Carson City Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Other specialty trade contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 162.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Carson City has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nevada, where it saw a gain of 54.8 percent. The
Other specialty trade contractors industry in Carson City outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 22.3 percent.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other specialty trade contractors (162.1 percent gain)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (123.2 percent gain)
3. Support activities for road transportation (117.1 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (112.6 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (91.6 percent gain)
Carson City Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 66.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nevada, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.3 percent. The losses in the
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Carson City outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.2 percent in terms of employees in the
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (66.7 percent decline)
2. Shoe stores (66.7 percent decline)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (55 percent decline)
4. Electronic instrument manufacturing (53.8 percent decline)
5. Home furnishings stores (52.7 percent decline)
Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in Nevada, which saw a gain of 21.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Carson CityOf the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Gambling industries industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 461 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Gambling industries industry makes up 18.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Carson City.
Top 5 Industries 1. Gambling industries (461 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (305 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (200 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (187 new jobs)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (154 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Carson CityFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Electronic instrument manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 175 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Electronic instrument manufacturing industry make up 13.8 percent of the total employment decline in Carson City, Nevada.
Top 5 Industries 1. Electronic instrument manufacturing (175 jobs lost)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (163 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (95 jobs lost)
4. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (92 jobs lost)
5. Business support services (91 jobs lost)
Given the 90 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 36 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 51 industries reported employment loss in the period.
In Carson City, Nevada, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 445 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
