Monday, January 22, 2007

Poquoson city One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 5.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Poquoson city One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 11 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry reported a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Poquoson city outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5 percent in terms of employees in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (4 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (3.2 percent decline)

Poquoson city One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 15.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Poquoson city has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 0.8 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Poquoson city outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.1 percent.

Top 3 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (15.7 percent gain)
2. Offices of dentists (11.8 percent gain)
3. Child day care services (4.1 percent gain)

Out of the 7 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Poquoson city

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 6 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 46.2 percent of the total employment decline in Poquoson city, Virginia.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (6 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (6 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (6 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Poquoson city

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has grown the most with 7 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 53.8 percent of the total growth in Poquoson city.

Top 3 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (7 new jobs)
2. Offices of dentists (3 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (2 new jobs)

In Poquoson city, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 74 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

 

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