Friday, February 23, 2007

Lincoln County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Lincoln County, South Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 4,607 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 36 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 28 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lincoln County

Given the industries in the area, the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 39 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 36.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lincoln County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (39 jobs lost)
2. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (26 jobs lost)
3. Other support services (23 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (13 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (3 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lincoln County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 263 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 13.3 percent of the total growth in Lincoln County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (263 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (207 new jobs)
3. Automobile dealers (187 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (159 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (153 new jobs)

Lincoln County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 677.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lincoln County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 38.7 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Lincoln County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 26.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (677.8 percent gain)
2. Offices of dentists (468.4 percent gain)
3. Private households (281.8 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (243.0 percent gain)
5. Printing and related support activities (205.0 percent gain)

Lincoln County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 36.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the South Dakota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.3 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Lincoln County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.8 in percent of jobs in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (36.2 percent decline)
2. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (33 percent decline)
3. Other support services (20 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (16.4 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (12.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 95.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of South Dakota, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.





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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