Houston County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Houston County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 37.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Houston County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Tennessee, where it saw a gain of 6.7 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Houston County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 1.8 percent.
Top 2 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (37.5 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (3.9 percent gain)
Houston County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Grocery stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 34.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Tennessee, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 7.8 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Houston County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.5 in percent of workers in the Grocery stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (34.6 percent decline)
2. Offices of dentists (27.8 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (17.7 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (12.4 percent decline)
5. Legal services (3.9 percent decline)
Total industry employment has increased by 2.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
In Houston County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 22 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Houston County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 44 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 60.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Houston County, Tennessee.
Top 2 Industries
1. Grocery stores (44 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (13 jobs lost)
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.
The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 37.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Houston County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Tennessee, where it saw a gain of 6.7 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Houston County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 1.8 percent.
Top 2 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (37.5 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (3.9 percent gain)
Houston County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Grocery stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 34.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Tennessee, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 7.8 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Houston County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.5 in percent of workers in the Grocery stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (34.6 percent decline)
2. Offices of dentists (27.8 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (17.7 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (12.4 percent decline)
5. Legal services (3.9 percent decline)
Total industry employment has increased by 2.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
In Houston County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 22 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Houston County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 44 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 60.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Houston County, Tennessee.
Top 2 Industries
1. Grocery stores (44 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (13 jobs lost)
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.

