Monday, January 22, 2007

Hampshire County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hampshire County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Logging industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 8 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Logging industry make up 22.2 percent of the total employment decline in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (8 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (8 jobs lost)
3. Other professional and technical services (6 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (4 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (3 jobs lost)

In Hampshire County, West Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 31 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 20 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 9 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hampshire County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 18 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 32.1 percent of the total growth in Hampshire County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (18 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (13 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (11 new jobs)
4. Civic and social organizations (6 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (3 new jobs)

Total employment has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in West Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.6 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Hampshire County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 30.8 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 industry felt a gain of 5.3 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Hampshire County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 3.1 in percent of workers in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (30.8 percent decline)
2. Other professional and technical services (23.6 percent decline)
3. Logging (21.1 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (18.9 percent decline)
5. Legal services (8.8 percent decline)

Hampshire County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 61.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Hampshire County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in West Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 13.2 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Hampshire County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (61.9 percent gain)
2. Civic and social organizations (39.6 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (35.7 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (12.4 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (9.3 percent gain)





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.

 

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