Raleigh County One-Year Industry Employment Change
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Raleigh County
The Other general merchandise stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 108 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 18.9 percent of the total employment decline in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (108 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for mining (60 jobs lost)
3. Other ambulatory health care services (57 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (40 jobs lost)
5. Death care services (30 jobs lost)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Raleigh County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has grown the most with 173 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 13.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Raleigh County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (173 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (149 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (103 new jobs)
4. Department stores (79 new jobs)
5. Coal mining (70 new jobs)
Given the 101 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 40 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 60 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Raleigh County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 848 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
The total number of jobs has increased by 3.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in West Virginia, experiencing a gain of 1.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.
Raleigh County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 181.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Raleigh County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for West Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 12 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Raleigh County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.9 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (181.3 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (121.6 percent gain)
3. Other personal services (108.3 percent gain)
4. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (73.9 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (69.1 percent gain)
Raleigh County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Book, periodical, and music stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 32.6 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 felt a loss of 6.8 percent. The losses in the Book, periodical, and music stores industry in Raleigh County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 5.1 in percent of workers in the Book, periodical, and music stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Book, periodical, and music stores (32.6 percent decline)
2. Insurance carriers (32 percent decline)
3. Death care services (25.9 percent decline)
4. Support activities for mining (25.6 percent decline)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (23 percent decline)
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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
The Other general merchandise stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 108 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 18.9 percent of the total employment decline in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (108 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for mining (60 jobs lost)
3. Other ambulatory health care services (57 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (40 jobs lost)
5. Death care services (30 jobs lost)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Raleigh County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has grown the most with 173 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 13.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Raleigh County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (173 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (149 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (103 new jobs)
4. Department stores (79 new jobs)
5. Coal mining (70 new jobs)
Given the 101 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 40 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 60 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
In Raleigh County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 848 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
The total number of jobs has increased by 3.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in West Virginia, experiencing a gain of 1.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.
Raleigh County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 181.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Raleigh County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for West Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 12 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Raleigh County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.9 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (181.3 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (121.6 percent gain)
3. Other personal services (108.3 percent gain)
4. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (73.9 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (69.1 percent gain)
Raleigh County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Book, periodical, and music stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 32.6 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 felt a loss of 6.8 percent. The losses in the Book, periodical, and music stores industry in Raleigh County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 5.1 in percent of workers in the Book, periodical, and music stores industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Book, periodical, and music stores (32.6 percent decline)
2. Insurance carriers (32 percent decline)
3. Death care services (25.9 percent decline)
4. Support activities for mining (25.6 percent decline)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (23 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.
