Pottawattamie County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
In Pottawattamie County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 3,931 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pottawattamie County
The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 384 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry make up 20.8 percent of the total employment decline in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (384 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (348 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (140 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (124 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (105 jobs lost)
Given the 95 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 37 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 58 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pottawattamie County
The Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,052 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 24.0 percent of the growth in Pottawattamie County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (1,052 new jobs)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (303 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (301 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (276 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (229 new jobs)
Pottawattamie County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Support activities for road transportation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 650.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Pottawattamie County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Iowa, where it saw a gain of 25.8 percent. The Support activities for road transportation industry in Pottawattamie County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 18.2 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for road transportation (650.0 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (301.3 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (255.6 percent gain)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (252.5 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (208.0 percent gain)
Pottawattamie County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Used merchandise stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 65.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Iowa, where the industry reported a gain of 16.3 percent. The losses in the Used merchandise stores industry in Pottawattamie County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.5 in percent of jobs in the Used merchandise stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (65.6 percent decline)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (65.1 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (61.1 percent decline)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (55.2 percent decline)
5. Florists (49.2 percent decline)
Total employment has increased by 12.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Iowa, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
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.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pottawattamie County
The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 384 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry make up 20.8 percent of the total employment decline in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (384 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (348 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (140 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (124 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (105 jobs lost)
Given the 95 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 37 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 58 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pottawattamie County
The Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,052 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 24.0 percent of the growth in Pottawattamie County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (1,052 new jobs)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (303 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (301 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (276 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (229 new jobs)
Pottawattamie County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Support activities for road transportation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 650.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Pottawattamie County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Iowa, where it saw a gain of 25.8 percent. The Support activities for road transportation industry in Pottawattamie County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 18.2 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for road transportation (650.0 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (301.3 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (255.6 percent gain)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (252.5 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (208.0 percent gain)
Pottawattamie County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Used merchandise stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 65.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Iowa, where the industry reported a gain of 16.3 percent. The losses in the Used merchandise stores industry in Pottawattamie County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.5 in percent of jobs in the Used merchandise stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (65.6 percent decline)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (65.1 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (61.1 percent decline)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (55.2 percent decline)
5. Florists (49.2 percent decline)
Total employment has increased by 12.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Iowa, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
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.
