Upshur County One-Year Industry Employment Change
Upshur County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Coal mining industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 109.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Upshur County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for West Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 10.9 percent. The Coal mining industry in Upshur County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Coal mining (109.7 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (53.3 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (45.8 percent gain)
4. Civic and social organizations (33.3 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (28.1 percent gain)
Total employment has decreased by 1.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in West Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.
Upshur County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Offices of physicians industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 32.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of West Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Upshur County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.5 in percent of workers in the Offices of physicians industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (32.5 percent decline)
2. Support activities for mining (30 percent decline)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (18.9 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (11.7 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (11.3 percent decline)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Upshur County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Coal mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 129 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Coal mining industry makes up 45.8 percent of the total growth in Upshur County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Coal mining (129 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (22 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (16 new jobs)
4. Logging (14 new jobs)
5. Utility system construction (14 new jobs)
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Upshur County
Given the industries in the area, the Support activities for mining industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 249 jobs. The declines in the Support activities for mining industry make up 68.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Upshur County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (249 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (63 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (7 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (7 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (7 jobs lost)
Of the 38 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 23 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In Upshur County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 86 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.
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 Coal mining industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 109.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Upshur County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for West Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 10.9 percent. The Coal mining industry in Upshur County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Coal mining (109.7 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (53.3 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (45.8 percent gain)
4. Civic and social organizations (33.3 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (28.1 percent gain)
Total employment has decreased by 1.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in West Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.
Upshur County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Offices of physicians industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 32.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of West Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Upshur County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.5 in percent of workers in the Offices of physicians industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (32.5 percent decline)
2. Support activities for mining (30 percent decline)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (18.9 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (11.7 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (11.3 percent decline)
Total One-Year Employment Growth in Upshur County
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Coal mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 129 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Coal mining industry makes up 45.8 percent of the total growth in Upshur County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Coal mining (129 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (22 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (16 new jobs)
4. Logging (14 new jobs)
5. Utility system construction (14 new jobs)
Total One-Year Employment Decline in Upshur County
Given the industries in the area, the Support activities for mining industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 249 jobs. The declines in the Support activities for mining industry make up 68.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Upshur County, West Virginia.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (249 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (63 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (7 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (7 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (7 jobs lost)
Of the 38 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 23 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.
In Upshur County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 86 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.
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.
