Friday, February 23, 2007

Haralson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Haralson County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has grown the most with 77 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 31.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Haralson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (77 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (36 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (35 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (31 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (23 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Haralson County

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 84 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 35.3 percent of the total employment decline in Haralson County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (84 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (72 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (29 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (15 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (12 jobs lost)

In Haralson County, Georgia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 916 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 22 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 10 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 12 industries reported a drop in employment.

Haralson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 264.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Haralson County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Georgia, where the industry took a gain of 24.7 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Haralson County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (264.4 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (108.1 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (97.2 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (86.7 percent gain)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (85.7 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 19 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Georgia, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Haralson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 80.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Georgia, where the industry reported a gain of 21.1 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Haralson County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 11 percent in terms of employment in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (80.6 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (51.4 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (38.9 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (36.6 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (28.3 percent decline)





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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