In Butte County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 3,361 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Butte CountyOf the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Building finishing contractors industry has grown the most with 534 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the
Building finishing contractors industry makes up 6.9 percent of the total growth in Butte County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Building finishing contractors (534 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (439 new jobs)
3. Private households (331 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (323 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (270 new jobs)
Of the 130 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 50 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 79 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Butte CountyThe
Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,019 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Employment services industry make up 27.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Butte County, California.
Top 5 Industries 1. Employment services (1,019 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (193 jobs lost)
3. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (186 jobs lost)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (164 jobs lost)
5. Specialty food stores (143 jobs lost)
Butte County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 84.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry reported a loss of 71 percent. The losses in the
Unclassified industry in Butte County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the
Unclassified industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Unclassified (84.6 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (60.6 percent decline)
3. Land subdivision (55 percent decline)
4. Logging (51.8 percent decline)
5. Employment services (50.9 percent decline)
Butte County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Used merchandise stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 340.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Butte County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 1.6 percent. The
Used merchandise stores industry in Butte County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.5 percent.
Top 5 Industries 1. Used merchandise stores (340.2 percent gain)
2. Specialized design services (167.9 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (141.0 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (124.1 percent gain)
5. Other support services (109.2 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 5.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of California, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
