Washington Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The counties in the State of Washington in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 25.8 percent job gained in Skamania County to a low of a 62.1 percent job lost in Columbia County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Washington
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Skamania County (25.8 percent gain)
2. Mason County (23.8 percent gain)
3. Kitsap County (20.3 percent gain)
4. Thurston County (19.4 percent gain)
5. Douglas County (19.2 percent gain)
6. Clallam County (17.7 percent gain)
7. Whatcom County (16.6 percent gain)
8. Kittitas County (15.3 percent gain)
9. Okanogan County (14.9 percent gain)
10. Chelan County (13.2 percent gain)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Washington in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 23,043 total jobs gained in Pierce County to a low of 10,381 jobs lost in King County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Washington
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Pierce County (23,043 jobs gained)
2. Snohomish County (19,261 jobs gained)
3. Spokane County (12,073 jobs gained)
4. Clark County (11,904 jobs gained)
5. Thurston County (9,874 jobs gained)
6. Kitsap County (9,564 jobs gained)
7. Whatcom County (9,411 jobs gained)
8. Yakima County (4,337 jobs gained)
9. Benton County (4,014 jobs gained)
10. Chelan County (3,720 jobs gained)


Of the 290 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 143 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 147 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Washington

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 15,313 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry make up 13.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (15,313 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (5,047 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (4,339 jobs lost)
4. Scheduled air transportation (4,327 jobs lost)
5. Private households (4,183 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Washington

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 14,358 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 6.2 percent of the growth in Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (14,358 new jobs)
2. Employment services (9,822 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (9,643 new jobs)
4. Software publishers (8,539 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (8,408 new jobs)

In the State of Washington, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 118,236 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

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

The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 81.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Washington outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.4 in percent of workers in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (81.1 percent decline)
2. Satellite telecommunications (79 percent decline)
3. Vending machine operators (65.7 percent decline)
4. Cable and other subscription programming (65 percent decline)
5. Alumina and aluminum production (64.2 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 5.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

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

The Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 343.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). The Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. industry in Washington outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 18.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. (343.7 percent gain)
2. Animal aquaculture (237.5 percent gain)
3. Other nonmetallic mineral products (121.0 percent gain)
4. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (96.6 percent gain)
5. Facilities support services (88.7 percent gain)

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.