Columbia County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Of the 45 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 27 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Columbia County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 75 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 15.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Columbia County, Oregon.
Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (75 jobs lost)
2. Sawmills and wood preservation (68 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (61 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (60 jobs lost)
5. Logging (50 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Columbia County
The Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 118 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 19.4 percent of the total growth in Columbia County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (118 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (84 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (49 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (40 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (38 new jobs)
In Columbia County, Oregon, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 673 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Columbia County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 122.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Columbia County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 41.9 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Columbia County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.3 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (122.9 percent gain)
2. Private households (119.4 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (104.9 percent gain)
4. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (70.5 percent gain)
5. Other schools and instruction (67.2 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 8.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Oregon, which experienced a gain of 5.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Columbia County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 58.3 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 has experienced in the State of Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 7.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Columbia County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (58.3 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (50.9 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (41 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (35.6 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (29.1 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.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Columbia County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 75 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 15.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Columbia County, Oregon.
Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (75 jobs lost)
2. Sawmills and wood preservation (68 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (61 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (60 jobs lost)
5. Logging (50 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Columbia County
The Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 118 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 19.4 percent of the total growth in Columbia County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (118 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (84 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (49 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (40 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (38 new jobs)
In Columbia County, Oregon, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 673 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Columbia County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 122.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Columbia County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 41.9 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Columbia County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.3 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (122.9 percent gain)
2. Private households (119.4 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (104.9 percent gain)
4. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (70.5 percent gain)
5. Other schools and instruction (67.2 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 8.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Oregon, which experienced a gain of 5.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Columbia County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 58.3 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 has experienced in the State of Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 7.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Columbia County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (58.3 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (50.9 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (41 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (35.6 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (29.1 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.
