Polk County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Given the 60 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 40 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Polk County
The Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 107 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 22.3 percent of the total job loss in Polk County, Oregon.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (107 jobs lost)
2. Other support services (66 jobs lost)
3. Utility system construction (61 jobs lost)
4. Other crop farming (52 jobs lost)
5. Industrial machinery manufacturing (38 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Polk County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for forestry industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 412 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for forestry industry makes up 26.4 percent of the total growth in Polk County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for forestry (412 new jobs)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (116 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (96 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (86 new jobs)
5. Beverage manufacturing (69 new jobs)
In Polk County, Oregon, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,826 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Employment for all industries has increased by 16.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Oregon, which went through a gain of 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Polk County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Other support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 90 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 22.7 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Polk County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 4.5 percent in terms of employment in the Other support services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (90 percent decline)
2. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (53.8 percent decline)
3. Computer systems design and related services (49.2 percent decline)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (44 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (37.1 percent decline)
Polk County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The General freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 229.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Polk County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 5 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Polk County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.2 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (229.3 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (220.0 percent gain)
3. Support activities for forestry (197.9 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (107.7 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (105.8 percent gain)
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 Polk County
The Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 107 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 22.3 percent of the total job loss in Polk County, Oregon.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (107 jobs lost)
2. Other support services (66 jobs lost)
3. Utility system construction (61 jobs lost)
4. Other crop farming (52 jobs lost)
5. Industrial machinery manufacturing (38 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Polk County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for forestry industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 412 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for forestry industry makes up 26.4 percent of the total growth in Polk County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for forestry (412 new jobs)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (116 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (96 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (86 new jobs)
5. Beverage manufacturing (69 new jobs)
In Polk County, Oregon, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,826 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.
Employment for all industries has increased by 16.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Oregon, which went through a gain of 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Polk County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Other support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 90 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 22.7 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Polk County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 4.5 percent in terms of employment in the Other support services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (90 percent decline)
2. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (53.8 percent decline)
3. Computer systems design and related services (49.2 percent decline)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (44 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (37.1 percent decline)
Polk County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The General freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 229.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Polk County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 5 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Polk County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.2 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (229.3 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (220.0 percent gain)
3. Support activities for forestry (197.9 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (107.7 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (105.8 percent gain)
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.
