Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Salinas Metro AreaFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Management of companies and enterprises industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 2,528 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 22.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Salinas, CA.
Top 5 Industries 1. Management of companies and enterprises (2,528 jobs lost)
2. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (1,403 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (662 jobs lost)
4. Other professional and technical services (522 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (441 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Salinas Metro AreaOf the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Support activities for crop production industry has grown the most with 4,912 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Support activities for crop production industry makes up 33.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Salinas.
Top 5 Industries 1. Support activities for crop production (4,912 new jobs)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,153 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (791 new jobs)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (665 new jobs)
5. Vegetable and melon farming (504 new jobs)
Out of the 148 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 73 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 75 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In the Salinas, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,036 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
The total number of jobs has increased by 0.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in California, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
The Salinas Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 86.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry reported a loss of 19.1 percent. The losses in the
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry in Salinas outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 13.3 in percent of jobs in the
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (86.2 percent decline)
2. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (75.4 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (74.7 percent decline)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (72.8 percent decline)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (69.8 percent decline)
The Salinas Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Other general merchandise stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 234.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Salinas has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 61 percent. The
Other general merchandise stores industry in Salinas outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 31.2 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other general merchandise stores (234.0 percent gain)
2. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (214.8 percent gain)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (213.3 percent gain)
4. Support activities for road transportation (144.5 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (124.0 percent gain)
