Mercer County One-Year Industry Employment Change
Mercer County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Child day care services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 82.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Mercer County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of West Virginia, where it saw a gain of 8.1 percent. The Child day care services industry in Mercer County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.9 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (82.7 percent gain)
2. Computer systems design and related services (40.0 percent gain)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (29.8 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (26.6 percent gain)
5. Logging (25.9 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in West Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.
Mercer County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Home furnishings stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 61.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the West Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 5.5 percent. The losses in the Home furnishings stores industry in Mercer County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.9 percent in terms of employees in the Home furnishings stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Home furnishings stores (61.2 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (49.1 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (42.5 percent decline)
4. Private households (22.3 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (22 percent decline)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mercer County
The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 67 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 14.7 percent of the total employment growth in Mercer County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (67 new jobs)
2. Child day care services (62 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (55 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (27 new jobs)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (25 new jobs)
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mercer County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Home furnishings stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 44 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Home furnishings stores industry make up 12.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Mercer County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Home furnishings stores (44 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (43 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (31 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (19 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (17 jobs lost)
In Mercer County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 20 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Out of the 76 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 36 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 38 industries reported a drop in employment.
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 Child day care services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 82.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Mercer County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of West Virginia, where it saw a gain of 8.1 percent. The Child day care services industry in Mercer County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.9 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (82.7 percent gain)
2. Computer systems design and related services (40.0 percent gain)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (29.8 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (26.6 percent gain)
5. Logging (25.9 percent gain)
Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in West Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.
Mercer County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Home furnishings stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 61.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the West Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 5.5 percent. The losses in the Home furnishings stores industry in Mercer County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.9 percent in terms of employees in the Home furnishings stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Home furnishings stores (61.2 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (49.1 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (42.5 percent decline)
4. Private households (22.3 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (22 percent decline)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mercer County
The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 67 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 14.7 percent of the total employment growth in Mercer County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (67 new jobs)
2. Child day care services (62 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (55 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (27 new jobs)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (25 new jobs)
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mercer County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Home furnishings stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 44 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Home furnishings stores industry make up 12.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Mercer County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Home furnishings stores (44 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (43 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (31 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (19 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (17 jobs lost)
In Mercer County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 20 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
Out of the 76 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 36 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 38 industries reported a drop in employment.
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.
