Idaho Five-Year Industry Employment Change
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,726 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry make up 9.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Idaho.
Top 5 Industries
1. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (1,726 jobs lost)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (1,672 jobs lost)
3. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (1,603 jobs lost)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (1,120 jobs lost)
5. Animal slaughtering and processing (1,076 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Idaho
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Business support services industry has grown the most with 5,825 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Business support services industry makes up 7.1 percent of the growth in Idaho.
Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (5,825 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (4,795 new jobs)
3. Employment services (3,735 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (3,630 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (3,057 new jobs)
From the 274 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 113 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 160 industries reported employment loss in the period.
In the State of Idaho, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 63,660 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
The counties in the State of Idaho in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 110.8 percent job gained in Camas County to a low of a 27.9 percent job lost in Power County.
Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Idaho
Industry Employment Growth Percent
1. Camas County (110.8 percent gain)
2. Teton County (56.5 percent gain)
3. Valley County (45.6 percent gain)
4. Butte County (41.7 percent gain)
5. Adams County (39.7 percent gain)
6. Owyhee County (34.5 percent gain)
7. Gooding County (31.5 percent gain)
8. Oneida County (31.3 percent gain)
9. Kootenai County (30.9 percent gain)
10. Lincoln County (27.4 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 13.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
The State of Idaho: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Other investment pools and funds industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1427.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). The Other investment pools and funds industry in Idaho outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other investment pools and funds (1427.8 percent gain)
2. Internet publishing and broadcasting (758.8 percent gain)
3. Sound recording industries (368.8 percent gain)
4. Religious organizations (339.1 percent gain)
5. Colleges and universities (250.3 percent gain)
The State of Idaho: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Basic chemical manufacturing industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 90.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses in the Basic chemical manufacturing industry in Idaho outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 19.6 percent in terms of employment in the Basic chemical manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Basic chemical manufacturing (90.4 percent decline)
2. Glass and glass product manufacturing (84.9 percent decline)
3. Industrial machinery manufacturing (64.2 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (61.3 percent decline)
5. Business, computer and management training (47.7 percent decline)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Idaho in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 22,182 total jobs gained in Ada County to a low of 958 jobs lost in Power County.
Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Idaho
Total Industry Employment Growth
1. Ada County (22,182 jobs gained)
2. Kootenai County (10,860 jobs gained)
3. Canyon County (6,582 jobs gained)
4. Bonneville County (4,161 jobs gained)
5. Twin Falls County (2,862 jobs gained)
6. Bannock County (2,812 jobs gained)
7. Butte County (2,290 jobs gained)
8. Bonner County (2,257 jobs gained)
9. Blaine County (1,686 jobs gained)
10. Gooding County (1,302 jobs gained)
About: This report is part 1 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.
