Walker County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Walker County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Nonresidential building construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 352.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Walker County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a loss of 13.5 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Walker County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.6 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (352.4 percent gain)
2. Business support services (245.7 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (163.0 percent gain)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (100.7 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (94.6 percent gain)
Walker County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Activities related to real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 74.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 22.1 percent. The losses in the Activities related to real estate industry in Walker County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 19 percent in terms of employment in the Activities related to real estate industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (74.2 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (47.6 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (47.3 percent decline)
4. Professional and similar organizations (45.8 percent decline)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (40.6 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has increased by 9.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Alabama, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Out of the 68 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 31 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 37 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Walker County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 97 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 12.8 percent of the total employment decline in Walker County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (97 jobs lost)
2. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (61 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (59 jobs lost)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (55 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (54 jobs lost)
In Walker County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,408 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Walker County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 398 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 25.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Walker County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (398 new jobs)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (137 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (121 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (88 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (84 new jobs)
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 Nonresidential building construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 352.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Walker County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a loss of 13.5 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Walker County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.6 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (352.4 percent gain)
2. Business support services (245.7 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (163.0 percent gain)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (100.7 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (94.6 percent gain)
Walker County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Activities related to real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 74.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 22.1 percent. The losses in the Activities related to real estate industry in Walker County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 19 percent in terms of employment in the Activities related to real estate industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (74.2 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (47.6 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (47.3 percent decline)
4. Professional and similar organizations (45.8 percent decline)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (40.6 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has increased by 9.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Alabama, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Out of the 68 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 31 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 37 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Walker County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 97 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 12.8 percent of the total employment decline in Walker County, Alabama.
Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (97 jobs lost)
2. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (61 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (59 jobs lost)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (55 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (54 jobs lost)
In Walker County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,408 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Walker County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 398 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 25.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Walker County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (398 new jobs)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (137 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (121 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (88 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (84 new jobs)
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.
