Kershaw County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
In Kershaw County, South Carolina, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 314 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Given the 58 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 26 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 32 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Kershaw County
From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 116 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 15.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Kershaw County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (116 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (63 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (62 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (57 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (52 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Kershaw County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 184 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 26.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Kershaw County, South Carolina.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (184 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (66 jobs lost)
3. Home furnishings stores (51 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (49 jobs lost)
5. Spectator sports (49 jobs lost)
Kershaw County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Computer systems design and related services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 1146.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Kershaw County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Carolina, where it saw a loss of 13 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Kershaw County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 3.1 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (1146.7 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (190.9 percent gain)
3. Activities related to real estate (146.7 percent gain)
4. Individual and family services (143.1 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (129.4 percent gain)
Kershaw County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Other personal services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 62.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 47 percent. The losses in the Other personal services industry in Kershaw County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.8 percent in terms of employees in the Other personal services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (62.5 percent decline)
2. Home furnishings stores (61 percent decline)
3. Utility system construction (59.1 percent decline)
4. Consumer goods rental (57.1 percent decline)
5. General freight trucking (47.6 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has increased by 2.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in the State of South Carolina, which went through a gain of 3.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Given the 58 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 26 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 32 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Kershaw County
From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 116 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 15.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Kershaw County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (116 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (63 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (62 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (57 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (52 new jobs)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Kershaw County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 184 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 26.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Kershaw County, South Carolina.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (184 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (66 jobs lost)
3. Home furnishings stores (51 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (49 jobs lost)
5. Spectator sports (49 jobs lost)
Kershaw County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Computer systems design and related services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 1146.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Kershaw County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Carolina, where it saw a loss of 13 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Kershaw County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 3.1 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (1146.7 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (190.9 percent gain)
3. Activities related to real estate (146.7 percent gain)
4. Individual and family services (143.1 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (129.4 percent gain)
Kershaw County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Other personal services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 62.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 47 percent. The losses in the Other personal services industry in Kershaw County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.8 percent in terms of employees in the Other personal services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (62.5 percent decline)
2. Home furnishings stores (61 percent decline)
3. Utility system construction (59.1 percent decline)
4. Consumer goods rental (57.1 percent decline)
5. General freight trucking (47.6 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has increased by 2.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in the State of South Carolina, which went through a gain of 3.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
