Saturday, February 24, 2007

Chittenden County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Chittenden County

The Industrial machinery manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 376 jobs. The declines in the Industrial machinery manufacturing industry make up 8.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Chittenden County, Vermont.

Top 5 Industries
1. Industrial machinery manufacturing (376 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and engineering services (329 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (308 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (260 jobs lost)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (219 jobs lost)

In Chittenden County, Vermont, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 3,385 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 138 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 67 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 71 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Chittenden County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 617 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 11.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Chittenden County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (617 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (278 new jobs)
3. Employment services (237 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (182 new jobs)
5. Clothing stores (180 new jobs)

Chittenden County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Glass and glass product manufacturing industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 77.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined slower than the industry has experienced in the State of Vermont, where the industry sector experienced a gain of . percent. The losses in the Glass and glass product manufacturing industry in Chittenden County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 23.9 percent in terms of employment in the Glass and glass product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Glass and glass product manufacturing (77.6 percent decline)
2. Private households (56.9 percent decline)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (56.4 percent decline)
4. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (54.6 percent decline)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (50.7 percent decline)

Chittenden County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Performing arts companies industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 175.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Chittenden County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Vermont, where the industry felt a gain of 96.9 percent. The Performing arts companies industry in Chittenden County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 10.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Performing arts companies (175.3 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (106.3 percent gain)
3. Local messengers and local delivery (86.0 percent gain)
4. Waste collection (84.1 percent gain)
5. Other schools and instruction (75.0 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 4.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Vermont, which saw a gain of 0.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses 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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