Buncombe County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
In Buncombe County, North Carolina, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 4,987 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Buncombe County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 988 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 14.2 percent of the total employment decline in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (988 jobs lost)
2. Fabric mills (667 jobs lost)
3. Other support services (473 jobs lost)
4. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (245 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (227 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Buncombe County
The Employment services industry has grown the most with 1,799 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 14.4 percent of the total growth in Buncombe County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,799 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (1,100 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (985 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (848 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (794 new jobs)
Given the 141 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 69 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 72 industries reported a drop in employment.
Buncombe County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 353.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Buncombe County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 36.9 percent. The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry in Buncombe County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 26.9 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Independent artists, writers, and performers (353.3 percent gain)
2. Waste collection (341.3 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (238.6 percent gain)
4. Outpatient care centers (238.3 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (191.1 percent gain)
Buncombe County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 85.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Carolina, where the it saw a loss of 60.8 percent. The losses in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry in Buncombe County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 45.7 percent in terms of employment in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (85.8 percent decline)
2. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (73.3 percent decline)
3. Glass and glass product manufacturing (71.7 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (69.4 percent decline)
5. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (68 percent decline)
Employment for all industries has increased by 5.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of North Carolina, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). 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.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Buncombe County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 988 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 14.2 percent of the total employment decline in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (988 jobs lost)
2. Fabric mills (667 jobs lost)
3. Other support services (473 jobs lost)
4. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (245 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (227 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Buncombe County
The Employment services industry has grown the most with 1,799 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 14.4 percent of the total growth in Buncombe County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,799 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (1,100 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (985 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (848 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (794 new jobs)
Given the 141 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 69 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 72 industries reported a drop in employment.
Buncombe County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 353.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Buncombe County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 36.9 percent. The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry in Buncombe County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 26.9 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Independent artists, writers, and performers (353.3 percent gain)
2. Waste collection (341.3 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (238.6 percent gain)
4. Outpatient care centers (238.3 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (191.1 percent gain)
Buncombe County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 85.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Carolina, where the it saw a loss of 60.8 percent. The losses in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry in Buncombe County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 45.7 percent in terms of employment in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (85.8 percent decline)
2. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (73.3 percent decline)
3. Glass and glass product manufacturing (71.7 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (69.4 percent decline)
5. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (68 percent decline)
Employment for all industries has increased by 5.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of North Carolina, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). 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.
