Friday, February 23, 2007

Knox County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Knox County, Nebraska, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 113 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 16 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 11 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Knox County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 22 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 30.6 percent of the total employment growth in Knox County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (22 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (11 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (10 new jobs)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (10 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (7 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Knox County

The Traveler accommodation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 20 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 54.6 percent of the total employment decline in Knox County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (20 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (8 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (4 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (4 jobs lost)
5. Offices of dentists (1 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has increased by 7.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Knox County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 53.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the industry reported a loss of 24.3 percent. The losses in the Traveler accommodation industry in Knox County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.9 percent in terms of employment in the Traveler accommodation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (53.2 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (21.1 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (15.5 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (8.6 percent decline)
5. Direct selling establishments (3.1 percent decline)

Knox County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 48.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Knox County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nebraska, where this industry saw a gain of 11.6 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Knox County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 20.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (48.4 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (36.2 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (27.3 percent gain)
4. Legal services (20.7 percent gain)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (18.8 percent gain)





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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