Friday, February 23, 2007

Mesa County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Mesa County

The Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 392 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 23.4 percent of the total job loss in Mesa County, Colorado.

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)

In Mesa County, Colorado, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 6,568 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Mesa County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 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 Mesa County.

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)

Out of the 131 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures 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.

The total number of jobs has increased by 15.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Colorado, which experienced a gain of 0.1 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Mesa County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 477.6 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Mesa County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Colorado, where this industry saw a gain of 156.7 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Mesa County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US 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)

Mesa County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 82.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Colorado, where the industry felt a loss of 14.6 percent. The losses in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Mesa County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States 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)





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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