Saturday, February 24, 2007

Tallahatchie County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tallahatchie County

The Specialized freight trucking industry has grown the most with 25 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 42.9 percent of the total employment growth in Tallahatchie County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (25 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (13 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (9 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (7 new jobs)

In Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 343 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 10 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 6 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tallahatchie County

Given the industries in the area, the Other crop farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 83 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other crop farming industry make up 54.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (83 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for crop production (47 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (19 jobs lost)
4. Private households (3 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (28 jobs lost)

Tallahatchie County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 51.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Mississippi, where the industry reported a loss of 16.9 percent. The losses in the Other crop farming industry in Tallahatchie County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 24.4 percent in terms of employees in the Other crop farming industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other crop farming (51.8 percent decline)
2. Support activities for crop production (45.9 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (20.4 percent decline)
4. Private households (11.1 percent decline)

Tallahatchie County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 181.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Tallahatchie County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Mississippi, where this industry saw a gain of 19.9 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Tallahatchie County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (181.0 percent gain)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (140.0 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (36.5 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (28.1 percent gain)
5. Legal services (22.9 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 22.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Mississippi, which experienced a gain of 0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.





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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