Monday, January 22, 2007

Kenosha County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Kenosha County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 187 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Grocery stores industry makes up 11.0 percent of the total growth in Kenosha County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (187 new jobs)
2. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (131 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (131 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (125 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (119 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Kenosha County

The Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 391 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Employment services industry make up 22.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (391 jobs lost)
2. Other support services (280 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (115 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (88 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (75 jobs lost)

Of the 118 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 57 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 58 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Kenosha County, Wisconsin, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 426 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Wisconsin, experiencing a gain of 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Kenosha County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 318.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Kenosha County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Wisconsin, where the industry felt a gain of 1.5 percent. The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry in Kenosha County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (318.2 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (50.2 percent gain)
3. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (34.9 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (32.2 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (31.2 percent gain)

Kenosha County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 50.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Wisconsin, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 5.4 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Kenosha County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.9 in percent of jobs in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (50.8 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (40.2 percent decline)
3. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (38.1 percent decline)
4. Other support services (32.1 percent decline)
5. Electronic instrument manufacturing (25 percent decline)





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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