Saturday, February 24, 2007

Snohomish County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 10.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Washington, which experienced a gain of 5.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Snohomish County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 7597.6 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Snohomish County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Washington, where the industry felt a loss of 9 percent. The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry in Snohomish County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wireless telecommunications carriers (7597.6 percent gain)
2. Colleges and universities (442.6 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (290.4 percent gain)
4. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (226.8 percent gain)
5. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (218.9 percent gain)

Snohomish County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 85.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Washington, where the industry reported a loss of 81.1 percent. The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Snohomish County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During 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 (85.2 percent decline)
2. Telecommunications resellers (80.9 percent decline)
3. Specialized design services (79.2 percent decline)
4. Business, computer and management training (70.6 percent decline)
5. Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (68.1 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Snohomish County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 3,828 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry make up 35.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Snohomish County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (3,828 jobs lost)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (737 jobs lost)
3. Civic and social organizations (613 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (449 jobs lost)
5. Electronic instrument manufacturing (398 jobs lost)

From the 178 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 64 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 114 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Snohomish County, Washington, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 19,261 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Snohomish County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,741 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 6.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Snohomish County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (1,741 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (1,485 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (1,310 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (1,237 new jobs)
5. Scientific research and development services (1,184 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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