Friday, February 23, 2007

Licking County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Ohio, which saw a loss of -2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Licking County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 91.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the it saw a gain of 12.1 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Licking County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 9.6 percent in terms of employment in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (91.9 percent decline)
2. Household goods repair and maintenance (91.5 percent decline)
3. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (81.3 percent decline)
4. Specialty food stores (80 percent decline)
5. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (69 percent decline)

Licking County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Advertising and related services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 147.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Licking County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 1.8 percent. The Advertising and related services industry in Licking County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 6.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Advertising and related services (147.7 percent gain)
2. Used merchandise stores (133.7 percent gain)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (127.1 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (112.4 percent gain)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (109.7 percent gain)

In Licking County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 42 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Licking County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 326 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Home health care services industry makes up 9.1 percent of the total employment growth in Licking County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (326 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (263 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (253 new jobs)
4. Department stores (194 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (182 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Licking County

The Other general merchandise stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 460 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 11.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Licking County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (460 jobs lost)
2. Clothing stores (388 jobs lost)
3. Insurance carriers (368 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (347 jobs lost)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (254 jobs lost)

Of the 109 4-digit NAICS industries, 51 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 57 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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