Friday, February 23, 2007

Maui County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Maui County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has added the most employment with 502 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 8.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Maui County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (502 new jobs)
2. Elementary and secondary schools (391 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (385 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (346 new jobs)
5. Performing arts companies (324 new jobs)

Given the 104 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 28 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 76 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Maui County, Hawaii, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 5,811 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Maui County

Given the industries in the area, the Specialty food stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 187 jobs. The declines in the Specialty food stores industry make up 20.4 percent of the total job loss in Maui County, Hawaii.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialty food stores (187 jobs lost)
2. Lessors of real estate (105 jobs lost)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (90 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (58 jobs lost)
5. Shoe stores (52 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 10.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in Hawaii, experiencing a gain of 11.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Maui County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for road transportation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 297.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Maui County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Hawaii, where it saw a gain of 1 percent. The Support activities for road transportation industry in Maui County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 18.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for road transportation (297.4 percent gain)
2. Performing arts companies (215.7 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (182.7 percent gain)
4. Waste collection (147.4 percent gain)
5. Used merchandise stores (135.7 percent gain)

Maui County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 48.5 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Hawaii, where the it saw a loss of 22.4 percent. The losses in the Securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry in Maui County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 13.1 percent in terms of employees in the Securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (48.5 percent decline)
2. Specialty food stores (45.8 percent decline)
3. Management and technical consulting services (43.6 percent decline)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (41.5 percent decline)
5. Radio and television broadcasting (39.3 percent decline)





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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