Friday, February 23, 2007

Craven County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 10.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of North Carolina, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Craven County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Land subdivision industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 92.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Carolina, where the industry felt a loss of 13 percent. The losses in the Land subdivision industry in Craven County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 10.2 in percent of workers in the Land subdivision industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Land subdivision (92.2 percent decline)
2. Business support services (79.9 percent decline)
3. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (54.1 percent decline)
4. Specialty food stores (52.6 percent decline)
5. Child day care services (47.4 percent decline)

Craven County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Home health care services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 491.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Craven County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 61.4 percent. The Home health care services industry in Craven County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 36.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (491.3 percent gain)
2. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (304.8 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (266.1 percent gain)
4. Other support services (205.3 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (190.8 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Craven County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Home health care services industry has grown the most with 732 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 20.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Craven County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (732 new jobs)
2. Employment services (428 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (372 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (287 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (201 new jobs)

Out of the 90 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 39 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 51 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Craven County, North Carolina, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 2,695 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Craven County

Given the industries in the area, the Child day care services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 226 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Child day care services industry make up 13.9 percent of the total job loss in Craven County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (226 jobs lost)
2. Business support services (191 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (142 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (118 jobs lost)
5. Land subdivision (106 jobs lost)





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.

 

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