Friday, February 23, 2007

Calhoun County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Calhoun County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 20 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Calhoun County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has added the most employment with 2 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up -1.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Calhoun County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (24 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (21 new jobs)





Calhoun County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 37.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Arkansas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 6.5 percent. The losses in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry in Calhoun County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.8 percent in terms of employment in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (37.8 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (8.5 percent decline)

Calhoun County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 238.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Calhoun County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where it saw a gain of 2.6 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Calhoun County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (238.5 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (152.6 percent gain)
3. Legal services (137.9 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (91.3 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (64.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Arkansas, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.





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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