Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tompkins CountyFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Automotive repair and maintenance industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 158 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Automotive repair and maintenance industry make up 9.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Tompkins County, New York.
Top 5 Industries 1. Automotive repair and maintenance (158 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and engineering services (140 jobs lost)
3. Vocational rehabilitation services (115 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (87 jobs lost)
5. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (83 jobs lost)
In Tompkins County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,281 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Out of the 108 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 49 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 58 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tompkins CountyOf the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Department stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 193 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the
Department stores industry makes up 7.5 percent of the total growth in Tompkins County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Department stores (193 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (184 new jobs)
3. Special food services (159 new jobs)
4. Unclassified (145 new jobs)
5. Other professional and technical services (124 new jobs)
Tompkins County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 923.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Tompkins County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for New York, where this industry saw a gain of 208.5 percent. The
Unclassified industry in Tompkins County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Unclassified (923.4 percent gain)
2. Special food services (492.8 percent gain)
3. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (122.6 percent gain)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (122.4 percent gain)
5. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (114.6 percent gain)
Total industry employment has increased by 5.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of New York, which experienced a loss of -1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
Tompkins County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Advertising and related services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 78.2 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 seen in the New York, where the industry reported a loss of 9.7 percent. The losses in the
Advertising and related services industry in Tompkins County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 6.4 in percent of jobs in the
Advertising and related services industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Advertising and related services (78.2 percent decline)
2. Household goods repair and maintenance (70.8 percent decline)
3. Specialized design services (54.4 percent decline)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (48.1 percent decline)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (46.5 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.
