Employment Report for Culpeper County, Virginia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Information has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Culpeper County, growing in new jobs by 114.4 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of -14.9 percent. The State of Virginia experienced a change in employment in the sector of -21.8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Culpeper County. The industry averages 35 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Virginia typical size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.
Professional and technical services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Culpeper County. The sector dealt with a loss of 250 jobs, or 29.9 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 68.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
In Culpeper County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,999 people employed. The Manufacturing and Construction sectors account for 12.1 and 10.2 percent of all employment.
In Culpeper County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Other services, except public administration are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 3.19. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 3.19 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Culpeper County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Information has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Culpeper County, growing in new jobs by 114.4 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of -14.9 percent. The State of Virginia experienced a change in employment in the sector of -21.8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Culpeper County. The industry averages 35 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Virginia typical size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.
Professional and technical services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Culpeper County. The sector dealt with a loss of 250 jobs, or 29.9 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 68.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
In Culpeper County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,999 people employed. The Manufacturing and Construction sectors account for 12.1 and 10.2 percent of all employment.
In Culpeper County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Other services, except public administration are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 3.19. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 3.19 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Culpeper County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
