2002 to 2006 Job News for Maui + Kalawao County, Hawaii

Written by Matt

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

The Educational services industry has grown the most with 2,150 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in Educational services makes up 92.3% percent of the total growth in Maui + Kalawao County, Hawaii. Top Growing Industries: 1. Educational services (2,150 new jobs) 2. General merchandise stores (1,363 new jobs) 3. Administrative and support services (1,077 new jobs) 4. Food services and drinking places (1,006 new jobs) 5. Accommodation (934 new jobs) From the 170 industry sectors (3-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 31 did not experience any change, 84 accounted an for increase in employment during the period, and 55 industry sectors reported declines during the time period. Of the area's industries (3-digit NAICS), the Social assistance industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1203 jobs. The declines in Social assistance makes up 5.9% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Maui + Kalawao County, Hawaii. Top Declining Industries: 1. Social assistance (1203 jobs lost) 2. Justice, public order, and safety activities (789 jobs lost) 3. Credit intermediation and related activities (578 jobs lost) 4. Administration of human resource programs (441 jobs lost) 5. Executive, legislative and general government (242 jobs lost) In Maui + Kalawao County, Hawaii, the total number of jobs in all industries in the county has increased by 12.2%, or 7,789 jobs, total from 2002 to 2006.

 

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