Friday, February 23, 2007

Philadelphia County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Philadelphia County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 140.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Philadelphia County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Pennsylvania, where it saw a gain of 67.8 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Philadelphia County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (140.8 percent gain)
2. Facilities support services (114.4 percent gain)
3. Other ground passenger transportation (107.1 percent gain)
4. Remediation and other waste services (86.8 percent gain)
5. Waste collection (72.2 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Pennsylvania, which went through a gain of 0.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Philadelphia County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other heavy construction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 93.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Pennsylvania, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 43.3 percent. The losses in the Other heavy construction industry in Philadelphia County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 9.4 percent in terms of employment in the Other heavy construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other heavy construction (93.3 percent decline)
2. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (92.8 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (90.1 percent decline)
4. Forging and stamping (78.8 percent decline)
5. Textile furnishings mills (76.5 percent decline)

Given the 209 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 126 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 83 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Philadelphia County

Given the industries in the area, the Special food services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 5,945 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Special food services industry make up 10.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (5,945 jobs lost)
2. Insurance carriers (3,247 jobs lost)
3. Other support services (2,496 jobs lost)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (2,341 jobs lost)
5. Clothing stores (1,966 jobs lost)

In Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 17,951 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Philadelphia County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Management of companies and enterprises industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 7,110 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Management of companies and enterprises industry makes up 16.0 percent of the growth in Philadelphia County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (7,110 new jobs)
2. Elementary and secondary schools (3,361 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (2,904 new jobs)
4. Other hospitals (2,798 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (2,315 new jobs)





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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