Friday, February 23, 2007

Surry County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Surry County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Individual and family services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 406 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 20.9 percent of the total growth in Surry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (406 new jobs)
2. Employment services (275 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (192 new jobs)
4. Department stores (173 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (144 new jobs)

Out of the 70 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 36 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 34 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Surry County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Apparel knitting mills industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 2,060 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Apparel knitting mills industry make up 52.3 percent of the total job loss in Surry County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Apparel knitting mills (2,060 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (310 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (196 jobs lost)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (165 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (138 jobs lost)

In Surry County, North Carolina, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 4,171 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total industry employment has decreased by 13.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of North Carolina, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Surry County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 703.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Surry County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 86.7 percent. The Individual and family services industry in Surry County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 35 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (703.5 percent gain)
2. Land subdivision (137.5 percent gain)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (100.0 percent gain)
4. Computer systems design and related services (100.0 percent gain)
5. Specialty food stores (80.9 percent gain)

Surry County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 76.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 20.4 percent. The losses in the Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry in Surry County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 21.3 in percent of jobs in the Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (76.8 percent decline)
2. Residential mental health facilities (67.6 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (66 percent decline)
4. Apparel knitting mills (62.6 percent decline)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (55.1 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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