Washington County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Out of the 125 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 36 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 88 industries reported employment loss in the period.
In Washington County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 8,989 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Washington County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 1,115 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 9.5 percent of the growth in Washington County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (1,115 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (678 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (649 new jobs)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (633 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (620 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Washington County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 582 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 20.8 percent of the total employment decline in Washington County, Arkansas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (582 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (469 jobs lost)
3. Business support services (337 jobs lost)
4. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (229 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (156 jobs lost)
Washington County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 429.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Washington County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Arkansas, where the industry felt a loss of 38.9 percent. The Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Washington County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 49.5 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (429.7 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (282.0 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (133.3 percent gain)
4. Outpatient care centers (121.1 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (101.9 percent gain)
Washington County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Business support services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 69 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 reported a loss of 1.3 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Washington County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.8 in percent of workers in the Business support services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (69 percent decline)
2. ISPs and web search portals (54.1 percent decline)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (39.9 percent decline)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (38 percent decline)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (37.8 percent decline)
Employment for all industries has increased by 12.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Arkansas, which experienced a gain of 3.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US 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.
In Washington County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 8,989 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Washington County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 1,115 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 9.5 percent of the growth in Washington County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (1,115 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (678 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (649 new jobs)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (633 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (620 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Washington County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 582 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 20.8 percent of the total employment decline in Washington County, Arkansas.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (582 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (469 jobs lost)
3. Business support services (337 jobs lost)
4. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (229 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (156 jobs lost)
Washington County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 429.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Washington County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Arkansas, where the industry felt a loss of 38.9 percent. The Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Washington County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 49.5 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (429.7 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (282.0 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (133.3 percent gain)
4. Outpatient care centers (121.1 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (101.9 percent gain)
Washington County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Business support services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 69 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 reported a loss of 1.3 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Washington County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.8 in percent of workers in the Business support services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (69 percent decline)
2. ISPs and web search portals (54.1 percent decline)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (39.9 percent decline)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (38 percent decline)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (37.8 percent decline)
Employment for all industries has increased by 12.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Arkansas, which experienced a gain of 3.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US 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.
