Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Employment for all industries has increased by 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.8 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.
The Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 82.9 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 sector has gone through in the California, where the industry reported a loss of 71 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (82.9 percent decline)
2. Communications equipment manufacturing (82.3 percent decline)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (78.6 percent decline)
4. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (72.9 percent decline)
5. Oil and gas extraction (70.4 percent decline)
The Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Waste collection industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 315.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry took a gain of 90.6 percent. The Waste collection industry in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 32.7 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Waste collection (315.3 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (281.4 percent gain)
3. Spectator sports (262.1 percent gain)
4. Technical and trade schools (242.8 percent gain)
5. Chemical merchant wholesalers (179.8 percent gain)
Out of the 176 4-digit NAICS industries, 85 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 91 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 7,170 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta 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 2,794 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 13.5 percent of the growth in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (2,794 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (1,214 new jobs)
3. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,001 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (964 new jobs)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (776 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta Metro Area
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,068 jobs. The declines in the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry make up 8.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA.
Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (1,068 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (978 jobs lost)
3. Communications equipment manufacturing (614 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (531 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (468 jobs lost)
The Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 82.9 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 sector has gone through in the California, where the industry reported a loss of 71 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (82.9 percent decline)
2. Communications equipment manufacturing (82.3 percent decline)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (78.6 percent decline)
4. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (72.9 percent decline)
5. Oil and gas extraction (70.4 percent decline)
The Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Waste collection industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 315.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry took a gain of 90.6 percent. The Waste collection industry in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 32.7 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Waste collection (315.3 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (281.4 percent gain)
3. Spectator sports (262.1 percent gain)
4. Technical and trade schools (242.8 percent gain)
5. Chemical merchant wholesalers (179.8 percent gain)
Out of the 176 4-digit NAICS industries, 85 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 91 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 7,170 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta 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 2,794 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 13.5 percent of the growth in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (2,794 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (1,214 new jobs)
3. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,001 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (964 new jobs)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (776 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta Metro Area
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,068 jobs. The declines in the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry make up 8.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA.
Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (1,068 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (978 jobs lost)
3. Communications equipment manufacturing (614 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (531 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (468 jobs lost)
