Thursday, January 25, 2007

Abilene One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Abilene Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 530 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 32.3 percent of the total growth in Abilene.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (530 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (135 new jobs)
3. Office administrative services (90 new jobs)
4. Special food services (89 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (87 new jobs)

Given the 66 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 26 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 40 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In the Abilene, TX metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,865 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Abilene Metro Area

The Colleges and universities industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 190 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Colleges and universities industry make up 24.0 percent of the total employment decline in Abilene, TX.

Top 5 Industries
1. Colleges and universities (190 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (147 jobs lost)
3. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (126 jobs lost)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (45 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (45 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 3.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2 percent.

The Abilene Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grantmaking and giving services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 58.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Abilene has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 2.6 percent. The Grantmaking and giving services industry in Abilene outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grantmaking and giving services (58.0 percent gain)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (56.3 percent gain)
3. Office administrative services (55.3 percent gain)
4. Special food services (55.1 percent gain)
5. Animal food manufacturing (48.3 percent gain)

The Abilene Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 39.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 7.9 percent. The losses in the Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. industry in Abilene outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.8 in percent of jobs in the Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (39.3 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (33.1 percent decline)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (30.6 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (27.5 percent decline)
5. Shoe stores (18.7 percent decline)





About: This report is part 1 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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