Friday, February 23, 2007

Humboldt County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Humboldt County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 747 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Humboldt County

The Community care facilities for the elderly industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 246 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry makes up 7.1 percent of the total growth in Humboldt County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (246 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (242 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (183 new jobs)
4. Employment services (179 new jobs)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (170 new jobs)

Given the 113 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 52 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 61 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Humboldt County

The Sawmills and wood preservation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,042 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Sawmills and wood preservation industry make up 27.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Humboldt County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sawmills and wood preservation (1,042 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (275 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (187 jobs lost)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (183 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (180 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in California, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Humboldt County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other personal services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 526.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Humboldt County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry took a loss of 2.8 percent. The Other personal services industry in Humboldt County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 2.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (526.1 percent gain)
2. Death care services (179.6 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (159.8 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (126.6 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (122.1 percent gain)

Humboldt County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Home health care services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 63.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry reported a gain of 51.4 percent. The losses in the Home health care services industry in Humboldt County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 36.8 percent in terms of employment in the Home health care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (63.3 percent decline)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (58.3 percent decline)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (51.5 percent decline)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (47.1 percent decline)
5. Printing and related support activities (46.6 percent decline)





About: This report is part 2 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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