Friday, February 09, 2007

Union County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Union County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 81.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Dakota, where the industry felt a loss of 11.3 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Union County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.1 percent in terms of employees in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (81.6 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (52.3 percent decline)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (52.1 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (51.8 percent decline)
5. Private households (51.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 20.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in South Dakota, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Union County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 194.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Union County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of South Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 14.2 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Union County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (194.0 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (111.7 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (108.3 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (48.6 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (38.7 percent gain)

In Union County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,965 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 27 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 15 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 12 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Union County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,000 jobs. The declines in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 73.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Union County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (1,000 jobs lost)
2. Computer systems design and related services (205 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (57 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (33 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (22 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Union County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has added the most employment with 178 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 50.4 percent of the total growth in Union County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (178 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (50 new jobs)
3. Commercial and service industry machinery (34 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (32 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (23 new jobs)

 

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