Schenectady County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Of the 106 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 54 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 51 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Schenectady County
Given the industries in the area, the Community care facilities for the elderly industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 454 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry make up 16.2 percent of the total employment decline in Schenectady County, New York.
Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (454 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (324 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and engineering services (149 jobs lost)
4. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (143 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (139 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Schenectady County
The Other general merchandise stores industry has grown the most with 500 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 16.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Schenectady County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (500 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (375 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (260 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (184 new jobs)
5. Unclassified (169 new jobs)
In Schenectady County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,084 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in New York, experiencing a loss of -1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Schenectady County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Other support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 78.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the New York, where the it saw a loss of 11.7 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Schenectady County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.5 percent in terms of employment in the Other support services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (78.8 percent decline)
2. Chemical merchant wholesalers (66.7 percent decline)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (57.9 percent decline)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (55.4 percent decline)
5. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (54.9 percent decline)
Schenectady County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Other general merchandise stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 317.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Schenectady County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of New York, where the industry felt a gain of 28.8 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Schenectady County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 31.2 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (317.8 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (280.1 percent gain)
3. Support activities for road transportation (127.5 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (113.0 percent gain)
5. Waste collection (99.4 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.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Schenectady County
Given the industries in the area, the Community care facilities for the elderly industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 454 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry make up 16.2 percent of the total employment decline in Schenectady County, New York.
Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (454 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (324 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and engineering services (149 jobs lost)
4. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (143 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (139 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Schenectady County
The Other general merchandise stores industry has grown the most with 500 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 16.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Schenectady County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (500 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (375 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (260 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (184 new jobs)
5. Unclassified (169 new jobs)
In Schenectady County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,084 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in New York, experiencing a loss of -1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Schenectady County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Other support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 78.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the New York, where the it saw a loss of 11.7 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Schenectady County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.5 percent in terms of employment in the Other support services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (78.8 percent decline)
2. Chemical merchant wholesalers (66.7 percent decline)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (57.9 percent decline)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (55.4 percent decline)
5. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (54.9 percent decline)
Schenectady County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Other general merchandise stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 317.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Schenectady County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of New York, where the industry felt a gain of 28.8 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Schenectady County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 31.2 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (317.8 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (280.1 percent gain)
3. Support activities for road transportation (127.5 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (113.0 percent gain)
5. Waste collection (99.4 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.
