Saturday, February 24, 2007

Rockwall County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Rockwall County

The Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 504 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 15.0 percent of the total employment growth in Rockwall County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (504 new jobs)
2. Employment services (467 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (235 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (221 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (191 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Rockwall County

The General freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 222 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 42.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Rockwall County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (222 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (82 jobs lost)
3. Utility system construction (30 jobs lost)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (25 jobs lost)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (22 jobs lost)

In Rockwall County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 3,613 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 60 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 20 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 39 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Rockwall County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 569.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Rockwall County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Rockwall County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (569.0 percent gain)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (392.6 percent gain)
3. Computer systems design and related services (237.8 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (211.5 percent gain)
5. Employment services (188.2 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 31 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Rockwall County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 85.2 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 industry sector experienced a loss of 6.5 percent. The losses in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry in Rockwall County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 12.3 in percent of workers in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (85.2 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (62.7 percent decline)
3. Business support services (55.9 percent decline)
4. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (47.6 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (35.9 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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