Friday, February 23, 2007

Ulster County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Ulster County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 440 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 11.0 percent of the total growth in Ulster County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (440 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (359 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (205 new jobs)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (185 new jobs)
5. Other animal production (150 new jobs)

In Ulster County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 39 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Ulster County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Department stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 480 jobs. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 15.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Ulster County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (480 jobs lost)
2. Printing and related support activities (282 jobs lost)
3. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (228 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (140 jobs lost)
5. Insurance carriers (122 jobs lost)

Given the 133 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 63 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 69 industries reported a drop in employment.

Ulster County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 459.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Ulster County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry felt a gain of 208.5 percent. The Unclassified industry in Ulster County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (459.8 percent gain)
2. Other animal production (355.1 percent gain)
3. Used merchandise stores (266.7 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (206.0 percent gain)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (183.7 percent gain)

Ulster County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 69.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the New York, where the industry reported a loss of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers industry in Ulster County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2.9 in percent of jobs in the Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (69.6 percent decline)
2. Other food manufacturing (67.6 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (53.3 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (47.1 percent decline)
5. Department stores (45.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in New York, which saw a loss of -1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





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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