Friday, February 23, 2007

Stokes County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Stokes County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 105 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 30.9 percent of the total employment growth in Stokes County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (105 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (60 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (38 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (25 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (21 new jobs)

In Stokes County, North Carolina, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 114 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Stokes County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Residential building construction industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 77 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Residential building construction industry make up 25.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Stokes County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (77 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (56 jobs lost)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (30 jobs lost)
4. Printing and related support activities (28 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (27 jobs lost)

From the 34 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 14 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 20 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Stokes County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 475.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Stokes County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 32.1 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Stokes County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 22.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (475.0 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (253.3 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (185.2 percent gain)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (100.0 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (90.5 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in North Carolina, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Stokes County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 62.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Carolina, where the it saw a gain of 10.7 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Stokes County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 30.6 in percent of workers in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (62.4 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (43.4 percent decline)
3. Printing and related support activities (42.3 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (38 percent decline)
5. Architectural and engineering services (30.8 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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