Rogers County, Oklahoma 2006 Employment News

Written by Matt

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Out of the 3-digit NAICS industries, the Professional and technical services industry has added the most employment with 464 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in Professional and technical services makes up 13.2% percent of the total industry employment growth in Rogers County, Oklahoma. Top Growing Industries: 1. Professional and technical services (464 new jobs) 2. Administrative and support services (365 new jobs) 3. Truck transportation (290 new jobs) 4. Ambulatory health care services (262 new jobs) 5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (255 new jobs) From of the area's 3-digit NAICS industries, the Educational services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1829 jobs during the period. The employment lost in Educational services makes up 27.1% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Rogers County, Oklahoma. Top Declining Industries: 1. Educational services (1829 jobs lost) 2. Transportation equipment manufacturing (324 jobs lost) 3. Motor vehicle and parts dealers (118 jobs lost) 4. Utilities (113 jobs lost) 5. Machinery manufacturing (62 jobs lost) In Rogers County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs in all industries in the county has increased by 17.5%, or 3,546 jobs, from 2001 to 2006. Out of the 120 industry sectors (3-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 28 did not change, 51 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, and 41 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

 

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