Friday, February 23, 2007

St. Clair County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 20.5 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 in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

St. Clair County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 927.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in St. Clair County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where it saw a gain of 18.1 percent. The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry in St. Clair County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (927.4 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (571.1 percent gain)
3. Advertising and related services (363.6 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (343.5 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (170.8 percent gain)

St. Clair County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 84.1 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 reported a gain of 7.7 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in St. Clair County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.8 in percent of workers in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (84.1 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (83.8 percent decline)
3. Nursing care facilities (56.9 percent decline)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (49.9 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (47.3 percent decline)

In St. Clair County, Alabama, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 2,287 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in St. Clair County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has grown the most with 349 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry makes up 18.7 percent of the total employment growth in St. Clair County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (349 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (174 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (173 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (99 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (98 new jobs)

From the 58 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 36 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in St. Clair County

Given the industries in the area, the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 336 jobs. The declines in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry make up 30.7 percent of the total job loss in St. Clair County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (336 jobs lost)
2. Nursing care facilities (271 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (137 jobs lost)
4. Business support services (92 jobs lost)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (67 jobs lost)





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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