Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 2006 Job Summary

Written by Matt

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 3.1%, or 21,527 jobs, from 2001 to 2006. From of the area's 3-digit NAICS industries, the Administrative and support services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 37923 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in Administrative and support services makes up 6.7% percent of the total employment decline in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Top Declining Industries: 1. Administrative and support services (37923 jobs lost) 2. Nursing and residential care facilities (17328 jobs lost) 3. Insurance carriers and related activities (16831 jobs lost) 4. Personal and laundry services (9379 jobs lost) 5. Publishing industries, except Internet (3993 jobs lost) From the 208 3-digit NAICS industries, 21 did not experience any change, 76 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years, and 111 industry sectors reported declines during the time period. The Professional and technical services industry has grown the most with 48,923 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in Professional and technical services makes up 26.8% percent of the total growth in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Top Growing Industries: 1. Professional and technical services (48,923 new jobs) 2. Hospitals (41,099 new jobs) 3. Food and beverage stores (15,508 new jobs) 4. Executive, legislative and general government (13,936 new jobs) 5. General merchandise stores (12,275 new jobs)

 

< Prev		Next >