2002 to 2006 Employment Summary for Washington County, Maryland

Written by Matt

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Out of the 3-digit NAICS industries, the Justice, public order, and safety activities industry has added the most employment with 1,647 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in Justice, public order, and safety activities makes up 6.3% percent of the total number of new jobs in Washington County, Maryland. Top Growing Industries: 1. Justice, public order, and safety activities (1,647 new jobs) 2. Executive, legislative and general government (1,386 new jobs) 3. Warehousing and storage (933 new jobs) 4. Specialty trade contractors (664 new jobs) 5. Food services and drinking places (600 new jobs) Given the industries in the area, the Food and beverage stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 593 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in Food and beverage stores makes up 4.4% percent of the total job loss in Washington County, Maryland. Top Declining Industries: 1. Food and beverage stores (593 jobs lost) 2. Miscellaneous store retailers (480 jobs lost) 3. Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (367 jobs lost) 4. Professional and technical services (319 jobs lost) 5. Transportation equipment manufacturing (261 jobs lost) In Washington County, Maryland, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 4.8%, or 3,041 jobs, total from 2002 to 2006. From the 118 industries (3-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 22 did not experience any change, 56 accounted an for increase in employment during the period, and 40 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

 

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