In the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 116,840 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Of the 139 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 88 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 50 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont Metro AreaOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
General medical and surgical hospitals industry has grown the most with 12,511 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the
General medical and surgical hospitals industry makes up 15.5 percent of the total growth in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.
Top 5 Industries 1. General medical and surgical hospitals (12,511 new jobs)
2. Private households (7,228 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (6,742 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (5,831 new jobs)
5. Outpatient care centers (4,112 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont Metro AreaOf the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the
Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 17,845 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the
Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 11.9 percent of the total employment decline in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Top 5 Industries 1. Management of companies and enterprises (17,845 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (12,487 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (9,833 jobs lost)
4. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (9,620 jobs lost)
5. ISPs and web search portals (9,354 jobs lost)
Employment for all industries has decreased by 6.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in California, which went through a gain of 2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Sound recording industries industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 70.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry reported a loss of 45 percent. The losses in the
Sound recording industries industry in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 29 percent in terms of employees in the
Sound recording industries industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Sound recording industries (70.2 percent decline)
2. ISPs and web search portals (61 percent decline)
3. Business, computer and management training (53.5 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (48.7 percent decline)
5. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (47.9 percent decline)
The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Other general merchandise stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 107.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry took a gain of 61 percent. The
Other general merchandise stores industry in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 31.2 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other general merchandise stores (107.2 percent gain)
2. Outpatient care centers (75.8 percent gain)
3. Home health care services (58.5 percent gain)
4. Independent artists, writers, and performers (44.9 percent gain)
5. Office administrative services (44.2 percent gain)
