Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Screven County Industry Wages Lag Behind Georgia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States


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The average total wages in all industries in Screven County, Georgia can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 35.3 percent lower than the with an state average of $38,831. The average industry wage was less than the US average pay of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of 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.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Screven County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Screven County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 29 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 74.4 percent of the total job loss in Screven County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (29 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (9 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)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Screven County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 13 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 33.3 percent of the total growth in Screven County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (13 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (8 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (7 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (6 new jobs)

In Screven County, Georgia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 229 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 11 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Screven County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 51.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 21.4 percent. The losses in the Limited-service eating places industry in Screven County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 13.9 in percent of workers in the Limited-service eating places industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (51.2 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (26 percent decline)
3. Nondepository credit intermediation (5.9 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 8.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Georgia, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Screven County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 33.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Screven County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Georgia, where it saw a gain of 4.3 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Screven County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (33.3 percent gain)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (24.4 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (24.0 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (17.8 percent gain)
5. Legal services (15.0 percent gain)





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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