Friday, February 23, 2007

La Paz County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in La Paz County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has added the most employment with 24 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 21.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in La Paz County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (24 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (13 new jobs)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (12 new jobs)
4. Other crop farming (12 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (11 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in La Paz County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 72 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 69.6 percent of the total job loss in La Paz County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (72 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (19 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (8 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (3 jobs lost)
5. Printing and related support activities (18 jobs lost)

In La Paz County, Arizona, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 147 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

From the 17 4-digit NAICS industries, 6 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 11 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

La Paz County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 950.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in La Paz County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Arizona, where this industry saw a gain of 169.2 percent. The Unclassified industry in La Paz County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (950.0 percent gain)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (147.8 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (137.0 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (120.0 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (93.3 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 4.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Arizona, which experienced a gain of 16.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

La Paz County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 30.1 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 seen in the Arizona, where the industry reported a gain of 24.8 percent. The losses in the Limited-service eating places industry in La Paz County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 13.9 in percent of jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (30.1 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (14.7 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (7.9 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (6.8 percent decline)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (2.7 percent decline)





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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