Friday, February 23, 2007

Tazewell County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tazewell County

The Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 310 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 12.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Tazewell County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (310 jobs lost)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (264 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (232 jobs lost)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (192 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (178 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tazewell County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 828 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 18.0 percent of the total growth in Tazewell County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (828 new jobs)
2. Warehousing and storage (670 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (376 new jobs)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (375 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (358 new jobs)

Of the 87 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 44 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 43 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Tazewell County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4,419 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 9.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in Illinois, which experienced a loss of -1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Tazewell County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 75 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 felt a loss of 0.6 percent. The losses in the Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Tazewell County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6.4 percent in terms of employees in the Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (75 percent decline)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (69.8 percent decline)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (61.4 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (49.8 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (47.7 percent decline)

Tazewell County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 722.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Tazewell County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where the industry took a loss of 0.4 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Tazewell County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 22.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (722.4 percent gain)
2. Warehousing and storage (271.3 percent gain)
3. Social advocacy organizations (151.1 percent gain)
4. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (116.0 percent gain)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (100.0 percent gain)





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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