The Wilmington Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 272.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Wilmington has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 27.5 percent. The
Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers industry in Wilmington outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 15.5 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (272.7 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (178.6 percent gain)
3. Business, computer and management training (106.3 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (95.4 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (88.9 percent gain)
The Wilmington Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Seafood product preparation and packaging industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 52.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of North Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the
Seafood product preparation and packaging industry in Wilmington outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 14.3 percent in terms of employment in the
Seafood product preparation and packaging industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Seafood product preparation and packaging (52.3 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (40.1 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (39.1 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (24.5 percent decline)
5. Private households (20.7 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has increased by 14.3 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 gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Wilmington Metro AreaFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Nonresidential building construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 471 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Nonresidential building construction industry make up 51.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Wilmington, NC.
Top 5 Industries 1. Nonresidential building construction (471 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (170 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (107 jobs lost)
4. Private households (54 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (51 jobs lost)
In the Wilmington, NC metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 14,304 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Out of the 41 4-digit NAICS industries, 8 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 33 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Wilmington Metro AreaFrom the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,548 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Full-service restaurants industry makes up 13.3 percent of the total employment growth in Wilmington.
Top 5 Industries 1. Full-service restaurants (1,548 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (1,292 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (978 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (816 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (665 new jobs)
