Edgefield County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
In Edgefield County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 230 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Given the 15 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 9 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Edgefield County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 51 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 39.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Edgefield County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (51 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (36 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (12 new jobs)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (8 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (5 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Edgefield County
The Fruit and tree nut farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 15 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 47.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Edgefield County, South Carolina.
Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (15 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (12 jobs lost)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (2 jobs lost)
4. Power generation and supply (1 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (108 jobs lost)
Total industry employment has decreased by 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of South Carolina, which experienced a gain of 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Edgefield County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 133.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Edgefield County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 85.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Edgefield County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (133.3 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (51.4 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (48.1 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (31.6 percent gain)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (30.1 percent gain)
Edgefield County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 24.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the South Carolina, where the industry reported a gain of 2.4 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Edgefield County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.3 in percent of jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (24.5 percent decline)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (13.3 percent decline)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (9.3 percent decline)
4. Offices of dentists (5.7 percent decline)
5. Power generation and supply (3.3 percent decline)
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.
Given the 15 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 9 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Edgefield County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 51 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 39.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Edgefield County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (51 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (36 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (12 new jobs)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (8 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (5 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Edgefield County
The Fruit and tree nut farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 15 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 47.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Edgefield County, South Carolina.
Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (15 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (12 jobs lost)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (2 jobs lost)
4. Power generation and supply (1 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (108 jobs lost)
Total industry employment has decreased by 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of South Carolina, which experienced a gain of 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Edgefield County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 133.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Edgefield County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 85.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Edgefield County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (133.3 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (51.4 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (48.1 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (31.6 percent gain)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (30.1 percent gain)
Edgefield County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 24.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the South Carolina, where the industry reported a gain of 2.4 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Edgefield County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.3 in percent of jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (24.5 percent decline)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (13.3 percent decline)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (9.3 percent decline)
4. Offices of dentists (5.7 percent decline)
5. Power generation and supply (3.3 percent decline)
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.

