Tuscaloosa County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Tuscaloosa County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 46.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry felt a loss of 32.3 percent. The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Tuscaloosa County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.4 percent in terms of employees in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (46.8 percent decline)
2. Chemical merchant wholesalers (41.7 percent decline)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (38.4 percent decline)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (37.4 percent decline)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (37.1 percent decline)
Tuscaloosa County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Activities related to real estate industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 493.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Tuscaloosa County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 22.1 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Tuscaloosa County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 19 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (493.9 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (404.8 percent gain)
3. Employment services (182.7 percent gain)
4. Taxi and limousine service (144.4 percent gain)
5. Business support services (103.2 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 11.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tuscaloosa County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Drycleaning and laundry services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 196 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry make up 8.4 percent of the total employment decline in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (196 jobs lost)
2. Utility system construction (182 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (177 jobs lost)
4. Warehousing and storage (174 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (158 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tuscaloosa County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,311 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 17.2 percent of the total growth in Tuscaloosa County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,311 new jobs)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (738 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (609 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (367 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (330 new jobs)
Out of the 119 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 48 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 70 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 6,701 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
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.
The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 46.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry felt a loss of 32.3 percent. The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Tuscaloosa County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.4 percent in terms of employees in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (46.8 percent decline)
2. Chemical merchant wholesalers (41.7 percent decline)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (38.4 percent decline)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (37.4 percent decline)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (37.1 percent decline)
Tuscaloosa County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Activities related to real estate industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 493.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Tuscaloosa County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 22.1 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Tuscaloosa County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 19 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (493.9 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (404.8 percent gain)
3. Employment services (182.7 percent gain)
4. Taxi and limousine service (144.4 percent gain)
5. Business support services (103.2 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 11.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tuscaloosa County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Drycleaning and laundry services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 196 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry make up 8.4 percent of the total employment decline in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (196 jobs lost)
2. Utility system construction (182 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (177 jobs lost)
4. Warehousing and storage (174 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (158 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tuscaloosa County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,311 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 17.2 percent of the total growth in Tuscaloosa County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,311 new jobs)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (738 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (609 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (367 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (330 new jobs)
Out of the 119 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 48 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 70 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 6,701 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
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.

