Of the 39 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 28 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 110 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Susquehanna CountyOf the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the
Other wood product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 134 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Other wood product manufacturing industry make up 64.9 percent of the total employment decline in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other wood product manufacturing (134 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (23 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (20 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (8 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (6 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Susquehanna CountyThe
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 166 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry makes up 22.0 percent of the total employment growth in Susquehanna County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (166 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (119 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (96 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (66 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (44 new jobs)
Susquehanna County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Individual and family services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 149.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Susquehanna County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Pennsylvania, where this industry saw a gain of 72 percent. The
Individual and family services industry in Susquehanna County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 35 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Individual and family services (149.4 percent gain)
2. Other professional and technical services (83.0 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (78.6 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (77.4 percent gain)
5. Lessors of real estate (73.3 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 1.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Pennsylvania, experiencing a gain of 0.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Susquehanna County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Other wood product manufacturing industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 62.1 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 Pennsylvania, where the it saw a gain of 15.1 percent. The losses in the
Other wood product manufacturing industry in Susquehanna County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.9 in percent of workers in the
Other wood product manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other wood product manufacturing (62.1 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (25.9 percent decline)
3. Architectural and engineering services (25 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (23.8 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (20.1 percent decline)
About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the
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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
