Garfield County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Garfield County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 74 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Colorado, where the it saw a loss of 9.4 percent. The losses in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry in Garfield County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.5 percent in terms of employees in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (74 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (68.3 percent decline)
3. Shoe stores (60 percent decline)
4. Other support services (51.4 percent decline)
5. Household goods repair and maintenance (48.7 percent decline)
Garfield County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1350.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Garfield County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Colorado, where the industry took a gain of 6.4 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Garfield County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (1350.0 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (304.2 percent gain)
3. Utility system construction (285.1 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (283.3 percent gain)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (169.2 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 26.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Colorado, which saw a gain of 0.1 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
From the 90 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 31 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 57 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Garfield County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has grown the most with 432 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 17.7 percent of the growth in Garfield County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (432 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (173 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (162 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (139 new jobs)
5. Utility system construction (134 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Garfield County
Given the industries in the area, the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 150 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry make up 16.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Garfield County, Colorado.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (150 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (147 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (113 jobs lost)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (71 jobs lost)
5. Other support services (56 jobs lost)
In Garfield County, Colorado, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,496 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
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.
The Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 74 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Colorado, where the it saw a loss of 9.4 percent. The losses in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry in Garfield County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.5 percent in terms of employees in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (74 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (68.3 percent decline)
3. Shoe stores (60 percent decline)
4. Other support services (51.4 percent decline)
5. Household goods repair and maintenance (48.7 percent decline)
Garfield County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1350.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Garfield County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Colorado, where the industry took a gain of 6.4 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Garfield County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (1350.0 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (304.2 percent gain)
3. Utility system construction (285.1 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (283.3 percent gain)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (169.2 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 26.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Colorado, which saw a gain of 0.1 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
From the 90 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 31 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 57 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Garfield County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has grown the most with 432 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 17.7 percent of the growth in Garfield County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (432 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (173 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (162 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (139 new jobs)
5. Utility system construction (134 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Garfield County
Given the industries in the area, the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 150 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry make up 16.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Garfield County, Colorado.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (150 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (147 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (113 jobs lost)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (71 jobs lost)
5. Other support services (56 jobs lost)
In Garfield County, Colorado, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,496 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
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.

