Employment Report for Brooke County, West Virginia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Arts, entertainment, and recreation has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Brooke County, growing in new jobs by 425.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of West Virginia experienced a change in employment in the sector of 34.9 percent, since the year 2001.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Brooke County. The industry averages 67 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the West Virginia average of 40 for the Manufacturing industry.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Brooke County. The industry lost a total of 398 jobs during the period, or 15.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 48.8 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Brooke County, Manufacturing, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.23. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.23 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Brooke may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.
In Brooke County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 28.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,137 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 11.6 and 9.1 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Arts, entertainment, and recreation has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Brooke County, growing in new jobs by 425.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of West Virginia experienced a change in employment in the sector of 34.9 percent, since the year 2001.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Brooke County. The industry averages 67 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the West Virginia average of 40 for the Manufacturing industry.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Brooke County. The industry lost a total of 398 jobs during the period, or 15.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 48.8 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
In Brooke County, Manufacturing, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.23. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.23 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Brooke may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.
In Brooke County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 28.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,137 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 11.6 and 9.1 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
