Of the 142 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 63 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 79 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 5,744 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Dauphin CountyOf the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the
Insurance carriers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,098 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Insurance carriers industry make up 10.6 percent of the total employment decline in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Top 5 Industries 1. Insurance carriers (1,098 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (957 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (817 jobs lost)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (528 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (485 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Dauphin CountyOut of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,601 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry makes up 9.6 percent of the total employment growth in Dauphin County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (1,601 new jobs)
2. Employment services (1,303 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (1,057 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (1,035 new jobs)
5. Warehousing and storage (774 new jobs)
Total industry employment has increased by 4.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 0.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Dauphin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 96.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 88.9 percent. The losses in the
Unclassified industry in Dauphin County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the
Unclassified industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Unclassified (96.6 percent decline)
2. ISPs and web search portals (88.3 percent decline)
3. Support activities for air transportation (79.6 percent decline)
4. Vending machine operators (68.6 percent decline)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (64.9 percent decline)
Dauphin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 490.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Dauphin County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Pennsylvania, where this industry saw a loss of 22.6 percent. The
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry in Dauphin County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2.8 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (490.2 percent gain)
2. School and employee bus transportation (245.6 percent gain)
3. Computer systems design and related services (243.4 percent gain)
4. Remediation and other waste services (237.0 percent gain)
5. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (232.1 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.
