Friday, February 23, 2007

Shelby County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Shelby County

The Printing and related support activities industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,166 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Printing and related support activities industry make up 39.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Shelby County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Printing and related support activities (1,166 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (234 jobs lost)
3. Special food services (149 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (145 jobs lost)
5. Advertising and related services (145 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Shelby County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Insurance carriers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2,755 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 18.7 percent of the total employment growth in Shelby County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (2,755 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (1,572 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (1,138 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (835 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (750 new jobs)

Of the 103 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 32 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 71 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Shelby County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 15,464 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Shelby County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 89.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alabama, where the industry felt a loss of 16.8 percent. The losses in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Shelby County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 9.7 in percent of workers in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (89.8 percent decline)
2. Printing and related support activities (69.5 percent decline)
3. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (65.6 percent decline)
4. Support activities for forestry (57.7 percent decline)
5. Special food services (56.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 37.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Alabama, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Shelby County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 839.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Shelby County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where this industry saw a gain of 50.3 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Shelby County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (839.0 percent gain)
2. Insurance carriers (526.4 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (318.4 percent gain)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (308.3 percent gain)
5. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (301.2 percent gain)





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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