Friday, February 23, 2007

Macon County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Alabama, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Macon County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 23.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Macon County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry felt a loss of 6.8 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Macon County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (23.1 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (20.4 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (8.6 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (4.7 percent gain)
5. Depository credit intermediation (1.3 percent gain)

Macon County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of dentists industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 43 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 11.1 percent. The losses in the Offices of dentists industry in Macon County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 11.8 in percent of workers in the Offices of dentists industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of dentists (43 percent decline)
2. Child day care services (40.4 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (26.5 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (18.7 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (11.2 percent decline)

From the 11 4-digit NAICS industries, 6 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Macon County, Alabama, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 212 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Macon County

Given the industries in the area, the Child day care services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 13 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Child day care services industry make up 29.6 percent of the total job loss in Macon County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (13 jobs lost)
2. Offices of dentists (11 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (10 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (5 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (5 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Macon County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 16 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 62.8 percent of the total growth in Macon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (16 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (6 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (2 new jobs)
4. Converted paper product manufacturing (94 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (74 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.

 

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