Employment for all industries has increased by 2.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in Nevada, experiencing a gain of 21.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
The Carson City Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 162.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Carson City has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Nevada, where the industry took a gain of 54.8 percent. The
Other specialty trade contractors industry in Carson City outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.3 percent of the employment in this industry.
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)
The Carson City Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 66.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Nevada, where the industry felt a gain of 1.3 percent. The losses in the
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Carson City outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.2 in percent of workers 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 Five-Year Employment Decline in the Carson City Metro AreaOf the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), 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 jobs lost during the period in Carson City, NV.
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)
In the Carson City, NV metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 445 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Given the 90 4-digit NAICS industries, 36 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 51 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Carson City Metro AreaFrom the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Gambling industries industry has grown the most with 461 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the
Gambling industries industry makes up 18.2 percent of the total employment growth 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)
