Friday, February 09, 2007

York County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

York County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other heavy construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 77 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 20.7 percent. The losses in the Other heavy construction industry in York County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 9.4 percent in terms of employment 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)

York County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 1255.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in York County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 4.7 percent. The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in York County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.2 percent.

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)

Total employment has increased by 20.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in South Carolina, which saw a gain of 3.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in York County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nondepository credit intermediation industry has added the most employment with 2,591 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry makes up 20.1 percent of the growth 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 County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 678 jobs during the period. The employment lost 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)

Out of the 123 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 38 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 85 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In York County, South Carolina, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 10,477 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

 

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