Friday, February 23, 2007

Owyhee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 34.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Idaho, experiencing a gain of 13.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Owyhee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 143.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Owyhee County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Idaho, where the industry felt a gain of 11.5 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Owyhee County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 13.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (143.1 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (29.5 percent gain)

Owyhee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 29.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Idaho, where the industry reported a gain of 18.3 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Owyhee County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.3 in percent of workers in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (29.5 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (2.6 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Owyhee County

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 34 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 85.8 percent of the total employment growth in Owyhee County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (34 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (6 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Owyhee County

Given the industries in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 4 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 72.2 percent of the total job loss in Owyhee County, Idaho.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (4 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (2 jobs lost)

In Owyhee County, Idaho, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 679 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.







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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