Columbus County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
The total number of jobs has decreased by 4.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This 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.
Columbus County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Other support services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 705.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Columbus County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where this industry saw a loss of 16.7 percent. The Other support services industry in Columbus County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.5 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (705.1 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (393.3 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (184.2 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (89.1 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (69.7 percent gain)
Columbus County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Florists industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 68.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the North Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 22 percent. The losses in the Florists industry in Columbus County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 23 in percent of workers in the Florists industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Florists (68.2 percent decline)
2. Other crop farming (61.3 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (48.8 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (47.8 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (45.7 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Columbus County
The Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 386 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Home health care services industry makes up 47.6 percent of the growth in Columbus County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (386 new jobs)
2. Health and personal care stores (95 new jobs)
3. Other support services (92 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (55 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (47 new jobs)
In Columbus County, North Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 617 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Columbus County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 241 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 20.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Columbus County, North Carolina.
Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (241 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (226 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (161 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (108 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (51 jobs lost)
Of the 50 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 34 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
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.
Columbus County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Other support services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 705.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Columbus County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where this industry saw a loss of 16.7 percent. The Other support services industry in Columbus County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.5 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (705.1 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (393.3 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (184.2 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (89.1 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (69.7 percent gain)
Columbus County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Florists industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 68.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the North Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 22 percent. The losses in the Florists industry in Columbus County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 23 in percent of workers in the Florists industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Florists (68.2 percent decline)
2. Other crop farming (61.3 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (48.8 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (47.8 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (45.7 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Columbus County
The Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 386 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Home health care services industry makes up 47.6 percent of the growth in Columbus County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (386 new jobs)
2. Health and personal care stores (95 new jobs)
3. Other support services (92 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (55 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (47 new jobs)
In Columbus County, North Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 617 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Columbus County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 241 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 20.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Columbus County, North Carolina.
Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (241 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (226 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (161 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (108 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (51 jobs lost)
Of the 50 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 34 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
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.
