Friday, February 23, 2007

Butte County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Butte County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Scientific research and development services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 38.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Butte County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Idaho, where it saw a loss of 8.2 percent. The Scientific research and development services industry in Butte County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 11.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 2 Industries
1. Scientific research and development services (38.4 percent gain)
2. Depository credit intermediation (7.5 percent gain)

Butte County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Idaho, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 11.5 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Butte County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 13.2 percent in terms of employment in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (50.4 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (35.5 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 41.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Idaho, which saw a gain of 13.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Butte County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 21 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 52.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Butte County, Idaho.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (21 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (20 jobs lost)

In Butte County, Idaho, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,290 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Butte County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Scientific research and development services industry has grown the most with 1,834 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Scientific research and development services industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Butte County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Scientific research and development services (1,834 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (27 new jobs)







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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