Palm Beach County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Palm Beach County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Taxi and limousine service industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 643.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Palm Beach County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Florida, where the industry took a gain of 29.7 percent. The Taxi and limousine service industry in Palm Beach County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 3.6 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Taxi and limousine service (643.9 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (258.6 percent gain)
3. Warehousing and storage (232.5 percent gain)
4. Other textile product mills (192.3 percent gain)
5. Waste collection (186.5 percent gain)
Palm Beach County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Water, sewage and other systems industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 85 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 sector experienced a loss of 19.1 percent. The losses in the Water, sewage and other systems industry in Palm Beach County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.7 percent in terms of employees in the Water, sewage and other systems industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Water, sewage and other systems (85 percent decline)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (71.8 percent decline)
3. Support activities for water transportation (70.1 percent decline)
4. General rental centers (68.4 percent decline)
5. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (67.6 percent decline)
Total employment has increased by 13.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Florida, which went through a gain of 11.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Palm Beach County
From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 10,627 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 12.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Palm Beach County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (10,627 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (5,623 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (3,913 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (3,100 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (2,992 new jobs)
From the 208 4-digit NAICS industries, 81 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 127 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Palm Beach County, Florida, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 58,989 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Palm Beach County
Given the industries in the area, the Communications equipment manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 3,184 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Communications equipment manufacturing industry make up 12.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Top 5 Industries
1. Communications equipment manufacturing (3,184 jobs lost)
2. Computer systems design and related services (2,401 jobs lost)
3. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (1,467 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (1,335 jobs lost)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (1,229 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.
The Taxi and limousine service industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 643.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Palm Beach County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Florida, where the industry took a gain of 29.7 percent. The Taxi and limousine service industry in Palm Beach County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 3.6 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Taxi and limousine service (643.9 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (258.6 percent gain)
3. Warehousing and storage (232.5 percent gain)
4. Other textile product mills (192.3 percent gain)
5. Waste collection (186.5 percent gain)
Palm Beach County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Water, sewage and other systems industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 85 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 sector experienced a loss of 19.1 percent. The losses in the Water, sewage and other systems industry in Palm Beach County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.7 percent in terms of employees in the Water, sewage and other systems industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Water, sewage and other systems (85 percent decline)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (71.8 percent decline)
3. Support activities for water transportation (70.1 percent decline)
4. General rental centers (68.4 percent decline)
5. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (67.6 percent decline)
Total employment has increased by 13.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Florida, which went through a gain of 11.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Palm Beach County
From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 10,627 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 12.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Palm Beach County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (10,627 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (5,623 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (3,913 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (3,100 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (2,992 new jobs)
From the 208 4-digit NAICS industries, 81 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 127 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Palm Beach County, Florida, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 58,989 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Palm Beach County
Given the industries in the area, the Communications equipment manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 3,184 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Communications equipment manufacturing industry make up 12.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Top 5 Industries
1. Communications equipment manufacturing (3,184 jobs lost)
2. Computer systems design and related services (2,401 jobs lost)
3. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (1,467 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (1,335 jobs lost)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (1,229 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.

