Friday, February 23, 2007

Columbiana County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 5.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Ohio, which experienced a loss of -2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Columbiana County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other motor vehicle dealers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 80.4 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 felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 11.4 percent. The losses in the Other motor vehicle dealers industry in Columbiana County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 25.2 percent in terms of employment in the Other motor vehicle dealers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other motor vehicle dealers (80.4 percent decline)
2. Special food services (76.6 percent decline)
3. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (71.7 percent decline)
4. ISPs and web search portals (71.6 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (60.7 percent decline)

Columbiana County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 134.5 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Columbiana County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where this industry saw a loss of 16 percent. The Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers industry in Columbiana County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 11.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (134.5 percent gain)
2. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (132.1 percent gain)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (117.4 percent gain)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (106.7 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (95.6 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Columbiana County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,790 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry make up 45.1 percent of the total employment decline in Columbiana County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (1,790 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (334 jobs lost)
3. Foundries (190 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (137 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (125 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Columbiana County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 209 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Department stores industry makes up 10.7 percent of the total growth in Columbiana County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (209 new jobs)
2. Employment services (137 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (115 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (108 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (96 new jobs)

Out of the 106 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 50 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 56 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Columbiana County, Ohio, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,538 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.





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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