Orange County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
In Orange County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 95,269 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Orange County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 12,761 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 6.8 percent of the total employment growth in Orange County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (12,761 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (11,504 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (9,068 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (8,275 new jobs)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (8,197 new jobs)
Given the 250 4-digit NAICS industries, 122 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 128 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Orange County
The Management of companies and enterprises industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 11,349 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 12.0 percent of the total job loss in Orange County, California.
Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (11,349 jobs lost)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (5,231 jobs lost)
3. Amusement parks and arcades (4,684 jobs lost)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (4,469 jobs lost)
5. Telecommunications resellers (3,553 jobs lost)
Orange County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Securities and commodity exchanges industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 781.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Orange County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where it saw a loss of 45 percent. The Securities and commodity exchanges industry in Orange County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 10 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Securities and commodity exchanges (781.3 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (197.3 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (155.0 percent gain)
4. Educational support services (149.4 percent gain)
5. Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (134.7 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 7.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in California, which saw a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Orange County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Vegetable and melon farming industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 74 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the it saw a loss of 2.7 percent. The losses in the Vegetable and melon farming industry in Orange County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.5 percent in terms of employees in the Vegetable and melon farming industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (74 percent decline)
2. Communications equipment manufacturing (64.7 percent decline)
3. Charter bus industry (61 percent decline)
4. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (59.1 percent decline)
5. Oil and gas extraction (58.5 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.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Orange County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 12,761 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 6.8 percent of the total employment growth in Orange County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (12,761 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (11,504 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (9,068 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (8,275 new jobs)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (8,197 new jobs)
Given the 250 4-digit NAICS industries, 122 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 128 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Orange County
The Management of companies and enterprises industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 11,349 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 12.0 percent of the total job loss in Orange County, California.
Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (11,349 jobs lost)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (5,231 jobs lost)
3. Amusement parks and arcades (4,684 jobs lost)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (4,469 jobs lost)
5. Telecommunications resellers (3,553 jobs lost)
Orange County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Securities and commodity exchanges industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 781.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Orange County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where it saw a loss of 45 percent. The Securities and commodity exchanges industry in Orange County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 10 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Securities and commodity exchanges (781.3 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (197.3 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (155.0 percent gain)
4. Educational support services (149.4 percent gain)
5. Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (134.7 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 7.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in California, which saw a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Orange County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Vegetable and melon farming industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 74 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the it saw a loss of 2.7 percent. The losses in the Vegetable and melon farming industry in Orange County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.5 percent in terms of employees in the Vegetable and melon farming industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (74 percent decline)
2. Communications equipment manufacturing (64.7 percent decline)
3. Charter bus industry (61 percent decline)
4. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (59.1 percent decline)
5. Oil and gas extraction (58.5 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.

