Friday, February 23, 2007

Crawford County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Crawford County

The General freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,139 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the General freight trucking industry makes up 42.0 percent of the total growth in Crawford County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (1,139 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (282 new jobs)
3. Utility system construction (278 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (144 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (111 new jobs)

In Crawford County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,983 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Crawford County

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 73 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 17.4 percent of the total job loss in Crawford County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (73 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (58 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (53 jobs lost)
4. Office administrative services (34 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (29 jobs lost)

Of the 58 4-digit NAICS industries, 22 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 35 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Crawford County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 261.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Crawford County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where this industry saw a loss of 16.3 percent. The Utility system construction industry in Crawford County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (261.4 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (260.2 percent gain)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (215.9 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (189.6 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (122.6 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 13.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Arkansas, experiencing a gain of 3.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Crawford County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 74.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Arkansas, where the industry felt a gain of 37.8 percent. The losses in the Office administrative services industry in Crawford County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 37.6 percent in terms of employment in the Office administrative services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (74.5 percent decline)
2. Clothing stores (70.9 percent decline)
3. Other personal services (66.7 percent decline)
4. Specialty food stores (59 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (54.8 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.

 

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