Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Hanford-Corcoran One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Hanford-Corcoran Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,935 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 62.8 percent of the total employment growth in Hanford-Corcoran.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (1,935 new jobs)
2. Department stores (283 new jobs)
3. Lessors of real estate (107 new jobs)
4. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (97 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (72 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Hanford-Corcoran Metro Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Vegetable and melon farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 329 jobs. The declines in the Vegetable and melon farming industry make up 27.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Hanford-Corcoran, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (329 jobs lost)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (321 jobs lost)
3. Other crop farming (137 jobs lost)
4. Animal food manufacturing (44 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (44 jobs lost)

Of the 81 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 37 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 43 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,985 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

The Hanford-Corcoran Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Religious organizations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 74.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the it saw a loss of 1.6 percent. The losses in the Religious organizations industry in Hanford-Corcoran outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.8 percent in terms of employees in the Religious organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Religious organizations (74.1 percent decline)
2. Vegetable and melon farming (59.7 percent decline)
3. Animal food manufacturing (50.2 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (42.2 percent decline)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (40.2 percent decline)

The Hanford-Corcoran Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 114.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Hanford-Corcoran has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where it saw a gain of 2.3 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Hanford-Corcoran outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (114.6 percent gain)
2. Civic and social organizations (101.4 percent gain)
3. Support activities for crop production (61.5 percent gain)
4. Wireless telecommunications carriers (58.2 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (56.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in California, which experienced a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.





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.

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