York County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 1255.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in York County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 4.7 percent. The
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in York County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 4.2 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (1255.3 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (1208.7 percent gain)
3. Warehousing and storage (423.4 percent gain)
4. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (397.3 percent gain)
5. Special food services (326.4 percent gain)
York County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Other heavy construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 77 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 seen in the South Carolina, where the it saw a gain of 20.7 percent. The losses in the
Other heavy construction industry in York County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 9.4 in percent of workers in the
Other heavy construction industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other heavy construction (77 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (74 percent decline)
3. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (73.4 percent decline)
4. Freight transportation arrangement (68.2 percent decline)
5. Investigation and security services (63.1 percent decline)
Total industry employment has increased by 20.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in South Carolina, experiencing a gain of 3.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
From the 123 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 38 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 85 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In York County, South Carolina, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 10,477 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in York CountyThe
Nondepository credit intermediation industry has added the most employment with 2,591 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the
Nondepository credit intermediation industry makes up 20.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in York County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Nondepository credit intermediation (2,591 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (923 new jobs)
3. Warehousing and storage (831 new jobs)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (711 new jobs)
5. Employment services (697 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in York CountyFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 678 jobs in that time period. The declines in the
Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry make up 21.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in York County, South Carolina.
Top 5 Industries 1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (678 jobs lost)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (255 jobs lost)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (220 jobs lost)
4. Clothing stores (194 jobs lost)
5. Fiber, yarn, and thread mills (189 jobs lost)
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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.
