Friday, February 23, 2007

Santa Cruz County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Santa Cruz County

The Private households industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 559 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Private households industry makes up 7.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Santa Cruz County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (559 new jobs)
2. Office administrative services (549 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (436 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (427 new jobs)
5. Warehousing and storage (377 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Santa Cruz County

Given the industries in the area, the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,154 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry make up 8.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Santa Cruz County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (1,154 jobs lost)
2. Computer systems design and related services (1,084 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for crop production (815 jobs lost)
4. Employment services (791 jobs lost)
5. Fruit and tree nut farming (599 jobs lost)

Given the 152 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 87 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 65 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Santa Cruz County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 7,216 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Employment for all industries has decreased by 8.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in California, which saw a gain of 2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Santa Cruz County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 462.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Santa Cruz County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry felt a loss of 6.8 percent. The Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry in Santa Cruz County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (462.5 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (448.8 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (326.2 percent gain)
4. Warehousing and storage (226.7 percent gain)
5. Other financial investment activities (200.5 percent gain)

Santa Cruz County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for crop production industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 85.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry reported a gain of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Support activities for crop production industry in Santa Cruz County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.4 in percent of jobs in the Support activities for crop production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (85.1 percent decline)
2. Data processing and related services (82.5 percent decline)
3. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (80.8 percent decline)
4. Local messengers and local delivery (73 percent decline)
5. Special food services (72.6 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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