Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Kings CountyOf the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Cattle ranching and farming industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 523 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 17.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Kings County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Cattle ranching and farming (523 new jobs)
2. Department stores (391 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (229 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (215 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (147 new jobs)
Of the 70 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 28 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 41 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In Kings County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 5,150 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Kings CountyGiven the industries in the area, the
Other crop farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 519 jobs. The declines in the
Other crop farming industry make up 40.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Kings County, California.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other crop farming (519 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (221 jobs lost)
3. Warehousing and storage (91 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (68 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (62 jobs lost)
Kings County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Warehousing and storage industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 72.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the it saw a gain of 7.5 percent. The losses in the
Warehousing and storage industry in Kings County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 22.1 in percent of workers in the
Warehousing and storage industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Warehousing and storage (72.8 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (59.1 percent decline)
3. Professional and similar organizations (50 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (42.9 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (37.8 percent decline)
Kings County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Management and technical consulting services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 339.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Kings County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where the industry felt a gain of 55.6 percent. The
Management and technical consulting services industry in Kings County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 22.1 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Management and technical consulting services (339.6 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (209.2 percent gain)
3. Computer systems design and related services (128.4 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (110.4 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (109.2 percent gain)
Total industry employment has increased by 20.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in California, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. 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.
