Monday, January 22, 2007

Fairfield County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Fairfield County

The Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,488 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 15.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,488 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (1,221 jobs lost)
3. Data processing and related services (960 jobs lost)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (741 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (662 jobs lost)

Of the 178 4-digit NAICS industries, 79 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 99 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Fairfield County, Connecticut, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 9,038 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Fairfield County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Management and technical consulting services industry has grown the most with 5,086 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Management and technical consulting services industry makes up 27.8 percent of the total growth in Fairfield County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (5,086 new jobs)
2. Computer systems design and related services (3,228 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (803 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (730 new jobs)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (708 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Connecticut, which experienced a gain of 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Fairfield County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Satellite telecommunications industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 89.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Fairfield County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Connecticut, where the industry took a gain of 2.3 percent. The Satellite telecommunications industry in Fairfield County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Satellite telecommunications (89.6 percent gain)
2. Sound recording industries (55.6 percent gain)
3. Colleges and universities (53.3 percent gain)
4. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (47.2 percent gain)
5. Grantmaking and giving services (41.0 percent gain)

Fairfield County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 52 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Connecticut, where the industry reported a gain of 3.7 percent. The losses in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry in Fairfield County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.4 percent in terms of employees in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (52 percent decline)
2. Local messengers and local delivery (40.2 percent decline)
3. Agents and managers for public figures (19 percent decline)
4. Remediation and other waste services (18.8 percent decline)
5. Data processing and related services (17.5 percent decline)





About: This report is part 1 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.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home

 

About - © 2007 Ecanned.com  - Contact