Friday, February 23, 2007

Bailey County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bailey County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Oilseed and grain farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 18 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Oilseed and grain farming industry make up 47.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Bailey County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (18 jobs lost)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (13 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (4 jobs lost)
4. Other crop farming (2 jobs lost)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (23 jobs lost)

In Bailey County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 181 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 10 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 5 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bailey County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 29 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 67.4 percent of the total growth in Bailey County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (29 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (4 new jobs)
3. Personal care services (4 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (3 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (3 new jobs)

Bailey County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Personal care services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 57.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Bailey County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a gain of 13 percent. The Personal care services industry in Bailey County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 16.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (57.9 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (31.5 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (22.5 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (11.8 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (6.0 percent gain)

Bailey County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 52.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the it saw a loss of 6.3 percent. The losses in the Oilseed and grain farming industry in Bailey County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.6 percent in terms of employees in the Oilseed and grain farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (52.4 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (29.7 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (12.5 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (5.2 percent decline)
5. Other crop farming (1.5 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 10.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level 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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