Saturday, February 24, 2007

Kitsap County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Kitsap County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 66.1 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 Washington, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 15.8 percent. The losses in the Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry in Kitsap County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.7 in percent of workers in the Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (66.1 percent decline)
2. Printing and related support activities (49.8 percent decline)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (45.2 percent decline)
4. Vocational rehabilitation services (44.2 percent decline)
5. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (41.8 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 20.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Washington, which experienced a gain of 5.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Kitsap County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 555.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Kitsap County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Washington, where it saw a loss of 16.6 percent. The Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry in Kitsap County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 15.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (555.6 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (414.8 percent gain)
3. Business support services (372.9 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (315.8 percent gain)
5. Special food services (211.9 percent gain)

In Kitsap County, Washington, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 9,564 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Kitsap County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 152 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry make up 12.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Kitsap County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (152 jobs lost)
2. Vocational rehabilitation services (137 jobs lost)
3. Consumer goods rental (82 jobs lost)
4. Other heavy construction (60 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (56 jobs lost)

From the 132 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 38 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 93 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Kitsap County

The Business support services industry has added the most employment with 798 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Business support services industry makes up 8.0 percent of the growth in Kitsap County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (798 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (618 new jobs)
3. Department stores (562 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (545 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (436 new jobs)





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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