Friday, February 23, 2007

Creek County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Creek County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 190 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry makes up 16.7 percent of the total employment growth in Creek County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (190 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (156 new jobs)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (82 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (81 new jobs)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (67 new jobs)

Out of the 53 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 24 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 28 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Creek County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,454 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Creek County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 287 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 23.6 percent of the total job loss in Creek County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (287 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (155 jobs lost)
3. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (144 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (140 jobs lost)
5. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (76 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has decreased by 9.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Oklahoma, which experienced a gain of 0.7 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Creek County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Investigation and security services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 83.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oklahoma, where the it saw a gain of 20.2 percent. The losses in the Investigation and security services industry in Creek County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 7.7 in percent of workers in the Investigation and security services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (83.6 percent decline)
2. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (58.9 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (43.6 percent decline)
4. Residential building construction (42.4 percent decline)
5. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (39.9 percent decline)

Creek County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 299.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Creek County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 26.5 percent. The Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry in Creek County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (299.5 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (125.0 percent gain)
3. Automobile dealers (107.8 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (77.6 percent gain)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (74.7 percent gain)





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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