Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Rochester Metro AreaFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Computer systems design and related services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,610 jobs. The declines in the
Computer systems design and related services industry make up 26.2 percent of the total employment decline in Rochester, NY.
Top 5 Industries 1. Computer systems design and related services (1,610 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (1,288 jobs lost)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (688 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (511 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (438 jobs lost)
Of the 31 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 15 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 16 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In the Rochester, NY metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 15,455 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Rochester Metro AreaOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,692 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Limited-service eating places industry makes up 20.7 percent of the total employment growth in Rochester.
Top 5 Industries 1. Limited-service eating places (1,692 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (1,540 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (1,193 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (853 new jobs)
5. Legal services (605 new jobs)
The Rochester Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 284.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Rochester has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of New York, where the industry took a gain of 208.5 percent. The
Unclassified industry in Rochester outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Unclassified (284.0 percent gain)
2. Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers (66.1 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (33.3 percent gain)
4. Individual and family services (30.4 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (21.3 percent gain)
The Rochester Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Scheduled air transportation industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 37.7 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 has experienced in the State of New York, where the it saw a loss of 21.7 percent. The losses in the
Scheduled air transportation industry in Rochester outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 25 in percent of jobs in the
Scheduled air transportation industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Scheduled air transportation (37.7 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (27.8 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (19.9 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (16.9 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (16.8 percent decline)
Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of New York, experiencing a loss of 1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
