Friday, February 23, 2007

Gilliam County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Gilliam County, Oregon, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 77 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Gilliam County

Given the industries in the area, the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 7 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry make up 73.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Gilliam County, Oregon.

Top 1 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (7 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Gilliam County

The Child day care services industry has grown the most with 3 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Child day care services industry makes up 88.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Gilliam County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Child day care services (3 new jobs)
2. Ship and boat building (298 new jobs)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (263 new jobs)



Gilliam County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Child day care services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 25.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Gilliam County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oregon, where it saw a gain of 13.1 percent. The Child day care services industry in Gilliam County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 7.8 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Child day care services (25.0 percent gain)

Gilliam County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 37.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 10.6 percent. The losses in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry in Gilliam County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.8 percent in terms of employment in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (37.9 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (16.3 percent decline)
3. Religious organizations (5.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 15.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Oregon, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.





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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