Friday, February 09, 2007

Monroe County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Monroe County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 301 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Monroe County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Sawmills and wood preservation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 83 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Sawmills and wood preservation industry makes up 45.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Monroe County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sawmills and wood preservation (83 new jobs)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (20 new jobs)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (15 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (12 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (11 new jobs)

Of the 31 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 17 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Monroe County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 164 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 33.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Monroe County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (164 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (135 jobs lost)
3. Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills (71 jobs lost)
4. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (45 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (18 jobs lost)

Monroe County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 190.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Monroe County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where it saw a gain of 10.9 percent. The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Monroe County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 7.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (190.3 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (91.7 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (89.8 percent gain)
4. Nondepository credit intermediation (70.3 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (51.5 percent gain)

Monroe County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of dentists industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 38.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 11.1 percent. The losses in the Offices of dentists industry in Monroe County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 11.8 in percent of jobs in the Offices of dentists industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of dentists (38.6 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (37.7 percent decline)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (29.2 percent decline)
4. Legal services (28.1 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (21.9 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 3.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

 

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