Monday, January 22, 2007

Douglas County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Douglas County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 86 jobs. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 20.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Douglas County, Wisconsin.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (86 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (46 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (43 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (28 jobs lost)
5. Special food services (23 jobs lost)

Given the 61 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 34 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 25 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Douglas County, Wisconsin, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 96 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Douglas County

The Child day care services industry has added the most employment with 22 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Child day care services industry makes up 14.6 percent of the growth in Douglas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (22 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (16 new jobs)
3. Vocational rehabilitation services (14 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (12 new jobs)
5. Outpatient care centers (11 new jobs)

Douglas County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 36.6 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Wisconsin, where the industry reported a loss of 4.2 percent. The losses in the Other general merchandise stores industry in Douglas County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 3.3 percent in terms of employment in the Other general merchandise stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (36.6 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (32.9 percent decline)
3. Special food services (30.3 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (28.5 percent decline)
5. Logging (22.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Wisconsin, which went through a gain of 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Douglas County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Vocational rehabilitation services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 30.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Douglas County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Wisconsin, where it saw a gain of 1.2 percent. The Vocational rehabilitation services industry in Douglas County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vocational rehabilitation services (30.9 percent gain)
2. Consumer goods rental (29.7 percent gain)
3. Outpatient care centers (25.6 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (14.7 percent gain)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (13.2 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.

 

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