Lamar County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Employment for all industries has decreased by 8.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Georgia, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Lamar County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Logging industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 47.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 2.6 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Lamar County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 10.8 in percent of workers in the Logging industry.
Top 4 Industries
1. Logging (47.3 percent decline)
2. Child day care services (45.9 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (18.2 percent decline)
4. Legal services (5.3 percent decline)
Lamar County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Building equipment contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 296.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Lamar County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Georgia, where the industry felt a loss of 1.2 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Lamar County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (296.8 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (122.4 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (87.0 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (39.4 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (32.0 percent gain)
Given the 11 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 7 industries reported a drop in employment.
In Lamar County, Georgia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 220 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lamar County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 124 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 67.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Lamar County.
Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (124 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (31 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (13 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (7 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lamar County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Child day care services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 22 jobs. The declines in the Child day care services industry make up 55.8 percent of the total job loss in Lamar County, Georgia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (22 jobs lost)
2. Logging (14 jobs lost)
3. Unclassified (3 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (18 jobs lost)
5. Private households (10 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.
Lamar County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Logging industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 47.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 2.6 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Lamar County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 10.8 in percent of workers in the Logging industry.
Top 4 Industries
1. Logging (47.3 percent decline)
2. Child day care services (45.9 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (18.2 percent decline)
4. Legal services (5.3 percent decline)
Lamar County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Building equipment contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 296.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Lamar County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Georgia, where the industry felt a loss of 1.2 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Lamar County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (296.8 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (122.4 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (87.0 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (39.4 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (32.0 percent gain)
Given the 11 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 7 industries reported a drop in employment.
In Lamar County, Georgia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 220 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lamar County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 124 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 67.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Lamar County.
Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (124 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (31 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (13 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (7 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lamar County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Child day care services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 22 jobs. The declines in the Child day care services industry make up 55.8 percent of the total job loss in Lamar County, Georgia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (22 jobs lost)
2. Logging (14 jobs lost)
3. Unclassified (3 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (18 jobs lost)
5. Private households (10 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.
