Saturday, February 24, 2007

Northumberland County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Northumberland County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Legal services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 16 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Legal services industry make up 30.8 percent of the total employment decline in Northumberland County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (16 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (10 jobs lost)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (9 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (8 jobs lost)
5. Private households (4 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Northumberland County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 77 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 28.1 percent of the growth in Northumberland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (77 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (60 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (33 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (24 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (19 new jobs)

In Northumberland County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 415 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 21 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 12 industries reported a drop in employment.

Northumberland County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 73.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry reported a gain of 10.6 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Northumberland County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 8.3 in percent of workers in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (73.8 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (36.2 percent decline)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (31.7 percent decline)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (21.1 percent decline)
5. Specialty food stores (12.2 percent decline)

Northumberland County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 461.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Northumberland County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 4.4 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Northumberland County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (461.5 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (226.1 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (90.6 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (52.7 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (52.3 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 18.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.





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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