Kanawha County One-Year Industry Employment Change
In Kanawha County, West Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,218 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Out of the 138 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 61 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 75 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Kanawha County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Insurance carriers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 469 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 14.9 percent of the total growth in Kanawha County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (469 new jobs)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (208 new jobs)
3. Investigation and security services (189 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (184 new jobs)
5. Support activities for mining (174 new jobs)
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Kanawha County
Given the industries in the area, the Vocational rehabilitation services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 220 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry make up 12.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Vocational rehabilitation services (220 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (175 jobs lost)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (100 jobs lost)
4. Business support services (99 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (87 jobs lost)
Kanawha County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Vocational rehabilitation services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 35 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the West Virginia, where the it saw a loss of 18.3 percent. The losses in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry in Kanawha County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.6 percent in terms of employment in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Vocational rehabilitation services (35 percent decline)
2. Land subdivision (34.2 percent decline)
3. Printing and related support activities (30.4 percent decline)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (20.6 percent decline)
5. Grantmaking and giving services (19 percent decline)
Kanawha County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 92.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Kanawha County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of West Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 12.2 percent. The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Kanawha County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.4 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (92.4 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (59.1 percent gain)
3. Other information services (57.6 percent gain)
4. Utility system construction (52.5 percent gain)
5. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (45.9 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in West Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.6 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.
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.
Out of the 138 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 61 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 75 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Kanawha County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Insurance carriers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 469 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 14.9 percent of the total growth in Kanawha County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (469 new jobs)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (208 new jobs)
3. Investigation and security services (189 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (184 new jobs)
5. Support activities for mining (174 new jobs)
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Kanawha County
Given the industries in the area, the Vocational rehabilitation services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 220 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry make up 12.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Vocational rehabilitation services (220 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (175 jobs lost)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (100 jobs lost)
4. Business support services (99 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (87 jobs lost)
Kanawha County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Vocational rehabilitation services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 35 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the West Virginia, where the it saw a loss of 18.3 percent. The losses in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry in Kanawha County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.6 percent in terms of employment in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Vocational rehabilitation services (35 percent decline)
2. Land subdivision (34.2 percent decline)
3. Printing and related support activities (30.4 percent decline)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (20.6 percent decline)
5. Grantmaking and giving services (19 percent decline)
Kanawha County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 92.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Kanawha County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of West Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 12.2 percent. The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Kanawha County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.4 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (92.4 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (59.1 percent gain)
3. Other information services (57.6 percent gain)
4. Utility system construction (52.5 percent gain)
5. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (45.9 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in West Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.6 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.
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.
