Friday, February 23, 2007

Mills County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Mills County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 34 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Mills County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nursing care facilities industry has grown the most with 28 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 19.3 percent of the total employment growth in Mills County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (28 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (23 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (19 new jobs)

Given the 18 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 14 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Mills County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 11 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 59.3 percent of the total job loss in Mills County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (7 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (121 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (83 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (62 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in Iowa, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Mills County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 197.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Mills County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Iowa, where this industry saw a gain of 8.6 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Mills County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 11 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (197.1 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (56.1 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (54.9 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (43.2 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (40.4 percent gain)

Mills County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 19.2 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 loss of 7.4 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Mills County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 6.4 percent in terms of employees in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (19.2 percent decline)
2. Individual and family services (4.9 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (4.8 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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