Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Pulaski County Industry Wages Lag Behind Virginia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States


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The overall industry wages in Pulaski County, Virginia can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 17.3 percent lower than the with an state average of $42,126. The average industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of 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.

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Pulaski County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pulaski County

The Offices of other health practitioners industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 45 jobs. The declines in the Offices of other health practitioners industry make up 30.8 percent of the total job loss in Pulaski County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (45 jobs lost)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (19 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (16 jobs lost)
4. Private households (12 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (12 jobs lost)

In Pulaski County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 388 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pulaski County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Automotive repair and maintenance industry has grown the most with 55 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry makes up 15.8 percent of the total employment growth in Pulaski County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (55 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (45 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (40 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (34 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (27 new jobs)

Given the 32 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 13 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 19 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total employment has increased by 3.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Pulaski County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 743.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Pulaski County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 36.6 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Pulaski County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (743.8 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (93.9 percent gain)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (85.5 percent gain)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (59.4 percent gain)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (56.0 percent gain)

Pulaski County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 53.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 25.6 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Pulaski County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 26.1 in percent of jobs in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (53.5 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (45.5 percent decline)
3. Private households (44 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (30.4 percent decline)
5. Activities related to real estate (22.6 percent decline)





About: This report is part 2 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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