Friday, February 23, 2007

Cook County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Cook County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other hospitals industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 249.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Cook County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where it saw a gain of 56.9 percent. The Other hospitals industry in Cook County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 23 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other hospitals (249.6 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (149.5 percent gain)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (93.5 percent gain)
4. Other ground passenger transportation (91.8 percent gain)
5. Social advocacy organizations (59.1 percent gain)

Cook County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 86.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 56.8 percent. The losses in the Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry in Cook County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 32.5 in percent of workers in the Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (86.6 percent decline)
2. Other leather product manufacturing (75.7 percent decline)
3. Railroad rolling stock manufacturing (62.1 percent decline)
4. Alumina and aluminum production (61.2 percent decline)
5. Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. (61 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 4.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

In Cook County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 109,530 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cook County

The Scheduled air transportation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 9,899 jobs. The declines in the Scheduled air transportation industry make up 4.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Cook County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scheduled air transportation (9,899 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (7,849 jobs lost)
3. Printing and related support activities (6,965 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (6,544 jobs lost)
5. Scientific research and development services (6,251 jobs lost)

Of the 263 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 175 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 88 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cook County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 9,964 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 10.3 percent of the growth in Cook County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (9,964 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (5,383 new jobs)
3. Employment services (5,002 new jobs)
4. Colleges and universities (4,855 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (4,065 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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