Friday, February 23, 2007

Transylvania County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Transylvania County, North Carolina, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,283 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 34 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 23 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Transylvania County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 175 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 33.0 percent of the total employment growth in Transylvania County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (175 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (52 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (39 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (35 new jobs)
5. Professional and similar organizations (32 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Transylvania County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Automobile dealers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 53 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Automobile dealers industry make up 25.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Transylvania County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (53 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (44 jobs lost)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (41 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (13 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (12 jobs lost)

Transylvania County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 180.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Transylvania County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where it saw a gain of 38.7 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Transylvania County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 26.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (180.0 percent gain)
2. Lessors of real estate (96.3 percent gain)
3. Death care services (76.2 percent gain)
4. Nonresidential building construction (75.0 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (72.7 percent gain)

Transylvania County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 63.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of North Carolina, where the industry felt a loss of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Transylvania County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.6 in percent of workers in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (63.3 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (48.2 percent decline)
3. Automobile dealers (47.3 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (40.4 percent decline)
5. Management and technical consulting services (37.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 14.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of North Carolina, which saw a gain of 1.9 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.





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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