Monday, January 22, 2007

Eau Claire County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 4.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Wisconsin, which went through a gain of 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Eau Claire County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 74 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Wisconsin, where the industry felt a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry in Eau Claire County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.1 in percent of jobs in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (74 percent decline)
2. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (67.2 percent decline)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (41.3 percent decline)
4. Other schools and instruction (38 percent decline)
5. Florists (37.6 percent decline)

Eau Claire County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 200.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Eau Claire County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Wisconsin, where the industry took a gain of 1.9 percent. The Private households industry in Eau Claire County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (200.0 percent gain)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (81.1 percent gain)
3. Utility system construction (77.7 percent gain)
4. Investigation and security services (52.6 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (51.9 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Eau Claire County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 60 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 10.0 percent of the total employment decline in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (60 jobs lost)
2. Other schools and instruction (52 jobs lost)
3. Chemical merchant wholesalers (51 jobs lost)
4. Individual and family services (40 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (38 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Eau Claire County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 184 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 11.5 percent of the growth in Eau Claire County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (184 new jobs)
2. Insurance carriers (137 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (121 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (108 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (81 new jobs)

In Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,024 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 101 4-digit NAICS industries, 40 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 58 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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