Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Accomack CountyFrom the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the
Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 183 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the
Home health care services industry makes up 19.0 percent of the growth in Accomack County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Home health care services (183 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (180 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (58 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (58 new jobs)
5. Computer systems design and related services (46 new jobs)
Given the 52 4-digit NAICS industries, 22 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 30 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Accomack CountyFrom of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the
Vegetable and melon farming industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 384 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Vegetable and melon farming industry make up 35.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Accomack County, Virginia.
Top 5 Industries 1. Vegetable and melon farming (384 jobs lost)
2. Seafood product preparation and packaging (187 jobs lost)
3. Child day care services (111 jobs lost)
4. Special food services (70 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (46 jobs lost)
In Accomack County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 298 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Accomack County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 303.5 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Accomack County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 14.6 percent. The
Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Accomack County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 20.8 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (303.5 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (170.3 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (129.5 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (121.2 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (111.8 percent gain)
Accomack County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Special food services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 81.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the it saw a gain of 8.1 percent. The losses in the
Special food services industry in Accomack County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.3 in percent of jobs in the
Special food services industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Special food services (81.2 percent decline)
2. Seafood product preparation and packaging (60.9 percent decline)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (57.1 percent decline)
4. Vegetable and melon farming (48.8 percent decline)
5. Child day care services (44.7 percent decline)
Total employment has decreased by 2.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Virginia, which saw a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
