Friday, February 23, 2007

Oconee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Oconee County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Community care facilities for the elderly industry has added the most employment with 146 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry makes up 17.6 percent of the growth in Oconee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (146 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (97 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (90 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (69 new jobs)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (57 new jobs)

Given the 59 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 28 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 30 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Oconee County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 3,650 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Oconee County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 292 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 16.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Oconee County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (292 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (285 jobs lost)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (235 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (205 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (189 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 17.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of South Carolina, which went through a gain of 3.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Oconee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Community care facilities for the elderly industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 231.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Oconee County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where it saw a gain of 26.8 percent. The Community care facilities for the elderly industry in Oconee County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 27.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (231.7 percent gain)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (118.9 percent gain)
3. Business support services (114.3 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (114.0 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (113.0 percent gain)

Oconee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 86.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of South Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 23.2 percent. The losses in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Oconee County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 29.2 in percent of workers in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (86.8 percent decline)
2. Consumer goods rental (61.8 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (42.6 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (39.5 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (38.6 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.

 

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