Friday, February 09, 2007

Jefferson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Jefferson County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,935 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jefferson County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 389 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 11.4 percent of the total employment growth in Jefferson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (389 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (306 new jobs)
3. Nursing care facilities (288 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (224 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (145 new jobs)

Of the 98 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 41 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 57 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jefferson County

The Management of companies and enterprises industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 610 jobs. The declines in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 26.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Jefferson County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (610 jobs lost)
2. Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills (227 jobs lost)
3. Electrical equipment manufacturing (193 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (171 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (114 jobs lost)

Jefferson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 423.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Jefferson County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry took a gain of 208.5 percent. The Unclassified industry in Jefferson County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (423.9 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (263.0 percent gain)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (136.8 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (135.2 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (127.6 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 10.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of New York, which went through a loss of -1.0 percent since 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.

Jefferson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other wood product manufacturing industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 72.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of New York, where the industry reported a loss of 6.8 percent. The losses in the Other wood product manufacturing industry in Jefferson County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.9 in percent of jobs in the Other wood product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (72.7 percent decline)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (71.3 percent decline)
3. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (70.6 percent decline)
4. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (48.3 percent decline)
5. Shoe stores (46.8 percent decline)

 

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