Saturday, February 24, 2007

Warren County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Warren County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,371 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 42 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 11 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 31 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Warren County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 74 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 21.9 percent of the total employment decline in Warren County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (74 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (47 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (44 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (43 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (38 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Warren County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 147 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 19.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Warren County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (147 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (88 new jobs)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (71 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (55 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (38 new jobs)

Warren County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Religious organizations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 210.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Warren County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 1.9 percent. The Religious organizations industry in Warren County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Religious organizations (210.4 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (180.0 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (134.8 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (130.5 percent gain)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (109.2 percent gain)

Warren County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 69.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the it saw a loss of 1.2 percent. The losses in the Insurance carriers industry in Warren County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.3 percent in terms of employment in the Insurance carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (69.2 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (63.9 percent decline)
3. Civic and social organizations (48.7 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (37.5 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (33.9 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 16.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Virginia, which saw a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.





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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