The Grand Junction Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 82.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Colorado, where the industry felt a loss of 14.6 percent. The losses in the
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Grand Junction outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 7.2 in percent of workers in the
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (82.4 percent decline)
2. Support activities for road transportation (62 percent decline)
3. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (61.3 percent decline)
4. Other personal services (52.3 percent decline)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (51.4 percent decline)
Employment for all industries has increased by 15.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Colorado, which experienced a gain of 0.1 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
The Grand Junction Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Support activities for mining industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 477.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Grand Junction has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Colorado, where this industry saw a gain of 156.7 percent. The
Support activities for mining industry in Grand Junction outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 33.7 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Support activities for mining (477.6 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (152.5 percent gain)
3. Outpatient care centers (146.8 percent gain)
4. Emergency and other relief services (144.7 percent gain)
5. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (130.6 percent gain)
Of the 131 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 41 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 89 industries reported employment loss in the period.
In the Grand Junction, CO metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 6,568 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Grand Junction Metro AreaGiven the industries in the area, the
Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 392 jobs. The declines in the
Grocery stores industry make up 23.4 percent of the total job loss in Grand Junction, CO.
Top 5 Industries 1. Grocery stores (392 jobs lost)
2. Business support services (300 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (120 jobs lost)
4. Couriers (101 jobs lost)
5. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (82 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Grand Junction Metro AreaFrom the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Support activities for mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,313 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the
Support activities for mining industry makes up 16.4 percent of the total growth in Grand Junction.
Top 5 Industries 1. Support activities for mining (1,313 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (623 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (324 new jobs)
4. Utility system construction (307 new jobs)
5. Employment services (257 new jobs)
