Logan County One-Year Industry Employment Change
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Logan County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 95 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 36.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Logan County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (95 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (43 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (16 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (10 jobs lost)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Logan County
The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 75 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry makes up 29.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Logan County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (75 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (24 new jobs)
3. Civic and social organizations (22 new jobs)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (16 new jobs)
5. Electrical equipment manufacturing (16 new jobs)
From the 47 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 25 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 22 industries reported a drop in employment.
In Logan County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 132 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.
Logan County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Civic and social organizations industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 279.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Logan County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of West Virginia, where it saw a gain of 1.8 percent. The Civic and social organizations industry in Logan County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.1 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (279.2 percent gain)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (196.0 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (47.9 percent gain)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (46.2 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (30.3 percent gain)
Logan County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 64.4 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 sector experienced a gain of 10.2 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Logan County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5 in percent of jobs in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (64.4 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (64.3 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (50 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (25.3 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (23.1 percent decline)
Total industry employment has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in West Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. 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.
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 95 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 36.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Logan County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (95 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (43 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (16 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (10 jobs lost)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Logan County
The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 75 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry makes up 29.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Logan County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (75 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (24 new jobs)
3. Civic and social organizations (22 new jobs)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (16 new jobs)
5. Electrical equipment manufacturing (16 new jobs)
From the 47 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 25 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 22 industries reported a drop in employment.
In Logan County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 132 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.
Logan County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Civic and social organizations industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 279.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Logan County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of West Virginia, where it saw a gain of 1.8 percent. The Civic and social organizations industry in Logan County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.1 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (279.2 percent gain)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (196.0 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (47.9 percent gain)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (46.2 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (30.3 percent gain)
Logan County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 64.4 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 sector experienced a gain of 10.2 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Logan County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5 in percent of jobs in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (64.4 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (64.3 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (50 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (25.3 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (23.1 percent decline)
Total industry employment has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in West Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. 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.

