Saturday, February 24, 2007

Wayne County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wayne County

The Ship and boat building industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 189 jobs. The declines in the Ship and boat building industry make up 65.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Wayne County, Kentucky.

Top 5 Industries
1. Ship and boat building (189 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (43 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (42 jobs lost)
4. Offices of dentists (8 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (8 jobs lost)

Out of the 18 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 13 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Wayne County, Kentucky, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 377 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wayne County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other wood product manufacturing industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 346 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other wood product manufacturing industry makes up 79.0 percent of the total employment growth in Wayne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (346 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (37 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (13 new jobs)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (8 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (6 new jobs)

Wayne County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Used merchandise stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 72.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Wayne County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Kentucky, where it saw a gain of 28.6 percent. The Used merchandise stores industry in Wayne County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (72.0 percent gain)
2. Other wood product manufacturing (59.6 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (43.9 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (43.2 percent gain)
5. Florists (33.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 7.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Kentucky, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Wayne County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 71.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Kentucky, where the industry reported a gain of 5.7 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Wayne County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.2 in percent of jobs in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (71.9 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (43 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (31.1 percent decline)
4. Ship and boat building (29.4 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (29.3 percent decline)





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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