The Lawton Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Business support services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 89.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 17.5 percent. The losses in the
Business support services industry in Lawton outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.8 in percent of workers in the
Business support services industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Business support services (89.5 percent decline)
2. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (63.4 percent decline)
3. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (53 percent decline)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (46.7 percent decline)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (37.5 percent decline)
Employment for all industries has increased by 7.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 0.7 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
The Lawton Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Cattle ranching and farming industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 221.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Lawton has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oklahoma, where it saw a gain of 27.9 percent. The
Cattle ranching and farming industry in Lawton outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 14.5 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Cattle ranching and farming (221.7 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (210.7 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (156.3 percent gain)
4. Investigation and security services (152.8 percent gain)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (149.2 percent gain)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Lawton Metro AreaThe
Department stores industry has added the most employment with 341 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the
Department stores industry makes up 11.5 percent of the growth in Lawton.
Top 5 Industries 1. Department stores (341 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (341 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (248 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (237 new jobs)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (223 new jobs)
From the 88 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 46 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 42 industries reported a drop in employment.
In the Lawton, OK metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,994 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Lawton Metro AreaOf the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the
Business support services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 357 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the
Business support services industry make up 18.7 percent of the total job loss in Lawton, OK.
Top 5 Industries 1. Business support services (357 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (200 jobs lost)
3. Computer systems design and related services (135 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (124 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (117 jobs lost)
