St. Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Other general merchandise stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 268.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in St. Lawrence County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for New York, where the industry took a gain of 28.8 percent. The
Other general merchandise stores industry in St. Lawrence County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 31.2 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other general merchandise stores (268.5 percent gain)
2. Other support services (257.6 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (246.5 percent gain)
4. Individual and family services (88.0 percent gain)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (59.5 percent gain)
Total employment has decreased by 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in New York, experiencing a loss of -1.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
St. Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Building finishing contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 73 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the New York, where the industry felt a gain of 0.2 percent. The losses in the
Building finishing contractors industry in St. Lawrence County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 17.4 percent in terms of employment in the
Building finishing contractors industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Building finishing contractors (73 percent decline)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (69 percent decline)
3. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (66.3 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (60 percent decline)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (52.5 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in St. Lawrence CountyFrom the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 392 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Individual and family services industry makes up 17.5 percent of the total employment growth in St. Lawrence County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Individual and family services (392 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (384 new jobs)
3. General medical and surgical hospitals (274 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (205 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (191 new jobs)
Given the 95 4-digit NAICS industries, 53 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 41 industries reported a drop in employment.
In St. Lawrence County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 16 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in St. Lawrence CountyThe
Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 403 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Department stores industry make up 21.0 percent of the total employment decline in St. Lawrence County, New York.
Top 5 Industries 1. Department stores (403 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (158 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (104 jobs lost)
4. Dairy product manufacturing (89 jobs lost)
5. Direct selling establishments (89 jobs lost)
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.
