Employment for all industries has increased by 11 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Colorado, which saw a gain of 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
The Greeley Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Independent artists, writers, and performers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 415.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Greeley has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Colorado, where the industry took a gain of 43.2 percent. The
Independent artists, writers, and performers industry in Greeley outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 26.9 percent.
Top 5 Industries 1. Independent artists, writers, and performers (415.8 percent gain)
2. Specialized design services (376.5 percent gain)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (238.5 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (224.1 percent gain)
5. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (215.9 percent gain)
The Greeley Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 72.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Colorado, where the it saw a loss of 14.6 percent. The losses in the
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Greeley outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 7.2 percent in terms of employees in the
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (72.6 percent decline)
2. Couriers (58.8 percent decline)
3. Vegetable and melon farming (58.7 percent decline)
4. Local messengers and local delivery (51.4 percent decline)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (50.6 percent decline)
In the Greeley, CO metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 6,668 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Greeley Metro AreaThe
Employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 446 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Employment services industry make up 17.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Greeley, CO.
Top 5 Industries 1. Employment services (446 jobs lost)
2. Vegetable and melon farming (306 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (306 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (293 jobs lost)
5. Support activities for crop production (133 jobs lost)
Out of the 144 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 41 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 102 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Greeley Metro AreaOf the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 845 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Support activities for mining industry makes up 7.8 percent of the total employment growth in Greeley.
Top 5 Industries 1. Support activities for mining (845 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (603 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (539 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (509 new jobs)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (499 new jobs)
