Friday, February 23, 2007

La Salle County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

La Salle County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Business support services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 1834.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in La Salle County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where it saw a loss of 9.6 percent. The Business support services industry in La Salle County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (1834.0 percent gain)
2. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (1059.3 percent gain)
3. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (352.4 percent gain)
4. Employment services (258.1 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (180.0 percent gain)

La Salle County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Waste collection industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 80.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the industry reported a gain of 39.8 percent. The losses in the Waste collection industry in La Salle County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 32.7 in percent of jobs in the Waste collection industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste collection (80.6 percent decline)
2. Other support services (69 percent decline)
3. Data processing and related services (55.1 percent decline)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (53 percent decline)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (49 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in La Salle County

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 395 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry make up 13.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in La Salle County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (395 jobs lost)
2. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (269 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (227 jobs lost)
4. Printing and related support activities (141 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (140 jobs lost)

In La Salle County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 440 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 107 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 57 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 48 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in La Salle County

The Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 435 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 15.6 percent of the total employment growth in La Salle County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (435 new jobs)
2. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (434 new jobs)
3. Business support services (287 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (235 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (134 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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