In Orange County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 6,267 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Orange CountyOf the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Other general merchandise stores industry has grown the most with 1,501 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the
Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 11.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Orange County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other general merchandise stores (1,501 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (849 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (838 new jobs)
4. Unclassified (691 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (514 new jobs)
From the 153 4-digit NAICS industries, 62 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 90 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Orange CountyOf the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the
Department stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 836 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Department stores industry make up 13.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Orange County, New York.
Top 5 Industries 1. Department stores (836 jobs lost)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (555 jobs lost)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (392 jobs lost)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (297 jobs lost)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (280 jobs lost)
Orange County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 287.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Orange County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for New York, where the industry felt a gain of 208.5 percent. The
Unclassified industry in Orange County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Unclassified (287.1 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (243.7 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (207.6 percent gain)
4. Other heavy construction (204.9 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (160.3 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 6.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in the State of New York, which went through a loss of -1.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Orange County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 65.8 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 has experienced in the State of New York, where the industry reported a loss of 18.9 percent. The losses in the
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Orange County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.8 percent in terms of employment in the
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (65.8 percent decline)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (60.8 percent decline)
3. Specialized design services (56.6 percent decline)
4. Social advocacy organizations (50.7 percent decline)
5. General rental centers (47.8 percent decline)
About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the
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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
