Friday, February 09, 2007

Wayne County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Wayne County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 305.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Wayne County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 72 percent. The Individual and family services industry in Wayne County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 35 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (305.3 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (184.1 percent gain)
3. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (184.0 percent gain)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (170.0 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (150.0 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 12.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 0.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Wayne County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 82.6 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 industry sector experienced a loss of 50.4 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Wayne County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 19.8 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (82.6 percent decline)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (55.8 percent decline)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (54 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (35.2 percent decline)
5. Specialized freight trucking (33.8 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wayne County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 269 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 15.0 percent of the growth in Wayne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (269 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (174 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (138 new jobs)
4. Utility system construction (124 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (96 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wayne County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 89 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 23.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (89 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (39 jobs lost)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (32 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (31 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (27 jobs lost)

In Wayne County, Pennsylvania, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,385 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Out of the 60 4-digit NAICS industries, 20 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 40 industries reported a drop in employment.

 

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