Monday, January 22, 2007

Laramie County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Laramie County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 167.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Laramie County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Wyoming, where the industry felt a gain of 13.7 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Laramie County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (167.3 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (162.3 percent gain)
3. Technical and trade schools (116.1 percent gain)
4. Other financial investment activities (84.6 percent gain)
5. Investigation and security services (61.8 percent gain)

Laramie County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 52.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined slower than the industry sector has felt in the State of Wyoming, where the industry sector experienced a loss of . percent. The losses in the Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry in Laramie County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.5 percent in terms of employment in the Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (52.8 percent decline)
2. Other support services (34.1 percent decline)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (31.6 percent decline)
4. Special food services (30.8 percent decline)
5. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (23.6 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in Wyoming, which saw a gain of 6.2 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Laramie County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 107 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 18.3 percent of the total employment decline in Laramie County, Wyoming.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (107 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (104 jobs lost)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (34 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (26 jobs lost)
5. Other support services (25 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Laramie County

The Nonresidential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 227 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 13.9 percent of the total employment growth in Laramie County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (227 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (186 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (134 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (72 new jobs)
5. Investigation and security services (71 new jobs)

Out of the 119 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 42 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 74 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Laramie County, Wyoming, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,328 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.





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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