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ACS 2010-2014 data


Occupation
 Nicholas CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over9,889753,227143,435,233
Male15,330, 53.90%, see rank52.83%52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2944, 17.71%, see rank25.96%33.12%
Service Occupations2536, 10.06%, see rank14.68%15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations2666, 12.50%, see rank15.68%17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations246, 0.86%, see rank0.77%1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations21,118, 20.98%, see rank14.35%9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations21,672, 31.37%, see rank21.14%17.94%
Female14,559, 46.10%, see rank47.17%47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations21,409, 30.91%, see rank37.61%40.04%
Service Occupations21,278, 28.03%, see rank23.73%21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations21,822, 39.96%, see rank34.05%31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations20, 0.00%, see rank0.08%0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations229, 0.64%, see rank0.25%0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations221, 0.46%, see rank4.03%5.65%
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry
 Nicholas CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over9,889, 100%753,227143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining1,262, 12.76%, see rank5.33%1.96%
Construction491, 4.97%, see rank6.31%6.17%
Manufacturing802, 8.11%, see rank8.19%10.43%
Wholesale Trade308, 3.11%, see rank2.16%2.75%
Retail Trade1,632, 16.50%, see rank12.57%11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities406, 4.11%, see rank5.40%4.93%
Information83, 0.84%, see rank1.74%2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing194, 1.96%, see rank4.21%6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management,
Administrative, Waste Management Services
638, 6.45%, see rank7.73%10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance2,478, 25.06%, see rank26.45%23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation,
Accommodation, Food Services
628, 6.35%, see rank9.03%9.49%
Public Administration495, 5.01%, see rank6.55%4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration472, 4.77%, see rank4.35%4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data


Occupation
 Nicholas CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over10,024760,812141,996,548
Male15,312, 52.99%, see rank52.64%52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations21,192, 22.44%, see rank25.61%32.75%
Service Occupations2456, 8.58%, see rank14.27%14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations2654, 12.31%, see rank15.69%17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations243, 0.81%, see rank0.76%1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations21,189, 22.38%, see rank15.13%9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations21,516, 28.54%, see rank21.02%17.87%
Female14,712, 47.01%, see rank47.36%47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations21,567, 33.26%, see rank36.96%39.35%
Service Occupations21,294, 27.46%, see rank23.71%21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations21,614, 34.25%, see rank34.44%32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations233, 0.70%, see rank0.10%0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations234, 0.72%, see rank0.26%0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2170, 3.61%, see rank4.24%5.77%
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry
 Nicholas CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over10,024, 100%760,812141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining1,257, 12.54%, see rank5.23%1.90%
Construction577, 5.76%, see rank6.75%6.49%
Manufacturing798, 7.96%, see rank8.49%10.62%
Wholesale Trade187, 1.87%, see rank2.16%2.83%
Retail Trade1,505, 15.01%, see rank12.50%11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities631, 6.29%, see rank5.37%5.00%
Information113, 1.13%, see rank1.76%2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing234, 2.33%, see rank4.36%6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management,
Administrative, Waste Management Services
512, 5.11%, see rank7.46%10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance2,561, 25.55%, see rank26.03%22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation,
Accommodation, Food Services
739, 7.37%, see rank9.04%9.18%
Public Administration497, 4.96%, see rank6.37%4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration413, 4.12%, see rank4.49%4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data


Occupation
 Nicholas CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over10,250763,691141,833,331
Male15,533, 53.98%, see rank53.11%52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2989, 17.87%, see rank24.89%32.27%
Service Occupations2503, 9.09%, see rank13.49%14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations2833, 15.06%, see rank15.67%17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations256, 1.01%, see rank0.82%1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations21,336, 24.15%, see rank15.59%10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations21,472, 26.60%, see rank22.00%18.08%
Female14,717, 46.02%, see rank46.89%47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations21,713, 36.32%, see rank35.81%38.62%
Service Occupations21,276, 27.05%, see rank23.78%20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations21,460, 30.95%, see rank34.91%33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations223, 0.49%, see rank0.10%0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations218, 0.38%, see rank0.35%0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2227, 4.81%, see rank4.73%6.07%
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry
 Nicholas CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over10,250, 100%763,691141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining1,323, 12.91%, see rank4.94%1.86%
Construction684, 6.67%, see rank7.34%7.13%
Manufacturing708, 6.91%, see rank8.86%10.99%
Wholesale Trade194, 1.89%, see rank2.42%3.06%
Retail Trade1,334, 13.01%, see rank12.47%11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities667, 6.51%, see rank5.70%5.07%
Information173, 1.69%, see rank1.73%2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing417, 4.07%, see rank4.50%7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management,
Administrative, Waste Management Services
518, 5.05%, see rank7.48%10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance2,535, 24.73%, see rank25.24%22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation,
Accommodation, Food Services
773, 7.54%, see rank8.64%8.86%
Public Administration535, 5.22%, see rank6.15%4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration389, 3.80%, see rank4.53%4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data


Occupation
 Nicholas CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over10,617760,616141,303,145
Male15,844, 55.04%, see rank53.41%53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2985, 16.85%, see rank24.80%31.81%
Service Occupations2509, 8.71%, see rank12.65%13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations2715, 12.23%, see rank15.77%17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations260, 1.03%, see rank0.98%1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations21,847, 31.61%, see rank23.20%17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations21,728, 29.57%, see rank22.60%18.26%
Female14,773, 44.96%, see rank46.59%46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations21,581, 33.12%, see rank35.26%38.12%
Service Occupations21,190, 24.93%, see rank23.96%20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations21,729, 36.22%, see rank35.16%34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations228, 0.59%, see rank0.11%0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations217, 0.36%, see rank0.78%0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2228, 4.78%, see rank4.72%6.09%
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry
 Nicholas CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over10,617, 100%760,616141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining1,453, 13.69%, see rank4.90%1.82%
Construction657, 6.19%, see rank7.50%7.45%
Manufacturing817, 7.70%, see rank9.24%11.24%
Wholesale Trade169, 1.59%, see rank2.59%3.20%
Retail Trade1,356, 12.77%, see rank12.45%11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities805, 7.58%, see rank5.84%5.08%
Information89, 0.84%, see rank1.79%2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing521, 4.91%, see rank4.60%7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management,
Administrative, Waste Management Services
491, 4.62%, see rank7.23%10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance2,512, 23.66%, see rank24.39%21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation,
Accommodation, Food Services
898, 8.46%, see rank8.85%8.77%
Public Administration475, 4.47%, see rank6.02%4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration374, 3.52%, see rank4.61%4.84%

US Census 2000 data


Occupation
 Nicholas CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over9,883732,673129,721,512
Male15,398, 54.62%, see rank54.09%53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations21,027, 19.03%, see rank23.66%31.42%
Service Occupations2546, 10.11%, see rank11.73%12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations2645, 11.95%, see rank15.90%17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2184, 3.41%, see rank1.16%1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations21,505, 27.88%, see rank22.29%17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations21,491, 27.62%, see rank25.27%20.47%
Female14,485, 45.38%, see rank45.91%46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations21,323, 29.50%, see rank32.88%36.18%
Service Occupations21,142, 25.46%, see rank22.24%18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations21,761, 39.26%, see rank38.08%36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations26, 0.13%, see rank0.22%0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations217, 0.38%, see rank0.60%0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2236, 5.26%, see rank5.97%7.96%
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry
 Nicholas CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over9,883, 100%732,673129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining1,027, 10.39%, see rank4.09%1.87%
Construction627, 6.34%, see rank7.03%6.78%
Manufacturing951, 9.62%, see rank11.89%14.10%
Wholesale Trade162, 1.64%, see rank2.77%3.60%
Retail Trade1,407, 14.24%, see rank13.09%11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities678, 6.86%, see rank6.00%5.20%
Information144, 1.46%, see rank2.17%3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing320, 3.24%, see rank4.56%6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management,
Administrative, Waste Management Services
429, 4.34%, see rank6.71%9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance2,302, 23.29%, see rank22.97%19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation,
Accommodation, Food Services
748, 7.57%, see rank7.95%7.87%
Public Administration419, 4.24%, see rank5.79%4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration669, 6.77%, see rank4.97%4.87%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.


 
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