Friday, February 23, 2007

Marion County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 27 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 19 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Marion County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,910 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Marion County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other wood product manufacturing industry has grown the most with 790 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other wood product manufacturing industry makes up 73.7 percent of the total growth in Marion County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (790 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (62 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (43 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (39 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (28 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Marion County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 30 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Offices of physicians industry make up 45.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Marion County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (30 jobs lost)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (7 jobs lost)
3. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (6 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (6 jobs lost)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (5 jobs lost)

Marion County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drycleaning and laundry services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 38.5 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 sector experienced a loss of 10.1 percent. The losses in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry in Marion County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 9.8 percent in terms of employees in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (38.5 percent decline)
2. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (26.5 percent decline)
3. Personal care services (22.8 percent decline)
4. Offices of physicians (19.5 percent decline)
5. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (19.2 percent decline)

Marion County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 108.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Marion County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where it saw a gain of 1.9 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Marion County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (108.1 percent gain)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (95.6 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (91.1 percent gain)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (52.8 percent gain)
5. Offices of dentists (51.1 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 21.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





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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