Monday, January 22, 2007

Washburn County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Washburn County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 61.9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Wisconsin, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2.3 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Washburn County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.5 in percent of workers in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (61.9 percent decline)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (31.7 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (26.8 percent decline)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (15.8 percent decline)
5. Legal services (12.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Wisconsin, which saw a gain of 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Washburn County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 67.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Washburn County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Wisconsin, where this industry saw a gain of 8.3 percent. The Electronics and appliance stores industry in Washburn County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (67.6 percent gain)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (30.0 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (28.2 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (22.4 percent gain)
5. Sawmills and wood preservation (14.1 percent gain)

In Washburn County, Wisconsin, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 94 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 38 4-digit NAICS industries, 25 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 11 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Washburn County

The Building equipment contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 36 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 33.3 percent of the total job loss in Washburn County, Wisconsin.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (36 jobs lost)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (11 jobs lost)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (7 jobs lost)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (7 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (6 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Washburn County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry has grown the most with 12 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 21.8 percent of the growth in Washburn County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (12 new jobs)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (8 new jobs)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (7 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (7 new jobs)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (6 new jobs)





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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