Friday, February 23, 2007

Lawrence County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 41 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 20 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 21 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Lawrence County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,033 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 176 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 26.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lawrence County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (176 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (132 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (89 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (54 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (42 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has grown the most with 384 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 42.0 percent of the growth in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (384 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (217 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (73 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (50 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (40 new jobs)

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Home health care services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 196.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lawrence County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 33 percent. The Home health care services industry in Lawrence County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 36.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (196.8 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (114.8 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (65.2 percent gain)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (61.5 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (49.2 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 11.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in the State of Ohio, experiencing a loss of -2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 61.6 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 felt a loss of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Lawrence County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 20.8 percent in terms of employees in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (61.6 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (56.3 percent decline)
3. Nonresidential building construction (55 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (51.9 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (49.6 percent decline)





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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