Arizona Five-Year Industry Employment Change
The Sound recording industries industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 303.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. The Sound recording industries industry in Arizona outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 29 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Sound recording industries (303.3 percent gain)
2. Colleges and universities (219.7 percent gain)
3. Internet publishing and broadcasting (201.7 percent gain)
4. Other ambulatory health care services (190.2 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (186.7 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 16.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
The State of Arizona: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Hardware manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 60.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses in the Hardware manufacturing industry in Arizona outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 26.1 percent in terms of employees in the Hardware manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Hardware manufacturing (60.7 percent decline)
2. Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing (59.6 percent decline)
3. Fruit and tree nut farming (56.3 percent decline)
4. Other nonferrous metal production (56 percent decline)
5. Telecommunications resellers (50.9 percent decline)
Of the 288 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 121 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 167 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Arizona
The Employment services industry has added the most employment with 24,169 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 6.2 percent of the total employment growth in Arizona.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (24,169 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (21,107 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (18,850 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (16,222 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (15,715 new jobs)
In the State of Arizona, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 319,677 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Arizona
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 13,725 jobs. The declines in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry make up 19.2 percent of the total job loss in Arizona.
Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (13,725 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (7,016 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (6,595 jobs lost)
4. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (3,579 jobs lost)
5. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (2,495 jobs lost)
The counties in the State of Arizona in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 36.3 percent job gained in Mohave County to a low of a 4.1 percent job lost in La Paz County.
Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Arizona
Industry Employment Growth Percent
1. Mohave County (36.3 percent gain)
2. Graham County (30.7 percent gain)
3. Yavapai County (29.1 percent gain)
4. Pinal County (22.6 percent gain)
5. Yuma County (20.5 percent gain)
6. Navajo County (17.2 percent gain)
7. Maricopa County (16.3 percent gain)
8. Coconino County (16.0 percent gain)
9. Cochise County (15.1 percent gain)
10. Pima County (10.5 percent gain)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Arizona in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 223,029 total jobs gained in Maricopa County to a low of 147 jobs lost in La Paz County.
Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Arizona
Total Industry Employment Growth
1. Maricopa County (223,029 jobs gained)
2. Pima County (28,087 jobs gained)
3. Mohave County (12,728 jobs gained)
4. Yavapai County (11,864 jobs gained)
5. Yuma County (7,832 jobs gained)
6. Coconino County (6,113 jobs gained)
7. Pinal County (5,688 jobs gained)
8. Cochise County (3,405 jobs gained)
9. Navajo County (2,646 jobs gained)
10. Graham County (1,415 jobs gained)
About: This report is part 1 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.
