Craighead County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
In Craighead County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,228 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Craighead County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Wired telecommunications carriers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 139 jobs. The declines in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 10.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Craighead County, Arkansas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (139 jobs lost)
2. Printing and related support activities (117 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (102 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (82 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (81 jobs lost)
Given the 103 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 42 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 60 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Craighead County
From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 489 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 12.0 percent of the total employment growth in Craighead County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (489 new jobs)
2. Employment services (380 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (310 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (258 new jobs)
5. Business support services (207 new jobs)
Craighead County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 303.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Craighead County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Arkansas, where the industry took a gain of 45.9 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Craighead County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 28.5 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (303.2 percent gain)
2. Investigation and security services (160.4 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (160.3 percent gain)
4. Individual and family services (141.4 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (140.3 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 6.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Arkansas, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Craighead County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Wired telecommunications carriers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 62.9 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 loss of 37.7 percent. The losses in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry in Craighead County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 34.7 in percent of jobs in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (62.9 percent decline)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (59.2 percent decline)
3. Direct selling establishments (50 percent decline)
4. Support activities for road transportation (42.9 percent decline)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (34.8 percent decline)
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.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Craighead County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Wired telecommunications carriers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 139 jobs. The declines in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 10.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Craighead County, Arkansas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (139 jobs lost)
2. Printing and related support activities (117 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (102 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (82 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (81 jobs lost)
Given the 103 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 42 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 60 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Craighead County
From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 489 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 12.0 percent of the total employment growth in Craighead County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (489 new jobs)
2. Employment services (380 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (310 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (258 new jobs)
5. Business support services (207 new jobs)
Craighead County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 303.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Craighead County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Arkansas, where the industry took a gain of 45.9 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Craighead County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 28.5 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (303.2 percent gain)
2. Investigation and security services (160.4 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (160.3 percent gain)
4. Individual and family services (141.4 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (140.3 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 6.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Arkansas, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Craighead County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Wired telecommunications carriers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 62.9 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 loss of 37.7 percent. The losses in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry in Craighead County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 34.7 in percent of jobs in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (62.9 percent decline)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (59.2 percent decline)
3. Direct selling establishments (50 percent decline)
4. Support activities for road transportation (42.9 percent decline)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (34.8 percent decline)
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.

