Monday, January 22, 2007

Tucker County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 10 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 3 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tucker County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has grown the most with 5 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 45.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Tucker County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (5 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (3 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (3 new jobs)
4. Special food services (139 new jobs)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (116 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tucker County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 10 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 26.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Tucker County, West Virginia.

Top 3 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (10 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (7 jobs lost)
3. Professional and similar organizations (7 jobs lost)

In Tucker County, West Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 58 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Tucker County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 23.3 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of West Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 4.2 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Tucker County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.8 percent in terms of employment in the Logging industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (23.3 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (18.2 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (10 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (9 percent decline)
5. Other wood product manufacturing (6.8 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 2.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of West Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Tucker County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 45.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Tucker County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of West Virginia, where the industry took a loss of 3.3 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Tucker County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (45.5 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (14.9 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (5.8 percent gain)





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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