Saturday, February 24, 2007

Waldo County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Waldo County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 217.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Waldo County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Maine, where the industry felt a gain of 19.7 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Waldo County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (217.4 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (85.7 percent gain)
3. Personal care services (61.3 percent gain)
4. Computer systems design and related services (55.6 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (44.4 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 7.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Maine, experiencing a gain of 0.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Waldo County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 74.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Maine, where the industry reported a gain of 16.1 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Waldo County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.8 percent in terms of employees in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (74.6 percent decline)
2. Other schools and instruction (44.2 percent decline)
3. Individual and family services (38 percent decline)
4. Child day care services (33.2 percent decline)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (18.6 percent decline)

In Waldo County, Maine, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 756 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Waldo County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 55 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 19.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Waldo County, Maine.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (55 jobs lost)
2. Child day care services (44 jobs lost)
3. Business support services (43 jobs lost)
4. Individual and family services (33 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (31 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Waldo County

The Specialized freight trucking industry has grown the most with 33 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 17.9 percent of the growth in Waldo County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (33 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (31 new jobs)
3. Other professional and technical services (13 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (13 new jobs)
5. Personal care services (13 new jobs)

From the 37 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 17 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 20 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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