Lincoln County One-Year Industry Employment Change
Lincoln County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Building finishing contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 142.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Lincoln County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in West Virginia, where it saw a loss of 3.5 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Lincoln County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.4 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (142.5 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (37.5 percent gain)
3. Support activities for mining (31.4 percent gain)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (26.1 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24.4 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 7.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of West Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.
Lincoln County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 46.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the West Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Lincoln County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.4 in percent of workers in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (46.9 percent decline)
2. Social advocacy organizations (29.9 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (23.8 percent decline)
4. Legal services (14.3 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (12.5 percent decline)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lincoln County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 76 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 44.8 percent of the total growth in Lincoln County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (76 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (36 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (19 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (13 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (6 new jobs)
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lincoln County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Social advocacy organizations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 30 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Social advocacy organizations industry make up 44.9 percent of the total employment decline in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (30 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (23 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (8 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (3 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (2 jobs lost)
Of the 17 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 12 industries reported a drop in employment.
In Lincoln County, West Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 158 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.
The Building finishing contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 142.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Lincoln County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in West Virginia, where it saw a loss of 3.5 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Lincoln County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.4 percent of the employment in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (142.5 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (37.5 percent gain)
3. Support activities for mining (31.4 percent gain)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (26.1 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24.4 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 7.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of West Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.
Lincoln County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 46.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the West Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Lincoln County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.4 in percent of workers in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (46.9 percent decline)
2. Social advocacy organizations (29.9 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (23.8 percent decline)
4. Legal services (14.3 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (12.5 percent decline)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lincoln County
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 76 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 44.8 percent of the total growth in Lincoln County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (76 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (36 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (19 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (13 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (6 new jobs)
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lincoln County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Social advocacy organizations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 30 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Social advocacy organizations industry make up 44.9 percent of the total employment decline in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (30 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (23 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (8 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (3 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (2 jobs lost)
Of the 17 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 12 industries reported a drop in employment.
In Lincoln County, West Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 158 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.
