BLS Employment Update for Wood County, Wisconsin

Written by Matt

Tuesday, 29 January 2008

In Wood County, Wisconsin, the total number of jobs in all industries in the county has increased by 0.8%, or 332 jobs, between 2002 and 2006. Of the 119 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 33 experience no change, 51 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years, and 35 industries reported employment loss in the period.Given the industries in the area, the Wood product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 376 jobs in that time period. The declines in Wood product manufacturing makes up 3.1% percent of the total job loss in Wood County, Wisconsin. Top Declining Industries: 1. Wood product manufacturing (376 jobs lost) 2. Motor vehicle and parts dealers (357 jobs lost) 3. Machinery manufacturing (108 jobs lost) 4. General merchandise stores (99 jobs lost) 5. Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (93 jobs lost) The Ambulatory health care services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 810 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in Ambulatory health care services makes up 15.4% percent of the total growth in Wood County, Wisconsin. Top Growing Industries: 1. Ambulatory health care services (810 new jobs) 2. Executive, legislative and general government (427 new jobs) 3. Truck transportation (291 new jobs) 4. Social assistance (141 new jobs) 5. Administrative and support services (122 new jobs)

 

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