Total industry employment has increased by 31.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Oregon, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
The Bend Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 203.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bend has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 10 percent. The
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry in Bend outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 7.8 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries 1. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (203.1 percent gain)
2. Private households (181.2 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (151.1 percent gain)
4. Business support services (147.4 percent gain)
5. Electronic instrument manufacturing (135.1 percent gain)
The Bend Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Taxi and limousine service industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 58.8 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 gone through in the Oregon, where the industry reported a loss of 26.8 percent. The losses in the
Taxi and limousine service industry in Bend outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.6 percent in terms of employment in the
Taxi and limousine service industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Taxi and limousine service (58.8 percent decline)
2. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (50.7 percent decline)
3. Other support services (48.5 percent decline)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (45.3 percent decline)
5. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (43.8 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Bend Metro AreaThe
Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 142 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the
Gasoline stations industry make up 15.6 percent of the total employment decline in Bend, OR.
Top 5 Industries 1. Gasoline stations (142 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (77 jobs lost)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (76 jobs lost)
4. Other support services (74 jobs lost)
5. Computer systems design and related services (74 jobs lost)
In the Bend, OR metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 14,459 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Given the 144 4-digit NAICS industries, 32 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 112 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Bend Metro AreaThe
Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 887 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the
Full-service restaurants industry makes up 6.3 percent of the total employment growth in Bend.
Top 5 Industries 1. Full-service restaurants (887 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (886 new jobs)
3. Business support services (843 new jobs)
4. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (616 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (610 new jobs)
