Grant County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Grant County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 83 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 48.2 percent of the total employment growth in Grant County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (83 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (32 new jobs)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (20 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (17 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (6 new jobs)
Of the 15 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 8 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In Grant County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 14 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Grant County
The Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 90 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 44.0 percent of the total job loss in Grant County, Arkansas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (90 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (55 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (21 jobs lost)
4. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (17 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (13 jobs lost)
The total number of jobs has increased by 0.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Arkansas, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Grant County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Legal services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 63.3 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 has experienced in the State of Arkansas, where the industry felt a gain of 17.3 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Grant County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 8.3 in percent of jobs in the Legal services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (63.3 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (62.7 percent decline)
3. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (59.3 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (58.7 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (23.3 percent decline)
Grant County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Residential building construction industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 144.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Grant County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Arkansas, where the industry took a gain of 24.8 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Grant County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 30.6 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (144.4 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (83.3 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (63.8 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (62.9 percent gain)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (62.5 percent gain)
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.
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 83 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 48.2 percent of the total employment growth in Grant County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (83 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (32 new jobs)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (20 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (17 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (6 new jobs)
Of the 15 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 8 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In Grant County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 14 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Grant County
The Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 90 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 44.0 percent of the total job loss in Grant County, Arkansas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (90 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (55 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (21 jobs lost)
4. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (17 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (13 jobs lost)
The total number of jobs has increased by 0.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Arkansas, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Grant County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Legal services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 63.3 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 has experienced in the State of Arkansas, where the industry felt a gain of 17.3 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Grant County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 8.3 in percent of jobs in the Legal services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (63.3 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (62.7 percent decline)
3. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (59.3 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (58.7 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (23.3 percent decline)
Grant County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Residential building construction industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 144.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Grant County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Arkansas, where the industry took a gain of 24.8 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Grant County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 30.6 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (144.4 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (83.3 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (63.8 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (62.9 percent gain)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (62.5 percent gain)
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.

