Monday, January 22, 2007

Lewis County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lewis County

The Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 32 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 43.2 percent of the total employment decline in Lewis County, West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (32 jobs lost)
2. Private households (10 jobs lost)
3. Logging (7 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (7 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (7 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lewis County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 57 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 29.1 percent of the growth in Lewis County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (57 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (35 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (30 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (25 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (16 new jobs)

In Lewis County, West Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 34 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 31 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 13 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in West Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Lewis County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 67.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lewis County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in West Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 6.9 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Lewis County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (67.6 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (44.3 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (41.1 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (37.5 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (28.6 percent gain)

Lewis County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 44.9 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 sector experienced a loss of 9.7 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Lewis County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (44.9 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (33.3 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (29.2 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (28.3 percent decline)
5. Logging (22.9 percent decline)





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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