Friday, February 23, 2007

Duval County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Duval County

Given the industries in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 48 jobs. The declines in the Other specialty trade contractors industry make up 51.4 percent of the total job loss in Duval County, Texas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (48 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (46 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Duval County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 64 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 76.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Duval County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (64 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (19 new jobs)

In Duval County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 96 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.



Duval County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 45.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Duval County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a loss of 4.9 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Duval 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 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (45.0 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (10.8 percent gain)

Duval County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 48.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the it saw a loss of 9.7 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Duval County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.5 percent in terms of employees in the Grocery stores industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Grocery stores (48.6 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (25 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses 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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