Friday, February 23, 2007

Putnam County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Putnam County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 9.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 5.7 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Putnam 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 jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (9.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 6.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Putnam County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 124.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Putnam County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where this industry saw a gain of 8.6 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Putnam County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 17.4 percent.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (124.0 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (29.8 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (8.5 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Putnam County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 2 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 116.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Putnam County, Illinois.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (2 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (19 jobs lost)
3. Florists (18 jobs lost)

In Putnam County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 117 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Of the 6 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 1 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Putnam County

The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 11 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 49.3 percent of the total growth in Putnam County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (11 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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