Monday, January 22, 2007

Johnston County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Johnston County, North Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,729 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Johnston County

The Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 138 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 8.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Johnston County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (138 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (131 new jobs)
3. Employment services (117 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (112 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (110 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Johnston County

Given the industries in the area, the Other wood product manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 76 jobs. The declines in the Other wood product manufacturing industry make up 11.8 percent of the total job loss in Johnston County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (76 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (73 jobs lost)
3. Greenhouse and nursery production (46 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (40 jobs lost)
5. Office administrative services (33 jobs lost)

Of the 93 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 39 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 53 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Johnston County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 44.1 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Carolina, where the it saw a gain of 9.3 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Johnston County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6.8 percent in terms of employees in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (44.1 percent decline)
2. Office administrative services (33.7 percent decline)
3. Other support services (29.7 percent decline)
4. Investigation and security services (28.9 percent decline)
5. Consumer goods rental (27.2 percent decline)

Johnston County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other residential care facilities industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 104.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Johnston County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Carolina, where the industry felt a loss of 3.6 percent. The Other residential care facilities industry in Johnston County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other residential care facilities (104.6 percent gain)
2. Remediation and other waste services (100.0 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (61.2 percent gain)
4. Professional and similar organizations (60.3 percent gain)
5. Other ambulatory health care services (43.9 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 5.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of North Carolina, experiencing a gain of 2.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.





About: This report is part 1 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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