Friday, February 23, 2007

Allendale County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Allendale County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 58.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Allendale County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 10.7 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Allendale County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 10.1 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (58.3 percent gain)

Allendale County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 76.8 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 South Carolina, where the it saw a gain of 24.5 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Allendale County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 30.6 percent in terms of employees in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (76.8 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (74.4 percent decline)
3. Private households (16.7 percent decline)
4. Grocery stores (7 percent decline)
5. Logging (5.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 5.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of South Carolina, which went through a gain of 3.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

In Allendale County, South Carolina, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 145 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 8 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 1 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Allendale County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 67 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 72.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Allendale County, South Carolina.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (67 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Allendale County

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 116.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Allendale County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (2 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (320 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (314 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (264 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (215 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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