Du Page County, Illinois 2006 Employment Report

Written by Matt

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

In Du Page County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 4.8%, or 26,972 jobs, between 2002 and 2006. Given the 172 industries (3-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 23 had stable employment, 77 accounted an for increase in employment during the period, and 72 industries reported a drop in employment.The Computer and electronic product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 2966 jobs in that time period. The declines in Computer and electronic product manufacturing makes up 1.3% percent of the total job loss in Du Page County, Illinois. Top Declining Industries: 1. Computer and electronic product manufacturing (2966 jobs lost) 2. ISPs, search portals, and data processing (2675 jobs lost) 3. Printing and related support activities (1086 jobs lost) 4. Electrical equipment and appliance mfg. (1077 jobs lost) 5. Other information services (974 jobs lost) The Professional and technical services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 48,900 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in Professional and technical services makes up 10.4% percent of the total number of new jobs in Du Page County, Illinois. Top Growing Industries: 1. Professional and technical services (48,900 new jobs) 2. Credit intermediation and related activities (16,910 new jobs) 3. Insurance carriers and related activities (14,773 new jobs) 4. Administrative and support services (12,098 new jobs) 5. Executive, legislative and general government (9,391 new jobs)

 

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