Friday, February 23, 2007

Richland County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Richland County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 1230.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Richland County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 0.6 percent. The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Richland County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (1230.6 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (184.2 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (111.1 percent gain)
4. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (64.6 percent gain)
5. Personal care services (20.5 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Richland County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 68.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 6.2 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Richland County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 9.6 in percent of jobs in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (68.8 percent decline)
2. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (53.3 percent decline)
3. Clothing stores (47.4 percent decline)
4. Private households (37.5 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (32 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Richland County

The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 201 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 70.5 percent of the total growth in Richland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (201 new jobs)
2. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (32 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (16 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (12 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (10 new jobs)

In Richland County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 8 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Richland County

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 29 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry make up 16.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Richland County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (29 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (24 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (19 jobs lost)
4. Support activities for mining (18 jobs lost)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (16 jobs lost)

From the 29 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 11 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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