Saturday, February 24, 2007

Essex County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Essex County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 8 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 47.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Essex County, Vermont.

Top 1 Industries
1. General freight trucking (8 jobs lost)

In Essex County, Vermont, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 272 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Essex County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Specialized freight trucking industry has added the most employment with 9 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total growth in Essex County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (9 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (278 new jobs)
3. Employment services (237 new jobs)



Employment for all industries has decreased by 19.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Vermont, which experienced a gain of 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Essex County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 90.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Essex County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Vermont, where this industry saw a gain of 2.5 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Essex County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (90.0 percent gain)

Essex County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 46.2 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Vermont, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 5.3 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Essex County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. General freight trucking (46.2 percent decline)
2. Logging (37.8 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (35.1 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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