West Virginia

Industry wages in the State of West Virginia grown by 17.1% since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages in the State of West Virginia grown by a total of 17.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

The counties in the State of West Virginia range, in terms of growth in average industry wages from 2001 to 2006, from 47.3% in Lincoln County to a low of a ( 25.5%) in Gilmer County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the West Virginia
Total Industry Wages

1. Lincoln County (47.3%)
2. Pocahontas County (31.3%)
3. Wyoming County (29.8%)
4. Calhoun County (28.5%)
5. Mineral County (27.8%)
6. Jefferson County (26.1%)
7. Putnam County (25.8%)
8. Wayne County (24.6%)
9. Barbour County (24.4%)
10. Brooke County (23.8%)

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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.

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Wages in the State of West Virginia Lag Behind Wages in the United States

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Wages in all industries in West Virginia can be described as relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 States wages throughout the nation. The average pay is less than average pay in United States of $40,259.

The counties in the State of West Virginia in terms of total industry wages in the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from $48,067 in Boone County to a low of a $20,617 in Wetzel County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the West Virginia
Total Industry Wages

1. Boone County ($48,067)
2. Pleasants County ($41,778)
3. Marshall County ($40,963)
4. Mingo County ($39,222)
5. Putnam County ($38,712)
6. Tyler County ($37,400)
7. Wyoming County ($36,238)
8. Mason County ($35,231)
9. Kanawha County ($35,137)
10. Brooke County ($34,257)

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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.

West Virginia Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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In the State of West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 14,689 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of West Virginia

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Basic chemical manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 2,985 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Basic chemical manufacturing industry make up 8.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Basic chemical manufacturing (2,985 jobs lost)
2. Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. (2,838 jobs lost)
3. Spectator sports (2,753 jobs lost)
4. Glass and glass product manufacturing (1,595 jobs lost)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (1,395 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of West Virginia

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gambling industries industry has added the most employment with 5,385 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gambling industries industry makes up 10.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gambling industries (5,385 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (2,821 new jobs)
3. Coal mining (2,627 new jobs)
4. Support activities for mining (2,096 new jobs)
5. General medical and surgical hospitals (1,957 new jobs)

Out of the 247 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 132 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 114 industries reported employment loss in the period.

The State of West Virginia: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gambling industries industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 4793.5 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). The Gambling industries industry in West Virginia outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gambling industries (4793.5 percent gain)
2. Other support activities for transportation (695.7 percent gain)
3. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (188.9 percent gain)
4. Other ground passenger transportation (171.8 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (93.8 percent gain)

The State of West Virginia: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Spectator sports industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 84.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses in the Spectator sports industry in West Virginia outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.5 percent in terms of employment in the Spectator sports industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Spectator sports (84.3 percent decline)
2. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (76.7 percent decline)
3. Wireless telecommunications carriers (73.7 percent decline)
4. Facilities support services (66.3 percent decline)
5. Glass and glass product manufacturing (65.6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

The counties in the State of West Virginia in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 51.0 percent job gained in Lincoln County to a low of a 26.5 percent job lost in Grant County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the West Virginia
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Lincoln County (51.0 percent gain)
2. Webster County (23.4 percent gain)
3. Pleasants County (16.9 percent gain)
4. Boone County (16.9 percent gain)
5. Jefferson County (16.2 percent gain)
6. McDowell County (15.4 percent gain)
7. Hardy County (14.7 percent gain)
8. Monongalia County (14.7 percent gain)
9. Berkeley County (14.5 percent gain)
10. Ritchie County (14.3 percent gain)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of West Virginia in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 4,593 total jobs gained in Monongalia County to a low of 4,241 jobs lost in Kanawha County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the West Virginia
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Monongalia County (4,593 jobs gained)
2. Berkeley County (2,905 jobs gained)
3. Harrison County (1,765 jobs gained)
4. Jefferson County (1,601 jobs gained)
5. Raleigh County (1,546 jobs gained)
6. Putnam County (1,213 jobs gained)
7. Boone County (1,015 jobs gained)
8. Randolph County (1,002 jobs gained)
9. Lincoln County (810 jobs gained)
10. Hardy County (776 jobs gained)

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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.

Income and Poverty in the State of West Virginia

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The median household income in the area has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $33,452, which amounts to a 3.7 percent decline. The State of West Virginia ranks 35 of 46 states when comparing total percent of decline in household income across the nation.

When analyzed against other States in the US, the State of West Virginia accounted a very low median income for all households of $34,744 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 41.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other States throughout the United States, the State of West Virginia may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 17.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 32.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in West Virginia, having 27 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of West Virginia range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $51,918 in Jefferson County to a low of $19,809 in McDowell County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of West Virginia
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Jefferson County ($51,918)
2. Putnam County ($49,014 )
3. Berkeley County ($45,353)
4. Morgan County ($40,969)
5. Kanawha County ($39,506)
6. Hancock County ($39,498)
7. Wood County ($38,943)
8. Brooke County ($38,588)
9. Pleasants County ($38,301)
10. Jackson County ($37,948)

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of West Virginia range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 37.7 percent in McDowell County to a low of 9.3 percent in Putnam County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of West Virginia
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. McDowell County (37.7 percent)
2. Webster County (31.8 )
3. Mingo County (29.7 percent)
4. Lincoln County (27.9 percent)
5. Clay County (27.5 percent)
6. Gilmer County (25.9 percent)
7. Wyoming County (25.1 percent)
8. Calhoun County (25.1 percent)
9. Summers County (24.4 percent)
10. Logan County (24.1 percent)

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 30.9 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $23,997. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $59,270. This median income level is 70.6 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the state, for all households. Hispanic headed households in West Virginia, as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $34,131, this median household income is 1.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in West Virginia had a median household income level of $30,713, this was 11.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In the State of West Virginia, White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,119 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

The poverty rate in the State of West Virginia has increased by 0.1 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 17.9 percent to 18 percent.

As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in the State of West Virginia, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the Black or African American category. This group felt a decline of 28.5 percent since 2000. The White population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in West Virginia, undergoing a 41 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in the State of West Virginia

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In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the State of West Virginia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 42.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in the West Virginia on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17.6 percent (Men) versus 16.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 41 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

West Virginia may to understood as having a less-educated population, with 17 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the American Community Survey of 2005. The State of West Virginia is reported having a lower percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

In the State of West Virginia as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 16.8 percent of the White Alone, 14.4 percent of Black or African American, 68.2 percent of the Asian alone and 23.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 1.6 percent. In the year 2005, 17.6 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 2.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 16.4 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Since the year 2000, the State of West Virginia has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 2.2 percent to a total of 17 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the US percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of West Virginia range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 32.4 percent in Monongalia County to a low of 5.6 percent in McDowell County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in West Virginia
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Monongalia County (32.4 percent)
2. Ohio County (23 percent)
3. Jefferson County (21.6 percent)
4. Cabell County (21 percent)
5. Kanawha County (20.6 percent)
6. Putnam County (19.6 percent)
7. Gilmer County (17 percent)
8. Harrison County (16.2 percent)
9. Marion County (16 percent)
10. Wood County (15.2 percent)

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.