Stanislaus County, California 2006 Workforce Article

Written by Matt

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

From of the area's 3-digit NAICS industries, the Management of companies and enterprises industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 2699 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in Management of companies and enterprises makes up 5.1% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Stanislaus County, California. Top Declining Industries: 1. Management of companies and enterprises (2699 jobs lost) 2. Food manufacturing (2138 jobs lost) 3. Agriculture and forestry support activities (1021 jobs lost) 4. Postal service (955 jobs lost) 5. Food and beverage stores (802 jobs lost) In Stanislaus County, California, the total number of jobs in all industries in the county has increased by 5.2%, or 8,615 jobs, between 2002 and 2006. From the industries (3-digit NAICS) in the area, the Professional and technical services industry has added the most employment with 5,271 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in Professional and technical services makes up 19.1% percent of the total growth in Stanislaus County, California. Top Growing Industries: 1. Professional and technical services (5,271 new jobs) 2. Executive, legislative and general government (3,437 new jobs) 3. Credit intermediation and related activities (2,392 new jobs) 4. Justice, public order, and safety activities (2,138 new jobs) 5. Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (2,076 new jobs) From the 169 industry sectors (3-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 27 did not experience any change, 82 showed an escalation in the number employed, and 60 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

 

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