Friday, February 23, 2007

Apache County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Arizona, which went through a gain of 16.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Apache County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 268.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Apache County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Arizona, where it saw a gain of 28.6 percent. The Offices of physicians industry in Apache County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (268.2 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (157.1 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (144.8 percent gain)
4. Private households (108.3 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (83.8 percent gain)

Apache County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 26.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Arizona, where the industry felt a gain of 22.1 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Apache County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.3 in percent of workers in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (26.6 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (5.1 percent decline)
3. Legal services (4.7 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (3.7 percent decline)

From the 17 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 12 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Apache County, Arizona, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 73 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Apache County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 144 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 39.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Apache County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (144 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (121 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (39 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (19 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Apache County

Given the industries in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 28 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 56.5 percent of the total job loss in Apache County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (28 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (17 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (2 jobs lost)
4. Legal services (2 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (2 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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