Friday, February 23, 2007

Bronx County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Bronx County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 78.2 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of New York, where the industry reported a loss of 6.6 percent. The losses in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry in Bronx County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.5 percent in terms of employees in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (78.2 percent decline)
2. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (77.7 percent decline)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (72.3 percent decline)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (64.6 percent decline)
5. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (59.8 percent decline)

Bronx County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Vocational rehabilitation services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 251.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bronx County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry took a loss of 4.3 percent. The Vocational rehabilitation services industry in Bronx County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vocational rehabilitation services (251.6 percent gain)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (242.8 percent gain)
3. Advertising and related services (211.2 percent gain)
4. Educational support services (210.2 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (140.4 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of New York, which went through a loss of -1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bronx County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 2,976 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 17.6 percent of the total employment growth in Bronx County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (2,976 new jobs)
2. Vocational rehabilitation services (1,472 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (1,182 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (1,065 new jobs)
5. Special food services (687 new jobs)

Out of the 147 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 76 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 71 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bronx County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Lessors of real estate industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 610 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Lessors of real estate industry make up 7.5 percent of the total employment decline in Bronx County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (610 jobs lost)
2. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (498 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (494 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (466 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (436 jobs lost)

In Bronx County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 9,261 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.





About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

 

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