Friday, February 23, 2007

Logan County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Logan County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 112 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 20.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Logan County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (112 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (67 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (57 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (38 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (34 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Logan County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has added the most employment with 136 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 14.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Logan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (136 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (91 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (90 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (65 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (60 new jobs)

Out of the 61 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 26 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 35 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Logan County, Nebraska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 8 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

The total number of jobs has decreased by 8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Logan County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 66.7 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 sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the it saw a gain of 1.6 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Logan County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.6 in percent of workers in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (66.7 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (59.9 percent decline)
3. Private households (50.4 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (50 percent decline)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (48.8 percent decline)

Logan County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialty food stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 260.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Logan County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 31.7 percent. The Specialty food stores industry in Logan County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 12.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialty food stores (260.6 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (175.0 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (140.8 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (120.6 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (106.0 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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