Limestone County One-Year Industry Employment Change
Total industry employment has increased by 1.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in the State of Alabama, which experienced a gain of 2.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.
Limestone County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 80.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Limestone County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.9 percent in terms of employment in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (80.2 percent decline)
2. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (71.4 percent decline)
3. Clothing stores (52.7 percent decline)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (39.9 percent decline)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (30.2 percent decline)
Limestone County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 272.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Limestone County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a loss of 2 percent. The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry in Limestone County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.4 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (272.2 percent gain)
2. Other personal services (74.3 percent gain)
3. Advertising and related services (73.0 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (65.9 percent gain)
5. Other schools and instruction (65.4 percent gain)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Limestone County
The Employment services industry has grown the most with 292 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 12.4 percent of the total employment growth in Limestone County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (292 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (210 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (185 new jobs)
4. Utility system construction (130 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (123 new jobs)
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Limestone County
Given the industries in the area, the Clothing stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 250 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Clothing stores industry make up 17.7 percent of the total employment decline in Limestone County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (250 jobs lost)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (137 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (100 jobs lost)
4. Activities related to real estate (74 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (68 jobs lost)
Given the 118 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 57 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 61 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Limestone County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 735 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.
About: This report is part 1 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.
Limestone County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 80.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Limestone County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.9 percent in terms of employment in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (80.2 percent decline)
2. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (71.4 percent decline)
3. Clothing stores (52.7 percent decline)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (39.9 percent decline)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (30.2 percent decline)
Limestone County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 272.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Limestone County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a loss of 2 percent. The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry in Limestone County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.4 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (272.2 percent gain)
2. Other personal services (74.3 percent gain)
3. Advertising and related services (73.0 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (65.9 percent gain)
5. Other schools and instruction (65.4 percent gain)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Limestone County
The Employment services industry has grown the most with 292 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 12.4 percent of the total employment growth in Limestone County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (292 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (210 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (185 new jobs)
4. Utility system construction (130 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (123 new jobs)
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Limestone County
Given the industries in the area, the Clothing stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 250 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Clothing stores industry make up 17.7 percent of the total employment decline in Limestone County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (250 jobs lost)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (137 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (100 jobs lost)
4. Activities related to real estate (74 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (68 jobs lost)
Given the 118 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 57 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 61 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Limestone County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 735 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.
About: This report is part 1 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.
