Friday, February 23, 2007

Geauga County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Geauga County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other chemical product and preparation mfg. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 84 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 24.4 percent. The losses in the Other chemical product and preparation mfg. industry in Geauga County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 13.6 percent in terms of employment in the Other chemical product and preparation mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (84 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (65.9 percent decline)
3. Utility system construction (58.4 percent decline)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (57.7 percent decline)
5. Florists (53.9 percent decline)

Geauga County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 484.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Geauga County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where this industry saw a loss of 3.8 percent. The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry in Geauga County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 2.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (484.6 percent gain)
2. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (330.8 percent gain)
3. Employment services (193.9 percent gain)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (132.5 percent gain)
5. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (131.6 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 8.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in Ohio, which experienced a loss of -2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Geauga County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Rubber product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 494 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Rubber product manufacturing industry make up 22.9 percent of the total employment decline in Geauga County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Rubber product manufacturing (494 jobs lost)
2. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (247 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (174 jobs lost)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (109 jobs lost)
5. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (91 jobs lost)

Out of the 102 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 45 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 57 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Geauga County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,603 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Geauga County

The Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 549 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 16.0 percent of the total growth in Geauga County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (549 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (274 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (251 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (188 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (168 new jobs)





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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