Oconee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
In Oconee County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,536 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Of the 33 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 8 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 25 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Oconee County
From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 100 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 12.5 percent of the total growth in Oconee County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (100 new jobs)
2. Offices of dentists (85 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (59 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (57 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (47 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Oconee County
The Business support services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 55 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Business support services industry make up 43.9 percent of the total job loss in Oconee County, Georgia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (55 jobs lost)
2. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (40 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (12 jobs lost)
4. Other professional and technical services (7 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (7 jobs lost)
Oconee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 10.4 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Oconee County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.8 percent in terms of employment in the Business support services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (50.6 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (48.8 percent decline)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (30.4 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (13.4 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (7.3 percent decline)
Oconee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Legal services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 265.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Oconee County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Georgia, where the industry took a gain of 15.8 percent. The Legal services industry in Oconee County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 8.3 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (265.4 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (241.5 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (200.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (198.0 percent gain)
5. Offices of dentists (186.9 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 29 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Georgia, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
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.
Of the 33 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 8 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 25 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Oconee County
From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 100 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 12.5 percent of the total growth in Oconee County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (100 new jobs)
2. Offices of dentists (85 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (59 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (57 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (47 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Oconee County
The Business support services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 55 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Business support services industry make up 43.9 percent of the total job loss in Oconee County, Georgia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (55 jobs lost)
2. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (40 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (12 jobs lost)
4. Other professional and technical services (7 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (7 jobs lost)
Oconee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 10.4 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Oconee County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.8 percent in terms of employment in the Business support services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (50.6 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (48.8 percent decline)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (30.4 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (13.4 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (7.3 percent decline)
Oconee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Legal services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 265.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Oconee County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Georgia, where the industry took a gain of 15.8 percent. The Legal services industry in Oconee County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 8.3 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (265.4 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (241.5 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (200.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (198.0 percent gain)
5. Offices of dentists (186.9 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 29 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Georgia, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
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.

