Barbour County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Barbour County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 495.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Barbour County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for West Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 5.5 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Barbour County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (495.2 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (61.9 percent gain)
3. Legal services (41.2 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (36.7 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (33.5 percent gain)
Barbour County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 23.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of West Virginia, where the industry reported a loss of 5 percent. The losses in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Barbour County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.8 percent in terms of employees in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (23.7 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (20 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (19.4 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (10.4 percent decline)
5. Sawmills and wood preservation (1.6 percent decline)
Total industry employment has increased by 11.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of West Virginia, which experienced a gain of 2.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Barbour County
From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 35 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 28.4 percent of the total employment growth in Barbour County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (35 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (35 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (22 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (9 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (8 new jobs)
Of the 13 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Barbour County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 25 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 57.4 percent of the total job loss in Barbour County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (25 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (7 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (7 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (3 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (298 jobs lost)
In Barbour County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 239 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
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.
The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 495.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Barbour County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for West Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 5.5 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Barbour County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (495.2 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (61.9 percent gain)
3. Legal services (41.2 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (36.7 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (33.5 percent gain)
Barbour County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 23.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of West Virginia, where the industry reported a loss of 5 percent. The losses in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Barbour County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.8 percent in terms of employees in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (23.7 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (20 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (19.4 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (10.4 percent decline)
5. Sawmills and wood preservation (1.6 percent decline)
Total industry employment has increased by 11.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of West Virginia, which experienced a gain of 2.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Barbour County
From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 35 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 28.4 percent of the total employment growth in Barbour County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (35 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (35 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (22 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (9 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (8 new jobs)
Of the 13 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Barbour County
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 25 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 57.4 percent of the total job loss in Barbour County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (25 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (7 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (7 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (3 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (298 jobs lost)
In Barbour County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 239 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
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.

