Friday, February 23, 2007

Gilchrist County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 33.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Florida, experiencing a gain of 11.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Gilchrist County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 688.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Gilchrist County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Florida, where the industry felt a gain of 71 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Gilchrist County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 17.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (688.9 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (503.2 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (242.1 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (151.1 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (60.0 percent gain)

Gilchrist County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 82.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Florida, where the industry reported a loss of 8.1 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Gilchrist County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 6.4 in percent of jobs in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (82.4 percent decline)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (55.3 percent decline)

In Gilchrist County, Florida, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 472 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 8 4-digit NAICS industries, 2 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 6 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Gilchrist County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 52 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 30.1 percent of the growth in Gilchrist County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (52 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (41 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Gilchrist County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 55 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 86.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Gilchrist County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (55 jobs lost)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (9 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (59 jobs lost)
4. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (38 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (36 jobs lost)





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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