Friday, February 23, 2007

Habersham County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Habersham County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 91.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Georgia, where the it saw a loss of 54.3 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Habersham County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (91.3 percent decline)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (88.2 percent decline)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (55.9 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (43.6 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (39.1 percent decline)

Habersham County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 753.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Habersham County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Georgia, where this industry saw a gain of 50 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Habersham County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 28.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (753.3 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (120.0 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (111.7 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (78.5 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (74.4 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Georgia, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Habersham County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 136 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 19.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Habersham County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (136 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (98 new jobs)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (75 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (45 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (42 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Habersham County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Offices of other health practitioners industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 210 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Offices of other health practitioners industry make up 42.0 percent of the total employment decline in Habersham County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (210 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (67 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (60 jobs lost)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (59 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (42 jobs lost)

In Habersham County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 57 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 37 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 25 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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