Lamar County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Lamar County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 66.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alabama, where the industry reported a gain of 1.9 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Lamar County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.3 in percent of workers in the Building equipment contractors industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (66.9 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (39.4 percent decline)
3. Automobile dealers (28.9 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25 percent decline)
5. General freight trucking (23.4 percent decline)
Employment for all industries has decreased by 26.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Alabama, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Lamar County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Specialized freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 87.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lamar County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 17.5 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Lamar County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (87.4 percent gain)
2. Legal services (33.3 percent gain)
3. Consumer goods rental (30.8 percent gain)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (18.2 percent gain)
5. Grocery stores (5.7 percent gain)
Out of the 15 4-digit NAICS industries, 9 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 6 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In Lamar County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 1,160 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lamar 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 66 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 33.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lamar County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (66 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (39 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (28 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (19 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (15 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lamar County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Specialized freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 113 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 86.9 percent of the total employment growth in Lamar County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (113 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (7 new jobs)
3. Consumer goods rental (5 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (2 new jobs)
5. Legal services (2 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.
The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 66.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alabama, where the industry reported a gain of 1.9 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Lamar County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.3 in percent of workers in the Building equipment contractors industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (66.9 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (39.4 percent decline)
3. Automobile dealers (28.9 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25 percent decline)
5. General freight trucking (23.4 percent decline)
Employment for all industries has decreased by 26.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Alabama, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Lamar County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Specialized freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 87.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lamar County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 17.5 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Lamar County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (87.4 percent gain)
2. Legal services (33.3 percent gain)
3. Consumer goods rental (30.8 percent gain)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (18.2 percent gain)
5. Grocery stores (5.7 percent gain)
Out of the 15 4-digit NAICS industries, 9 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 6 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In Lamar County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 1,160 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lamar 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 66 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 33.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lamar County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (66 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (39 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (28 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (19 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (15 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lamar County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Specialized freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 113 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 86.9 percent of the total employment growth in Lamar County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (113 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (7 new jobs)
3. Consumer goods rental (5 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (2 new jobs)
5. Legal services (2 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.
