Friday, February 09, 2007

Boundary County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Boundary County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 170.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Boundary County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Idaho, where it saw a gain of 65.1 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Boundary County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 17.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (170.8 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (136.4 percent gain)
3. Utility system construction (89.7 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (88.9 percent gain)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (76.9 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 9.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in the State of Idaho, which saw a gain of 13.5 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.

Boundary County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Personal care services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 41.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Idaho, where the industry reported a gain of 17.6 percent. The losses in the Personal care services industry in Boundary County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 16.5 percent in terms of employees in the Personal care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (41.2 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (28.8 percent decline)
3. Traveler accommodation (27.9 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (15.7 percent decline)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (9.6 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Boundary County

The Greenhouse and nursery production industry has grown the most with 46 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Greenhouse and nursery production industry makes up 22.4 percent of the total growth in Boundary County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Greenhouse and nursery production (46 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (27 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (27 new jobs)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (17 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (17 new jobs)

Given the 22 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 15 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Boundary County

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 11 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry make up 29.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Boundary County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (11 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (10 jobs lost)
3. Personal care services (7 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (6 jobs lost)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (3 jobs lost)

In Boundary County, Idaho, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 225 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

 

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