Friday, February 23, 2007

Jackson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Jackson County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 264 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 47 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 26 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 21 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jackson County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 86 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 21.1 percent of the total employment decline in Jackson County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (86 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (35 jobs lost)
3. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (32 jobs lost)
4. Furniture stores (30 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (29 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jackson County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 93 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 17.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Jackson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (93 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (78 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (75 new jobs)
4. Legal services (55 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (42 new jobs)

Jackson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Legal services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 127.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Jackson County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where this industry saw a gain of 9.1 percent. The Legal services industry in Jackson County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 8.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (127.1 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (85.0 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (65.0 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (58.9 percent gain)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (43.1 percent gain)

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

Jackson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 73.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry felt a loss of 17.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Jackson County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 19.8 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (73.9 percent decline)
2. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (55.5 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (44.3 percent decline)
4. Furniture stores (43.3 percent decline)
5. Personal care services (40.4 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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