Lee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Lee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Other ground passenger transportation industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 83.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Florida, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 4.6 percent. The losses in the Other ground passenger transportation industry in Lee County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 22.9 in percent of workers in the Other ground passenger transportation industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other ground passenger transportation (83.4 percent decline)
2. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (74.9 percent decline)
3. Wireless telecommunications carriers (72.2 percent decline)
4. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (66.3 percent decline)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (62.3 percent decline)
Lee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Warehousing and storage industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 754.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Lee County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Florida, where it saw a gain of 24.9 percent. The Warehousing and storage industry in Lee County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.1 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (754.7 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (414.3 percent gain)
3. Waste collection (363.9 percent gain)
4. Support activities for road transportation (346.3 percent gain)
5. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (324.4 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 32.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Florida, which saw a gain of 11.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lee County
The Community care facilities for the elderly industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,744 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry make up 30.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lee County, Florida.
Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (1,744 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (907 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (611 jobs lost)
4. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (434 jobs lost)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (351 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lee County
The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has added the most employment with 4,925 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 9.5 percent of the growth in Lee County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (4,925 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (3,366 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (3,032 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (2,984 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (2,953 new jobs)
Of the 160 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 40 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 120 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Lee County, Florida, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 47,650 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
The Other ground passenger transportation industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 83.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Florida, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 4.6 percent. The losses in the Other ground passenger transportation industry in Lee County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 22.9 in percent of workers in the Other ground passenger transportation industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other ground passenger transportation (83.4 percent decline)
2. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (74.9 percent decline)
3. Wireless telecommunications carriers (72.2 percent decline)
4. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (66.3 percent decline)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (62.3 percent decline)
Lee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Warehousing and storage industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 754.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Lee County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Florida, where it saw a gain of 24.9 percent. The Warehousing and storage industry in Lee County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.1 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (754.7 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (414.3 percent gain)
3. Waste collection (363.9 percent gain)
4. Support activities for road transportation (346.3 percent gain)
5. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (324.4 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 32.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Florida, which saw a gain of 11.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lee County
The Community care facilities for the elderly industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,744 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry make up 30.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lee County, Florida.
Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (1,744 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (907 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (611 jobs lost)
4. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (434 jobs lost)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (351 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lee County
The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has added the most employment with 4,925 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 9.5 percent of the growth in Lee County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (4,925 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (3,366 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (3,032 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (2,984 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (2,953 new jobs)
Of the 160 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 40 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 120 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Lee County, Florida, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 47,650 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
