stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 85 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Furniture stores industry in Franklin County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.6 percent in terms of employment in the Furniture stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Furniture stores (85 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (77.6 percent decline)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (71.5 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (57.4 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (56.9 percent decline)
Franklin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 392.9 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Franklin County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 22.1 percent. The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Franklin County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.4 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (392.9 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (178.7 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (81.8 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (67.3 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (60.0 percent gain)
Given the 33 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 15 industries reported employment loss in the period.
In Franklin County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 865 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Franklin County
The Management of companies and enterprises industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 139 jobs. The declines in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 23.8 percent of the total employment decline in Franklin County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (139 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (120 jobs lost)
3. Furniture stores (85 jobs lost)
4. Logging (67 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (54 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Franklin County
The Specialized freight trucking industry has added the most employment with 64 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 28.3 percent of the total growth in Franklin County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (64 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (39 new jobs)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (18 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (18 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (16 new jobs)
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.
