Friday, February 23, 2007

Columbia County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Columbia County

The Unclassified industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 134 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Unclassified industry makes up 10.1 percent of the total employment growth in Columbia County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (134 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (89 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (77 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (72 new jobs)
5. Other professional and technical services (58 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Columbia County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nursing care facilities industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 199 jobs. The declines in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 20.0 percent of the total employment decline in Columbia County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (199 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (112 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (69 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (47 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (46 jobs lost)

Given the 95 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 42 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 52 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Columbia County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 391 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Columbia County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 72.2 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 felt a loss of 11.3 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Columbia County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6.8 in percent of workers in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (72.2 percent decline)
2. Employment services (60.8 percent decline)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (57.5 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (52.1 percent decline)
5. Civic and social organizations (50.9 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of New York, which saw a loss of -1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Columbia County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 857.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Columbia County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of New York, where the industry took a gain of 208.5 percent. The Unclassified industry in Columbia County 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 (857.4 percent gain)
2. Support activities for animal production (171.7 percent gain)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (85.7 percent gain)
4. Professional and similar organizations (83.3 percent gain)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (73.6 percent gain)





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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