Friday, February 23, 2007

Huerfano County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Colorado, which went through a gain of 0.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Huerfano County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 75.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Colorado, where the industry reported a gain of 12.5 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Huerfano County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 8.3 percent in terms of employees in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (75.5 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (60 percent decline)
3. Offices of physicians (31.1 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (24 percent decline)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (2.5 percent decline)

Huerfano County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 26.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Huerfano County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Colorado, where the industry felt a gain of 6.5 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Huerfano County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 13.2 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (26.1 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Huerfano County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 17 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 34.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Huerfano County, Colorado.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (17 jobs lost)

From the 6 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 1 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Huerfano County, Colorado, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 10 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Huerfano County

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 28 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 98.8 percent of the total employment growth in Huerfano County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (28 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (41 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (36 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (24 new jobs)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (22 new jobs)





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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