Oregon Five-Year Industry Employment Change
The State of Oregon: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1008.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. The Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing industry in Oregon outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 35.1 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing (1008.6 percent gain)
2. Hardware manufacturing (245.4 percent gain)
3. Leather and hide tanning and finishing (169.6 percent gain)
4. Junior colleges (165.0 percent gain)
5. Outpatient care centers (119.7 percent gain)
The State of Oregon: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Sound recording industries industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 86.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses in the Sound recording industries industry in Oregon outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 29 percent in terms of employment in the Sound recording industries industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Sound recording industries (86.7 percent decline)
2. Cable and other subscription programming (65.7 percent decline)
3. Fabric mills (65 percent decline)
4. Oilseed and grain farming (44.9 percent decline)
5. Telecommunications resellers (44 percent decline)
The counties in the State of Oregon in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 31.6 percent job gained in Deschutes County to a low of a 6.8 percent job lost in Malheur County.
Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Oregon
Industry Employment Growth Percent
1. Deschutes County (31.6 percent gain)
2. Josephine County (21.0 percent gain)
3. Hood River County (20.7 percent gain)
4. Wallowa County (20.2 percent gain)
5. Polk County (16.6 percent gain)
6. Morrow County (16.0 percent gain)
7. Gilliam County (15.3 percent gain)
8. Crook County (15.0 percent gain)
9. Yamhill County (14.7 percent gain)
10. Coos County (14.7 percent gain)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Oregon in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 14,459 total jobs gained in Deschutes County to a low of 11,487 jobs lost in Multnomah County.
Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Oregon
Total Industry Employment Growth
1. Deschutes County (14,459 jobs gained)
2. Clackamas County (11,672 jobs gained)
3. Marion County (9,615 jobs gained)
4. Washington County (9,552 jobs gained)
5. Lane County (9,304 jobs gained)
6. Jackson County (8,537 jobs gained)
7. Josephine County (3,849 jobs gained)
8. Yamhill County (3,598 jobs gained)
9. Coos County (2,233 jobs gained)
10. Douglas County (2,224 jobs gained)
Of the 285 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 137 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 148 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In the State of Oregon, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 79,526 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Oregon
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 6,581 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 5.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Oregon.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (6,581 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (6,330 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (5,906 new jobs)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (5,742 new jobs)
5. Business support services (5,109 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Oregon
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 5,342 jobs. The declines in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry make up 10.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Oregon.
Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (5,342 jobs lost)
2. Computer systems design and related services (2,715 jobs lost)
3. Wired telecommunications carriers (2,277 jobs lost)
4. Printing and related support activities (1,848 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (1,777 jobs lost)
About: This report is part 1 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.
