Vermont Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The State of Vermont: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonscheduled air transportation industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 366.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). The Nonscheduled air transportation industry in Vermont outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 5.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonscheduled air transportation (366.7 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (173.7 percent gain)
3. Performing arts companies (96.9 percent gain)
4. Urban transit systems (95.9 percent gain)
5. Poultry and egg production (88.6 percent gain)

The State of Vermont: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 73.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry in Vermont outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.5 percent in terms of employees in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (73.7 percent decline)
2. Textile furnishings mills (70.9 percent decline)
3. Ship and boat building (56.5 percent decline)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (54.6 percent decline)
5. Other crop farming (54.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Vermont

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Individual and family services industry has added the most employment with 4,236 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 22.0 percent of the growth in Vermont.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (4,236 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (884 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (591 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (516 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (504 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Vermont

Given the industries in the area, the Private households industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,015 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Private households industry make up 7.1 percent of the total job loss in Vermont.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (1,015 jobs lost)
2. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (977 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (739 jobs lost)
4. Printing and related support activities (706 jobs lost)
5. Specialty food stores (559 jobs lost)

In the State of Vermont, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 755 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

From the 239 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 131 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 108 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

The counties in the State of Vermont in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 6.1 percent job gained in Lamoille County to a low of a 19.3 percent job lost in Essex County.

Top seven counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Vermont
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Lamoille County (6.1 percent gain)
2. Addison County (4.0 percent gain)
3. Orleans County (2.2 percent gain)
4. Washington County (1.7 percent gain)
5. Rutland County (1.7 percent gain)
6. Windsor County (1.5 percent gain)
7. Caledonia County (1.0 percent gain)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Vermont in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 513 total jobs gained in Lamoille County to a low of 3,385 jobs lost in Chittenden County.

Top seven counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Vermont
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Lamoille County (513 jobs gained)
2. Addison County (482 jobs gained)
3. Washington County (429 jobs gained)
4. Rutland County (423 jobs gained)
5. Windsor County (284 jobs gained)
6. Orleans County (173 jobs gained)
7. Caledonia County (100 jobs gained)


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.