Friday, February 23, 2007

Yuma County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Yuma County

Given the industries in the area, the Department stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 834 jobs. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 33.9 percent of the total job loss in Yuma County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (834 jobs lost)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (270 jobs lost)
3. Fruit and tree nut farming (249 jobs lost)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (163 jobs lost)
5. Other crop farming (139 jobs lost)

In Yuma County, Arizona, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 7,832 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 98 4-digit NAICS industries, 34 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 63 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Yuma County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,149 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 14.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Yuma County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (1,149 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (579 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (507 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (469 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (464 new jobs)

Total employment has increased by 20.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Arizona, which went through a gain of 16.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Yuma County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 475.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Yuma County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Arizona, where this industry saw a gain of 186.7 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Yuma County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 31.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (475.4 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (412.3 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (223.5 percent gain)
4. Office administrative services (200.9 percent gain)
5. Home furnishings stores (159.0 percent gain)

Yuma County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 62.3 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 Arizona, where the industry felt a gain of 59.8 percent. The losses in the Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry in Yuma County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 21.3 in percent of workers in the Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (62.3 percent decline)
2. Department stores (62.3 percent decline)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (61.4 percent decline)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (61 percent decline)
5. Fruit and tree nut farming (51.3 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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