Friday, February 23, 2007

Macon County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Macon County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 158.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Macon County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Georgia, where it saw a loss of 2.9 percent. The Grocery stores industry in Macon County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 3.5 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Grocery stores (158.1 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (88.7 percent gain)

Macon County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 82.5 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 has experienced in the State of Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 10.3 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Macon County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.1 in percent of workers in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (82.5 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (33.3 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (21.8 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (5.7 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (1.9 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 7.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Georgia, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

From the 7 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 2 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Macon County, Georgia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 224 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Macon County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Lessors of real estate industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 68 jobs. The declines in the Lessors of real estate industry make up 81.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Macon County, Georgia.

Top 2 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (68 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (9 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Macon County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery stores industry has added the most employment with 65 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 80.7 percent of the growth in Macon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (65 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (16 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (9 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (6 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (3 new jobs)





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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