Decatur County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Decatur County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Legal services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 16.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Decatur County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 2.7 percent. The Legal services industry in Decatur County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 8.3 percent in this industry.
Top 2 Industries
1. Legal services (16.7 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (15.8 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Iowa, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Decatur County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 88 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Iowa, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 15 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Decatur County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.3 in percent of jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry.
Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (88 percent decline)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (27.3 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (27 percent decline)
4. Offices of dentists (20 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Decatur County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 90 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 69.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Decatur County, Iowa.
Top 2 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (90 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (21 jobs lost)
Of the 6 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 2 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Decatur County
The Legal services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Legal services industry makes up 66.7 percent of the growth in Decatur County.
Top 4 Industries
1. Legal services (1 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (14 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (12 new jobs)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (10 new jobs)
In Decatur County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 3 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
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 Legal services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 16.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Decatur County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 2.7 percent. The Legal services industry in Decatur County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 8.3 percent in this industry.
Top 2 Industries
1. Legal services (16.7 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (15.8 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Iowa, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Decatur County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 88 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Iowa, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 15 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Decatur County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.3 in percent of jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry.
Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (88 percent decline)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (27.3 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (27 percent decline)
4. Offices of dentists (20 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Decatur County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 90 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 69.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Decatur County, Iowa.
Top 2 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (90 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (21 jobs lost)
Of the 6 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 2 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Decatur County
The Legal services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Legal services industry makes up 66.7 percent of the growth in Decatur County.
Top 4 Industries
1. Legal services (1 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (14 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (12 new jobs)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (10 new jobs)
In Decatur County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 3 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
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.
