Van Buren County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Out of the 7 4-digit NAICS industries, 3 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 3 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Van Buren County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 21 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 71.1 percent of the total employment growth in Van Buren County.
Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (21 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (7 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (2 new jobs)
In Van Buren County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 47 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Van Buren County
Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 18 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 80.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Van Buren County, Iowa.
Top 3 Industries
1. Grocery stores (18 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (4 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (8 jobs lost)
Van Buren County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Grocery stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 30.6 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 has experienced in the State of Iowa, where the industry reported a loss of 5 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Van Buren County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.5 in percent of workers in the Grocery stores industry.
Top 3 Industries
1. Grocery stores (30.6 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (7.6 percent decline)
3. Legal services (6.1 percent decline)
Van Buren County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Full-service restaurants industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 58.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Van Buren County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 16.5 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Van Buren County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 13.2 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (58.7 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (13.0 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (10.2 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Iowa, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area 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 Growth in Van Buren County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 21 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 71.1 percent of the total employment growth in Van Buren County.
Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (21 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (7 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (2 new jobs)
In Van Buren County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 47 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Van Buren County
Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 18 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 80.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Van Buren County, Iowa.
Top 3 Industries
1. Grocery stores (18 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (4 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (8 jobs lost)
Van Buren County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Grocery stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 30.6 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 has experienced in the State of Iowa, where the industry reported a loss of 5 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Van Buren County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.5 in percent of workers in the Grocery stores industry.
Top 3 Industries
1. Grocery stores (30.6 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (7.6 percent decline)
3. Legal services (6.1 percent decline)
Van Buren County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Full-service restaurants industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 58.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Van Buren County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 16.5 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Van Buren County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 13.2 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (58.7 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (13.0 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (10.2 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Iowa, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area 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.

