Friday, February 23, 2007

Lewis and Clark County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Lewis and Clark County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 220.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lewis and Clark County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Montana, where the industry took a gain of 17.2 percent. The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Lewis and Clark County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 7.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (220.5 percent gain)
2. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (145.2 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (126.3 percent gain)
4. Beverage manufacturing (122.5 percent gain)
5. Employment services (113.1 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 11.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in Montana, experiencing a gain of 12.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Lewis and Clark County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Emergency and other relief services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 75.9 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 gone through in the Montana, where the industry felt a gain of 22.7 percent. The losses in the Emergency and other relief services industry in Lewis and Clark County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.8 percent in terms of employment in the Emergency and other relief services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Emergency and other relief services (75.9 percent decline)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (59 percent decline)
3. Wired telecommunications carriers (51.3 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (44.9 percent decline)
5. Social advocacy organizations (33.5 percent decline)

In Lewis and Clark County, Montana, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 2,414 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 92 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 37 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 55 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lewis and Clark County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Wired telecommunications carriers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 162 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 17.7 percent of the total employment decline in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (162 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (131 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (83 jobs lost)
4. Social advocacy organizations (82 jobs lost)
5. Emergency and other relief services (72 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lewis and Clark County

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 227 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 8.1 percent of the total employment growth in Lewis and Clark County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (227 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (209 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (196 new jobs)
4. Employment services (189 new jobs)
5. Professional and similar organizations (161 new jobs)





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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