Skagit County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 83.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Washington, where the industry felt a loss of 11.1 percent. The losses in the
Computer systems design and related services industry in Skagit County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.1 in percent of jobs in the
Computer systems design and related services industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Computer systems design and related services (83.3 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (63.4 percent decline)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (57.5 percent decline)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (40.9 percent decline)
5. Florists (31.6 percent decline)
Skagit County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Support activities for crop production industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 262.5 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Skagit County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Washington, where the industry felt a gain of 31 percent. The
Support activities for crop production industry in Skagit County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.4 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Support activities for crop production (262.5 percent gain)
2. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (175.0 percent gain)
3. Other animal production (159.1 percent gain)
4. Plastics product manufacturing (148.6 percent gain)
5. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (146.2 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 8.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Washington, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.
From the 120 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 38 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 81 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Skagit CountyGiven the industries in the area, the
Greenhouse and nursery production industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 675 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Greenhouse and nursery production industry make up 41.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Skagit County, Washington.
Top 5 Industries 1. Greenhouse and nursery production (675 jobs lost)
2. Computer systems design and related services (188 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (175 jobs lost)
4. Sawmills and wood preservation (71 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (70 jobs lost)
In Skagit County, Washington, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,924 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Skagit CountyThe
Other general merchandise stores industry has grown the most with 349 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the
Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 6.8 percent of the growth in Skagit County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Other general merchandise stores (349 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (291 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (263 new jobs)
4. Insurance carriers (213 new jobs)
5. Ship and boat building (190 new jobs)
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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
