Total industry employment has decreased by 4.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Georgia, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Rockdale County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 86.1 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 6.7 percent. The losses in the
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Rockdale County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 4.2 percent in terms of employees in the
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (86.1 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (72.6 percent decline)
3. Private households (68.2 percent decline)
4. Printing and related support activities (64 percent decline)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (60.4 percent decline)
Rockdale County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 425.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Rockdale County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Georgia, where the industry felt a loss of 11.9 percent. The
Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry in Rockdale County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 15.7 percent.
Top 5 Industries 1. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (425.4 percent gain)
2. Other motor vehicle dealers (315.2 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (203.4 percent gain)
4. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (193.9 percent gain)
5. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (157.1 percent gain)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Rockdale CountyOf the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Services to buildings and dwellings industry has grown the most with 310 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 9.7 percent of the total growth in Rockdale County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Services to buildings and dwellings (310 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (248 new jobs)
3. Utility system construction (233 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (215 new jobs)
5. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (162 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Rockdale CountyGiven the industries in the area, the
Employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 553 jobs. The declines in the
Employment services industry make up 18.2 percent of the total job loss in Rockdale County, Georgia.
Top 5 Industries 1. Employment services (553 jobs lost)
2. Plastics product manufacturing (521 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (296 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (270 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (262 jobs lost)
In Rockdale County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,277 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Given the 88 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 35 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 53 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
