Friday, February 23, 2007

Howard County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Howard County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 2,404 jobs. The declines in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry make up 51.5 percent of the total job loss in Howard County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (2,404 jobs lost)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (201 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (167 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (165 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (125 jobs lost)

From the 88 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 56 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 32 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Howard County, Indiana, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 4,574 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Howard County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has added the most employment with 185 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 19.2 percent of the total growth in Howard County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (185 new jobs)
2. Clothing stores (106 new jobs)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (69 new jobs)
4. Personal care services (65 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (58 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 11.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Indiana, which went through a loss of -0.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Howard County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 76.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Indiana, where the industry felt a gain of 22.7 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Howard County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6.8 percent in terms of employment in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (76.2 percent decline)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (75 percent decline)
3. Management and technical consulting services (69.1 percent decline)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (61.2 percent decline)
5. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (56.4 percent decline)

Howard County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Clothing stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 101.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Howard County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Indiana, where the industry felt a gain of 18.7 percent. The Clothing stores industry in Howard County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 12.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (101.0 percent gain)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (63.6 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (61.5 percent gain)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (50.1 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (48.8 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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