Valley County Covered Employment

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Employment

QuarterAnnual
2023:4 2024:1 2024:2 2024:3 2024:4 2024
Total 2,896 2,863 2,983 2,912 2,915 2,918
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -1.7 1.9 1.0 -0.2 0.6 0.8
Construction 126 94 126 133 119 118
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 0.3 -20 -12 -8.7 -5.3 -11
Specialty Trade Contractors 60 46 68 67 55 59
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 19.3 -11 1.0 -6.9 -8.4 -6.0
Manufacturing 15 15 16 17 17 16
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -13 2.3 2.1 4.2 13.3 5.4
Utilities 36 36 39 34 41 37
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -9.9 2.8 5.5 -1.9 11.9 4.7
Wholesale Trade 127 135 144 142 142 141
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 18.3 22.7 31.3 7.0 11.5 17.4
Retail Trade 300 301 309 294 304 302
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -0.8 4.4 5.3 -1.7 1.2 2.3
Auto Dealers 46 47 47 45 43 45
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -5.4 6.1 0.0 -8.8 -7.2 -2.7
Building Material Dealers 25 22 25 25 23 24
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -19 -8.2 -6.3 -2.6 -11 -6.8
Transportation and Warehousing 93 91 98 89 89 92
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 7.3 18.7 23.1 10.3 -4.7 11.1
Information 62 63 59 58 52 58
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -8.4 -2.1 -9.3 -21 -15 -12
Professional and Business Services 235 236 258 266 243 251
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 0.0 4.7 3.1 4.0 3.3 3.8
Educational Services 288 286 276 240 293 274
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -1.6 -3.7 -5.5 1.7 1.6 -1.6
Ambulatory Health Care 166 172 158 155 154 160
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -14 -3.4 -11 -10 -7.2 -8.0
Social Assistance 90 89 93 84 94 90
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 5.1 1.9 --- --- 4.5 1.8
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 42 38 72 75 42 57
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 0.0 39.5 79.2 60.3 1.6 45.8
Accommodation and Food Services 348 327 349 329 329 333
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -4.9 -4.6 -6.7 -7.1 -5.4 -5.9
Accommodations 112 107 109 103 --- 106
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -4.8 -4.2 -7.1 -13 --- -7.3
Food Services 236 220 240 226 --- 228
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -5.0 -4.8 -6.5 -4.1 --- -4.7
Other Services 64 68 73 72 75 72
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -14 -0.5 9.5 12.5 18.3 9.8
Public Administration 299 298 316 331 318 316
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -3.1 3.2 0.2 1.2 6.1 2.6
Environmental Quality Programs 92 88 92 91 92 91
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -2.1 6.0 -1.4 -6.8 0.0 -0.8

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Notes:   All variables are not seasonally adjusted.

            Quarterly percent changes computed using same quarter of previous year.