Friday, February 23, 2007

Adams County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Adams County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has added the most employment with 377 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry makes up 15.3 percent of the growth in Adams County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (377 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (354 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (326 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (252 new jobs)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (195 new jobs)

Out of the 92 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 41 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 51 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Adams County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 960 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Adams County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 533 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Department stores industry make up 31.3 percent of the total employment decline in Adams County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (533 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (130 jobs lost)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (121 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (75 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and engineering services (70 jobs lost)

Adams County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Shoe stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 57.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the it saw a loss of 9.2 percent. The losses in the Shoe stores industry in Adams County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 5.3 percent in terms of employees in the Shoe stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Shoe stores (57.7 percent decline)
2. Special food services (52.5 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (52.5 percent decline)
4. Private households (51.7 percent decline)
5. Department stores (48.6 percent decline)

Adams County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 387.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Adams County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 8.7 percent. The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry in Adams County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (387.0 percent gain)
2. Activities related to real estate (250.0 percent gain)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (240.2 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (164.0 percent gain)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (96.5 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 3.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





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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