Polk County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Polk County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 63.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Georgia, where the industry reported a loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Polk County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.6 in percent of workers in the Nonresidential building construction industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (63.7 percent decline)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (44.9 percent decline)
3. Private households (37.2 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (28.6 percent decline)
5. Child day care services (26.5 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has increased by 16.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Georgia, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Polk County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Electronics and appliance stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 111.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Polk County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 19.2 percent. The Electronics and appliance stores industry in Polk County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 2.7 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (111.1 percent gain)
2. Consumer goods rental (88.4 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (61.2 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (52.8 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (45.6 percent gain)
In Polk County, Georgia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,418 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Given the 30 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 11 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Polk County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nonresidential building construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 58 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 26.6 percent of the total employment decline in Polk County, Georgia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (58 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (36 jobs lost)
3. Child day care services (33 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (21 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (13 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Polk County
The Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 99 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 31.5 percent of the total employment growth in Polk County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (99 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (79 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (41 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (28 new jobs)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (20 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.
The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 63.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Georgia, where the industry reported a loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Polk County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.6 in percent of workers in the Nonresidential building construction industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (63.7 percent decline)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (44.9 percent decline)
3. Private households (37.2 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (28.6 percent decline)
5. Child day care services (26.5 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has increased by 16.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Georgia, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Polk County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Electronics and appliance stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 111.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Polk County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 19.2 percent. The Electronics and appliance stores industry in Polk County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 2.7 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (111.1 percent gain)
2. Consumer goods rental (88.4 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (61.2 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (52.8 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (45.6 percent gain)
In Polk County, Georgia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,418 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Given the 30 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 11 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Polk County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nonresidential building construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 58 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 26.6 percent of the total employment decline in Polk County, Georgia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (58 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (36 jobs lost)
3. Child day care services (33 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (21 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (13 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Polk County
The Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 99 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 31.5 percent of the total employment growth in Polk County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (99 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (79 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (41 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (28 new jobs)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (20 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.
