Monday, January 22, 2007

Waukesha County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Waukesha County, Wisconsin, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 3,763 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Waukesha County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Electrical equipment manufacturing industry has grown the most with 601 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Electrical equipment manufacturing industry makes up 8.8 percent of the total growth in Waukesha County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electrical equipment manufacturing (601 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (424 new jobs)
3. Department stores (405 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (387 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (277 new jobs)

Of the 183 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 79 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 103 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Waukesha County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 305 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 9.3 percent of the total employment decline in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (305 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (250 jobs lost)
3. Soap, cleaning compound, and toiletry mfg. (213 jobs lost)
4. Converted paper product manufacturing (193 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (178 jobs lost)

Waukesha County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Soap, cleaning compound, and toiletry mfg. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 50.4 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 sector has felt in the State of Wisconsin, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 4.4 percent. The losses in the Soap, cleaning compound, and toiletry mfg. industry in Waukesha County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2 percent in terms of employees in the Soap, cleaning compound, and toiletry mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Soap, cleaning compound, and toiletry mfg. (50.4 percent decline)
2. General rental centers (34.2 percent decline)
3. Support activities for animal production (33.3 percent decline)
4. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (19.3 percent decline)
5. Technical and trade schools (19.1 percent decline)

Waukesha County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 128.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Waukesha County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Wisconsin, where the industry took a gain of 17.4 percent. The Unclassified industry in Waukesha County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (128.6 percent gain)
2. Independent artists, writers, and performers (94.4 percent gain)
3. Performing arts companies (53.8 percent gain)
4. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (50.8 percent gain)
5. Other heavy construction (41.5 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 1.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Wisconsin, which experienced a gain of 0.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.





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.

 

About - © 2007 Ecanned.com  - Contact