Friday, February 23, 2007

Pima County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pima County

The Offices of physicians industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 2,198 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 4.9 percent of the total growth in Pima County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (2,198 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (1,963 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (1,917 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (1,694 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (1,674 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pima County

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 1,527 jobs. The declines in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry make up 11.8 percent of the total job loss in Pima County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (1,527 jobs lost)
2. Lessors of real estate (1,283 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (1,282 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (1,044 jobs lost)
5. Death care services (591 jobs lost)

Of the 187 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 68 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 117 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Pima County, Arizona, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 28,087 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Pima County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Foundries industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 97.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Arizona, where the industry felt a loss of 19.8 percent. The losses in the Foundries industry in Pima County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 19.2 percent in terms of employees in the Foundries industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Foundries (97.3 percent decline)
2. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (80.1 percent decline)
3. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (71.9 percent decline)
4. Death care services (69.3 percent decline)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (64.8 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 10.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in Arizona, which experienced a gain of 16.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Pima County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Home health care services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 250.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Pima County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arizona, where the industry felt a gain of 133.4 percent. The Home health care services industry in Pima County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 36.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (250.6 percent gain)
2. Wireless telecommunications carriers (238.8 percent gain)
3. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (234.5 percent gain)
4. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (216.7 percent gain)
5. Sound recording industries (213.3 percent gain)





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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