Saturday, February 24, 2007

Mecklenburg County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Mecklenburg County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Warehousing and storage industry has added the most employment with 298 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Warehousing and storage industry makes up 35.8 percent of the growth in Mecklenburg County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (298 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (127 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (63 new jobs)
4. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (39 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (32 new jobs)

In Mecklenburg County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,459 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 45 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 16 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 27 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Mecklenburg County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 52 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 20.7 percent of the total job loss in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (52 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (37 jobs lost)
3. Greenhouse and nursery production (35 jobs lost)
4. Textile furnishings mills (33 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (25 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 12.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Virginia, which experienced a gain of 5.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Mecklenburg County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 114.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Mecklenburg County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where this industry saw a loss of 4.4 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Mecklenburg County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (114.4 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (106.8 percent gain)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (106.5 percent gain)
4. Warehousing and storage (85.8 percent gain)
5. Civic and social organizations (79.3 percent gain)

Mecklenburg County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 59.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry reported a gain of 11.6 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Mecklenburg County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 9.6 in percent of workers in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (59.6 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (39.3 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (38.4 percent decline)
4. Florists (33 percent decline)
5. Greenhouse and nursery production (31.9 percent decline)





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.

 

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