Preston County One-Year Industry Employment Change
Preston County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 55.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Preston County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of West Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 10.2 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Preston County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (55.9 percent gain)
2. Depository credit intermediation (50.0 percent gain)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (49.2 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (37.9 percent gain)
5. Death care services (31.9 percent gain)
Preston County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Unclassified industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 80 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the West Virginia, where the industry reported a loss of 17.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Preston County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (80 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (49.6 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (48 percent decline)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (27.8 percent decline)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (24 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in West Virginia, experiencing 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.
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Preston County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 40 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry make up 22.4 percent of the total employment decline in Preston County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (40 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (23 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (20 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (14 jobs lost)
5. Utility system construction (13 jobs lost)
Given the 48 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 26 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 19 industries reported employment loss in the period.
In Preston County, West Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 8 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Preston County
The Depository credit intermediation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 46 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 30.1 percent of the total employment growth in Preston County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (46 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (17 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (14 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (10 new jobs)
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 foundation and exterior contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 55.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Preston County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of West Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 10.2 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Preston County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (55.9 percent gain)
2. Depository credit intermediation (50.0 percent gain)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (49.2 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (37.9 percent gain)
5. Death care services (31.9 percent gain)
Preston County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Unclassified industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 80 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the West Virginia, where the industry reported a loss of 17.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Preston County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (80 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (49.6 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (48 percent decline)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (27.8 percent decline)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (24 percent decline)
The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in West Virginia, experiencing 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.
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Preston County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 40 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry make up 22.4 percent of the total employment decline in Preston County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (40 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (23 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (20 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (14 jobs lost)
5. Utility system construction (13 jobs lost)
Given the 48 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 26 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 19 industries reported employment loss in the period.
In Preston County, West Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 8 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Preston County
The Depository credit intermediation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 46 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 30.1 percent of the total employment growth in Preston County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (46 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (17 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (14 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (10 new jobs)
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.
