Yakima County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Yakima County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Special food services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 349.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Yakima County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Washington, where the industry felt a gain of 25.2 percent. The Special food services industry in Yakima County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.3 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (349.4 percent gain)
2. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (203.8 percent gain)
3. Advertising and related services (199.0 percent gain)
4. Scientific research and development services (193.8 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (176.8 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 5.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Washington, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
Yakima County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 78.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Washington, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 11.1 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Yakima County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.1 percent in terms of employees in the Computer systems design and related services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (78.6 percent decline)
2. Technical and trade schools (68 percent decline)
3. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (67.8 percent decline)
4. Business, computer and management training (64.7 percent decline)
5. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (59.5 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Yakima County
Given the industries in the area, the Other crop farming industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 944 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other crop farming industry make up 17.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Yakima County, Washington.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (944 jobs lost)
2. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (767 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (444 jobs lost)
4. Vegetable and melon farming (388 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (298 jobs lost)
In Yakima County, Washington, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4,337 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Yakima County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,689 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 16.8 percent of the total employment growth in Yakima County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (1,689 new jobs)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,657 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (941 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (459 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (390 new jobs)
From the 130 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 52 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 76 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
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.
The Special food services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 349.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Yakima County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Washington, where the industry felt a gain of 25.2 percent. The Special food services industry in Yakima County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.3 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (349.4 percent gain)
2. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (203.8 percent gain)
3. Advertising and related services (199.0 percent gain)
4. Scientific research and development services (193.8 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (176.8 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 5.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Washington, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
Yakima County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 78.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Washington, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 11.1 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Yakima County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.1 percent in terms of employees in the Computer systems design and related services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (78.6 percent decline)
2. Technical and trade schools (68 percent decline)
3. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (67.8 percent decline)
4. Business, computer and management training (64.7 percent decline)
5. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (59.5 percent decline)
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Yakima County
Given the industries in the area, the Other crop farming industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 944 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other crop farming industry make up 17.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Yakima County, Washington.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (944 jobs lost)
2. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (767 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (444 jobs lost)
4. Vegetable and melon farming (388 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (298 jobs lost)
In Yakima County, Washington, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4,337 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Yakima County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,689 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 16.8 percent of the total employment growth in Yakima County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (1,689 new jobs)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,657 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (941 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (459 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (390 new jobs)
From the 130 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 52 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 76 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
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.
