Friday, February 23, 2007

Defiance County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Ohio, which went through a loss of -2.8 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.

Defiance County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 121.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Defiance County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where it saw a gain of 2.4 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Defiance County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 29.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (121.6 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (100.9 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (91.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (76.9 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (62.7 percent gain)

Defiance County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 75.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the industry reported a gain of 12.1 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Defiance County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 9.6 in percent of jobs in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (75.7 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (63.1 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (53 percent decline)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (50.9 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (45.7 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Defiance County

The Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 180 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 25.0 percent of the total growth in Defiance County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (180 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (95 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (51 new jobs)
4. Civic and social organizations (40 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (40 new jobs)

In Defiance County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 939 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 53 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 30 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 23 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Defiance County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 199 jobs. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 20.0 percent of the total employment decline in Defiance County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (199 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (199 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (88 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (71 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (69 jobs lost)





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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