Monday, January 22, 2007

Pocahontas County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pocahontas County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Traveler accommodation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 57 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 72.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (57 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (9 jobs lost)
3. Private households (6 jobs lost)
4. Logging (6 jobs lost)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (1 jobs lost)

In Pocahontas County, West Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 110 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 14 4-digit NAICS industries, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pocahontas County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has grown the most with 19 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Residential building construction industry makes up 56.9 percent of the total growth in Pocahontas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (19 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (7 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (2 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (2 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (2 new jobs)

Pocahontas County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 50.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Pocahontas County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of West Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 10.2 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Pocahontas County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (50.0 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (35.6 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (21.2 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (14.3 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (12.2 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 4.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in West Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.6 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Pocahontas County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 66.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of West Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 9.7 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Pocahontas County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (66.7 percent decline)
2. Offices of physicians (20.2 percent decline)
3. Traveler accommodation (10.8 percent decline)
4. Logging (8.6 percent decline)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (7.8 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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