Given the 69 4-digit NAICS industries, 35 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 34 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lenoir CountyOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 496 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the
Employment services industry makes up 23.1 percent of the total employment growth in Lenoir County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Employment services (496 new jobs)
2. Residential mental health facilities (307 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (172 new jobs)
4. Utility system construction (129 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (111 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lenoir CountyOf the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the
Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 372 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Grocery stores industry make up 23.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lenoir County, North Carolina.
Top 5 Industries 1. Grocery stores (372 jobs lost)
2. Child day care services (226 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (175 jobs lost)
4. Clothing stores (77 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (74 jobs lost)
In Lenoir County, North Carolina, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 131 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Lenoir County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Activities related to real estate industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 62.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 29.6 percent. The losses in the
Activities related to real estate industry in Lenoir County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19 in percent of jobs in the
Activities related to real estate industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Activities related to real estate (62.9 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (59.6 percent decline)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (54 percent decline)
4. Death care services (49.7 percent decline)
5. Individual and family services (47.7 percent decline)
Total employment has decreased by 0.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of North Carolina, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Lenoir County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Residential mental health facilities industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 188.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lenoir County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where it saw a gain of 22.2 percent. The
Residential mental health facilities industry in Lenoir County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11.1 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Residential mental health facilities (188.7 percent gain)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (101.2 percent gain)
3. Other professional and technical services (91.1 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (81.7 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (76.9 percent gain)
About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the
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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
