2002 to 2006 Employment Update for Grant County, Wisconsin

Written by Matt

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

From of the area's 3-digit NAICS industries, the Food services and drinking places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 206 jobs during the period. The employment lost in Food services and drinking places makes up 4.8% percent of the total employment decline in Grant County, Wisconsin. Top Declining Industries: 1. Food services and drinking places (206 jobs lost) 2. Educational services (116 jobs lost) 3. Plastics and rubber products manufacturing (69 jobs lost) 4. Construction of buildings (54 jobs lost) 5. Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (43 jobs lost) In Grant County, Wisconsin, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1.0%, or 172 jobs, from 2001 to 2006. Of the 117 industries (3-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 38 experience no change, 39 accounted an for increase in employment during the period, and 40 industries reported employment loss in the period.The Heavy and civil engineering construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 288 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in Heavy and civil engineering construction makes up 4.1% percent of the growth in Grant County, Wisconsin. Top Growing Industries: 1. Heavy and civil engineering construction (288 new jobs) 2. Ambulatory health care services (103 new jobs) 3. Fabricated metal product manufacturing (102 new jobs) 4. Utilities (94 new jobs) 5. General merchandise stores (87 new jobs)

 

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