Friday, February 23, 2007

Cocke County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cocke County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery stores industry has added the most employment with 97 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Grocery stores industry makes up 39.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Cocke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (97 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (47 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (33 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (25 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (17 new jobs)

Given the 22 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 14 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Cocke County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 456 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cocke County

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 22 jobs. The declines in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry make up 39.4 percent of the total employment decline in Cocke County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (22 jobs lost)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (17 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (6 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (5 jobs lost)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (3 jobs lost)

Cocke County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 65 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Tennessee, where the it saw a loss of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry in Cocke County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.5 in percent of jobs in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (65 percent decline)
2. Residential building construction (38.5 percent decline)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (33.3 percent decline)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (31.6 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (17.8 percent decline)

Cocke County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 154.5 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cocke County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 5.6 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Cocke County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (154.5 percent gain)
2. Grocery stores (49.0 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (38.9 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (35.2 percent gain)
5. Offices of dentists (20.4 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 7.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Tennessee, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt 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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