Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Columbus One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Ohio, experiencing a gain of 0.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2 percent.

The Columbus Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Educational support services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 107.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Columbus has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Ohio, where it saw a gain of 34.1 percent. The Educational support services industry in Columbus outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 11.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Educational support services (107.6 percent gain)
2. Specialized design services (53.8 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (36.2 percent gain)
4. Basic chemical manufacturing (35.6 percent gain)
5. Rooming and boarding houses (34.3 percent gain)

The Columbus Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 24.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Ohio, where the industry reported a gain of 3.4 percent. The losses in the Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry in Columbus outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.9 in percent of workers in the Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (24.2 percent decline)
2. Other crop farming (21.6 percent decline)
3. Telecommunications resellers (20.5 percent decline)
4. Chemical merchant wholesalers (18.7 percent decline)
5. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (17.4 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Columbus Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Warehousing and storage industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2,853 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Warehousing and storage industry makes up 20.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Columbus.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (2,853 new jobs)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (1,719 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (699 new jobs)
4. Specialized design services (614 new jobs)
5. Scientific research and development services (598 new jobs)

Of the 158 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 75 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 83 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In the Columbus, OH metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 7,860 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Columbus Metro Area

The Clothing stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,435 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Clothing stores industry make up 14.6 percent of the total job loss in Columbus, OH.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (1,435 jobs lost)
2. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (1,287 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (1,258 jobs lost)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (623 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (318 jobs lost)





About: This report is part 1 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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