Friday, February 23, 2007

Holmes County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Holmes County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Personal care services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 304.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Holmes County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where it saw a gain of 14.3 percent. The Personal care services industry in Holmes County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 16.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (304.0 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (238.4 percent gain)
3. Consumer goods rental (150.0 percent gain)
4. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (101.8 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (93.6 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 7.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in Ohio, which saw a loss of -2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Holmes County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 48.5 percent from 2001 (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 3.6 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Holmes County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 12.4 percent in terms of employees in the Offices of physicians industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (48.5 percent decline)
2. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (47.9 percent decline)
3. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (43.9 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (36.3 percent decline)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (35.5 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Holmes County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 210 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry make up 28.5 percent of the total job loss in Holmes County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (210 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (94 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (77 jobs lost)
4. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (51 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and engineering services (37 jobs lost)

In Holmes County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,056 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 50 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 19 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 30 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Holmes County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 521 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 27.6 percent of the growth in Holmes County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (521 new jobs)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (364 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (122 new jobs)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (117 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (86 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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