Monday, January 22, 2007

Cherokee County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cherokee County

Given the industries in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 94 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 33.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cherokee County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (94 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (79 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (12 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (12 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (12 jobs lost)

In Cherokee County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 103 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cherokee County

The Nursing care facilities industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 93 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 21.2 percent of the growth in Cherokee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (93 new jobs)
2. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (53 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (47 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (41 new jobs)
5. Plastics product manufacturing (27 new jobs)

Of the 57 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 28 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 28 industries reported a drop in employment.

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Cherokee County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 173.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Cherokee County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 7.7 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Cherokee County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (173.2 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (48.7 percent gain)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (48.0 percent gain)
4. Home furnishings stores (38.9 percent gain)
5. Traveler accommodation (38.3 percent gain)

Cherokee County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 23.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 13 percent. The losses in the Management and technical consulting services industry in Cherokee County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 9.5 in percent of workers in the Management and technical consulting services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (23.4 percent decline)
2. Legal services (19.2 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (19 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (18.1 percent decline)
5. Other general merchandise stores (17.9 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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