Friday, February 23, 2007

Routt County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Routt County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has grown the most with 135 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 13.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Routt County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (135 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (85 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (83 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (80 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (80 new jobs)

Given the 57 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 18 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 38 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Routt County, Colorado, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,072 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Routt County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Traveler accommodation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 134 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 34.8 percent of the total employment decline in Routt County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (134 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (40 jobs lost)
3. Travel arrangement and reservation services (39 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (30 jobs lost)
5. Clothing stores (24 jobs lost)

Routt County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 66.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Colorado, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 40.6 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Routt County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 22.6 in percent of workers in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (66.3 percent decline)
2. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (34.8 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (27.4 percent decline)
4. Traveler accommodation (23.1 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (17.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 9.8 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 the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Routt County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 234.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Routt County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Colorado, where the industry took a gain of 25.1 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Routt County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 22.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (234.0 percent gain)
2. Computer systems design and related services (164.8 percent gain)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (117.0 percent gain)
4. Private households (116.2 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (115.0 percent gain)





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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