Monday, January 22, 2007

Loup County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Loup County

Given the industries in the area, the Plastics product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 124 jobs. The declines in the Plastics product manufacturing industry make up 61.6 percent of the total employment decline in Loup County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Plastics product manufacturing (124 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (43 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (8 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (8 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (4 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Loup County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 48 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 26.3 percent of the total employment growth in Loup County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (48 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (21 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (17 new jobs)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (17 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (14 new jobs)

In Loup County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 6 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

From the 31 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 19 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total industry employment has increased by 16.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Nebraska, which saw a gain of 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Loup County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Personal care services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 44.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the industry reported a gain of 2.8 percent. The losses in the Personal care services industry in Loup County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.3 percent in terms of employment in the Personal care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (44.4 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (24.1 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (23.5 percent decline)
4. Insurance carriers (16.9 percent decline)
5. Legal services (15.1 percent decline)

Loup County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 44.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Loup County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nebraska, where the industry took a gain of 3 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Loup County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (44.6 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (38.3 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (36.6 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (34.7 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (31.5 percent gain)





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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