Friday, February 23, 2007

Pitt County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pitt County

Given the industries in the area, the Employment services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 906 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 23.0 percent of the total job loss in Pitt County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (906 jobs lost)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (359 jobs lost)
3. Home health care services (301 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (242 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (156 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pitt County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Individual and family services industry has added the most employment with 426 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 7.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Pitt County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (426 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (376 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (346 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (309 new jobs)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (301 new jobs)

Of the 105 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 49 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 55 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Pitt County, North Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 299 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total industry employment has increased by 0.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in North Carolina, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Pitt County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 362.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Pitt County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 14.8 percent. The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry in Pitt County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (362.7 percent gain)
2. Scientific research and development services (346.5 percent gain)
3. Individual and family services (327.1 percent gain)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (156.0 percent gain)
5. Residential mental health facilities (113.9 percent gain)

Pitt County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 70 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 experienced in the State of North Carolina, where the industry felt a loss of 29 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Pitt County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 22.6 percent in terms of employees in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (70 percent decline)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (60.9 percent decline)
3. Computer systems design and related services (60.2 percent decline)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (58.3 percent decline)
5. Used merchandise stores (48.8 percent decline)





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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