Employment Report for Roanoke County, Virginia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Roanoke County ranks 19 of 136 total Counties throughout Virginia by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 18 of 136 Counties.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Roanoke County. The industry averages 42 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Virginia typical size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Roanoke County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 12.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,644 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 12.6 and 12.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Information from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Roanoke County, rising by 27 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -14.9 percent. The State of Virginia went through a industry job change of -21.8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Roanoke County, Finance and insurance, Professional and technical services and Educational services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Finance and insurance sector has a United State LQ of 1.7. The percent of employment in the Finance and insurance sector is 1.7 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Roanoke County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Finance and insurance.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Roanoke County ranks 19 of 136 total Counties throughout Virginia by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 18 of 136 Counties.
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Roanoke County. The industry averages 42 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Virginia typical size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Roanoke County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 12.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,644 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 12.6 and 12.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Information from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Roanoke County, rising by 27 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -14.9 percent. The State of Virginia went through a industry job change of -21.8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
In Roanoke County, Finance and insurance, Professional and technical services and Educational services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Finance and insurance sector has a United State LQ of 1.7. The percent of employment in the Finance and insurance sector is 1.7 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Roanoke County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Finance and insurance.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
