Friday, February 23, 2007

Pulaski County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Pulaski County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 299.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Pulaski County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Arkansas, where it saw a gain of 56 percent. The Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers industry in Pulaski County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (299.3 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (154.8 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (123.6 percent gain)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (118.8 percent gain)
5. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (78.3 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 2.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in the State of Arkansas, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Pulaski County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 82.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Arkansas, where the industry reported a loss of 38.9 percent. The losses in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Pulaski County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 49.5 percent in terms of employment in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (82.3 percent decline)
2. ISPs and web search portals (81.9 percent decline)
3. Communications equipment manufacturing (78.6 percent decline)
4. Business, computer and management training (56.8 percent decline)
5. Electronic instrument manufacturing (55.8 percent decline)

Out of the 174 4-digit NAICS industries, 81 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 92 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Pulaski County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 5,309 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pulaski County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,462 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 8.2 percent of the total growth in Pulaski County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,462 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (1,208 new jobs)
3. Nondepository credit intermediation (930 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (881 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (773 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pulaski County

The Wired telecommunications carriers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,277 jobs. The declines in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 10.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Pulaski County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (1,277 jobs lost)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (891 jobs lost)
3. Insurance carriers (673 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (662 jobs lost)
5. Investigation and security services (612 jobs lost)





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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