Friday, February 23, 2007

DuPage County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

DuPage County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 68.7 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 industry sector experienced a loss of 34.2 percent. The losses in the Petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry in DuPage County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 7.3 in percent of jobs in the Petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (68.7 percent decline)
2. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (65.9 percent decline)
3. Data processing and related services (65.4 percent decline)
4. Promoters of performing arts and sports (62.3 percent decline)
5. Communications equipment manufacturing (62 percent decline)

DuPage County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Internet publishing and broadcasting industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 598.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in DuPage County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where this industry saw a gain of 51.2 percent. The Internet publishing and broadcasting industry in DuPage County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 24.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Internet publishing and broadcasting (598.0 percent gain)
2. Support activities for air transportation (200.9 percent gain)
3. Used merchandise stores (195.7 percent gain)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (161.0 percent gain)
5. Agents and managers for public figures (158.8 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in DuPage County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 9,249 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 15.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in DuPage County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (9,249 new jobs)
2. Computer systems design and related services (5,095 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (3,915 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (2,965 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (2,544 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in DuPage County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Scientific research and development services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 5,895 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Scientific research and development services industry make up 11.3 percent of the total employment decline in DuPage County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scientific research and development services (5,895 jobs lost)
2. Data processing and related services (4,875 jobs lost)
3. Communications equipment manufacturing (4,369 jobs lost)
4. Printing and related support activities (1,796 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (1,726 jobs lost)

In DuPage County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 7,701 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 203 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 103 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 100 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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