Berkeley County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Berkeley County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 433.3 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Berkeley County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for West Virginia, where it saw a gain of 10.9 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Berkeley County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (433.3 percent gain)
2. Investigation and security services (145.0 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (135.4 percent gain)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (131.0 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (95.8 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in West Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Berkeley County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 30 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the West Virginia, where the it saw a gain of 15.7 percent. The losses in the Insurance carriers industry in Berkeley County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.1 in percent of workers in the Insurance carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (30 percent decline)
2. Employment services (29.1 percent decline)
3. Activities related to real estate (21.2 percent decline)
4. Other personal services (16.7 percent decline)
5. Clothing stores (16.3 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Berkeley County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Computer systems design and related services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 123 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Computer systems design and related services industry makes up 11.0 percent of the growth in Berkeley County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (123 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (103 new jobs)
3. Investigation and security services (77 new jobs)
4. Legal services (73 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (56 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Berkeley County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 316 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 48.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Berkeley County, West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (316 jobs lost)
2. Residential building construction (73 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (62 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (28 jobs lost)
5. Residential mental health facilities (28 jobs lost)

Out of the 83 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 23 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 58 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Berkeley County, West Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 874 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.





About: This report is part 1 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.

Income and Poverty in Berkeley County, West Virginia

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Berkeley County was reported to have a medium-high median household income of $45,353 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 23.4 percent higher than the median in West Virginia of $34,744 and the median is 8.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Berkeley County, West Virginia may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 32.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Berkeley County, reporting 19.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Berkeley County, West Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $43,962, this income level is 3.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 27 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $33,124. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Berkeley County reported an income level of $40,585, which was 10.5 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $138,010. This median is 204.3 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Berkeley County, West Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $46,110 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.7 percent greater than the median in 2000.

As the median household income witnessed a growth in the last five year in Berkeley County, West Virginia, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest growth in median household income was the Hispanic category. This category saw an increase of 13.9 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income growth in Berkeley County, undergoing a 1642744.6 percent decline in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The rate of poverty in Berkeley County, West Virginia has declined by 1.0 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 11.5 percent to 10.5 percent.

The median household income in the area has increased from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has increased to $47,796, which represents a 5.4 percent growth. Berkeley County, West Virginia, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 1 of 2 counties in percent of growth for the household income level in the State of West Virginia. Berkeley County ranks 28 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing the growth in median income in the US.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.