Alexandria city Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Alexandria city Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 89.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 16 percent. The losses in the Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry in Alexandria city outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 15.7 percent in terms of employment in the Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (89.4 percent decline)
2. Insurance and employee benefit funds (89 percent decline)
3. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (85.9 percent decline)
4. ISPs and web search portals (78 percent decline)
5. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (70.4 percent decline)
Alexandria city Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Local messengers and local delivery industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 525.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Alexandria city has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 14.6 percent. The Local messengers and local delivery industry in Alexandria city outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 15.4 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Local messengers and local delivery (525.0 percent gain)
2. Land subdivision (246.2 percent gain)
3. Other investment pools and funds (238.9 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (193.6 percent gain)
5. Facilities support services (177.9 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
In Alexandria city, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,487 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Out of the 115 4-digit NAICS industries, 57 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 58 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Alexandria city
Given the industries in the area, the Employment services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 2,145 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 31.1 percent of the total employment decline in Alexandria city, Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (2,145 jobs lost)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (459 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (425 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (249 jobs lost)
5. ISPs and web search portals (245 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Alexandria city
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has added the most employment with 1,369 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 13.5 percent of the total growth in Alexandria city.
Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (1,369 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (760 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (559 new jobs)
4. Scientific research and development services (529 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (462 new jobs)
About: This report is part 2 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.
The Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 89.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 16 percent. The losses in the Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry in Alexandria city outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 15.7 percent in terms of employment in the Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (89.4 percent decline)
2. Insurance and employee benefit funds (89 percent decline)
3. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (85.9 percent decline)
4. ISPs and web search portals (78 percent decline)
5. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (70.4 percent decline)
Alexandria city Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Local messengers and local delivery industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 525.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Alexandria city has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 14.6 percent. The Local messengers and local delivery industry in Alexandria city outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 15.4 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Local messengers and local delivery (525.0 percent gain)
2. Land subdivision (246.2 percent gain)
3. Other investment pools and funds (238.9 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (193.6 percent gain)
5. Facilities support services (177.9 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
In Alexandria city, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,487 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Out of the 115 4-digit NAICS industries, 57 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 58 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Alexandria city
Given the industries in the area, the Employment services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 2,145 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 31.1 percent of the total employment decline in Alexandria city, Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (2,145 jobs lost)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (459 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (425 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (249 jobs lost)
5. ISPs and web search portals (245 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Alexandria city
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has added the most employment with 1,369 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 13.5 percent of the total growth in Alexandria city.
Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (1,369 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (760 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (559 new jobs)
4. Scientific research and development services (529 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (462 new jobs)
About: This report is part 2 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.
