Whitfield County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
In Whitfield County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 3,554 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Of the 105 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 53 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 52 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Whitfield County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Textile furnishings mills industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 963 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Textile furnishings mills industry make up 22.7 percent of the total employment decline in Whitfield County, Georgia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Textile furnishings mills (963 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (532 jobs lost)
3. Printing and related support activities (422 jobs lost)
4. Industrial machinery manufacturing (167 jobs lost)
5. Textile and fabric finishing mills (167 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Whitfield County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2,456 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 29.6 percent of the total growth in Whitfield County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (2,456 new jobs)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (954 new jobs)
3. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (808 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (769 new jobs)
5. Fabric mills (489 new jobs)
The total number of jobs has increased by 6.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Georgia, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Whitfield County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 79.8 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 sector has felt in the State of Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 54.3 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Whitfield County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (79.8 percent decline)
2. Specialized design services (73.1 percent decline)
3. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (66.8 percent decline)
4. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (64.4 percent decline)
5. Department stores (60.5 percent decline)
Whitfield County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Other general merchandise stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 742.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Whitfield County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 340.2 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Whitfield County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 31.2 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (742.1 percent gain)
2. Other textile product mills (653.0 percent gain)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (520.2 percent gain)
4. Used merchandise stores (418.5 percent gain)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (359.6 percent gain)
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 105 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 53 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 52 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Whitfield County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Textile furnishings mills industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 963 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Textile furnishings mills industry make up 22.7 percent of the total employment decline in Whitfield County, Georgia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Textile furnishings mills (963 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (532 jobs lost)
3. Printing and related support activities (422 jobs lost)
4. Industrial machinery manufacturing (167 jobs lost)
5. Textile and fabric finishing mills (167 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Whitfield County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2,456 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 29.6 percent of the total growth in Whitfield County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (2,456 new jobs)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (954 new jobs)
3. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (808 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (769 new jobs)
5. Fabric mills (489 new jobs)
The total number of jobs has increased by 6.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Georgia, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Whitfield County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 79.8 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 sector has felt in the State of Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 54.3 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Whitfield County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (79.8 percent decline)
2. Specialized design services (73.1 percent decline)
3. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (66.8 percent decline)
4. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (64.4 percent decline)
5. Department stores (60.5 percent decline)
Whitfield County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Other general merchandise stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 742.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Whitfield County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 340.2 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Whitfield County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 31.2 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (742.1 percent gain)
2. Other textile product mills (653.0 percent gain)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (520.2 percent gain)
4. Used merchandise stores (418.5 percent gain)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (359.6 percent gain)
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.
