Friday, February 23, 2007

Van Buren County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Van Buren County

The Logging industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 11 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Logging industry make up 100.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Van Buren County, Tennessee.

Top 1 Industries
1. Logging (11 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Van Buren County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 3 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 111.1 percent of the total employment growth in Van Buren County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (3 new jobs)

In Van Buren County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 109 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.



Employment for all industries has decreased by 13.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Van Buren County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 13.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Van Buren County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Tennessee, where this industry saw a loss of 10.7 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Van Buren County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 6.4 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (13.3 percent gain)

Van Buren County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 26.2 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 Tennessee, where the industry reported a loss of 21.7 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Van Buren County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 10.8 in percent of jobs in the Logging industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Logging (26.2 percent decline)





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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