The total number of jobs has decreased by 10.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of North Carolina, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Cleveland County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Individual and family services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 159.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Cleveland County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 86.7 percent. The
Individual and family services industry in Cleveland County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 35 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Individual and family services (159.6 percent gain)
2. Other personal services (142.9 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (141.4 percent gain)
4. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (125.7 percent gain)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (98.8 percent gain)
Cleveland County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Chemical merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 76.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.3 percent. The losses in the
Chemical merchant wholesalers industry in Cleveland County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.8 in percent of jobs in the
Chemical merchant wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (76.8 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (71.3 percent decline)
3. Fabric mills (71.3 percent decline)
4. Fiber, yarn, and thread mills (61.5 percent decline)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (58.4 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cleveland CountyOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Individual and family services industry has added the most employment with 359 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the
Individual and family services industry makes up 15.6 percent of the total growth in Cleveland County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Individual and family services (359 new jobs)
2. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (189 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (186 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (179 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (164 new jobs)
Given the 90 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 48 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 42 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Cleveland County, North Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 3,348 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cleveland CountyFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Fabric mills industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 727 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Fabric mills industry make up 21.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
Top 5 Industries 1. Fabric mills (727 jobs lost)
2. Fiber, yarn, and thread mills (400 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (338 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (273 jobs lost)
5. Textile and fabric finishing mills (261 jobs lost)
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.
