Business Statistics


 

Civilian Labor Force

Employment & Wages by Industry

 

 

Employment & Wages by Occupation

Unemployment Rate

 

 

Unemployed

Under Employed 

 

 

Area Graduates

Commuting Patterns

 

 

Where Workers Live 

Union Activity

 
 

Retial Sales & Effective Buying Income

 

Civilian Labor Force, 2005 to 2008

Area

 2008

2007

 2006

 2005

Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg

 45,523

44,632 

43,907 

 43,544

Extended Labor Market Area

 210,888

 208,738

 206,860

 203,920

 Total

 256,411

 253,370

 250,767

 247,464

 Source:  Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Montgomery County Community Profile

Establishments, Employment & Wages by Industry, 2nd Qtr. 2009

Industry

Estab.

 Employment

 Avg. Weekly

 Wage

Number 

Share 

Educational Service

29

10,610

26.5%

$723

Manufacturing

66

4,824

12.0%

$896

Retail Trade

320

4,751

11.9%

$400

Accommodation & Food Services

199

4,401

10.9%

$240

Health Care & Social Assistance

269

4,327

10.7%

$748

Professional & Technical Services

291

2,002

5.0%

$1,406

Administrative & Waste Services

102

1,959

4.8%

$520

Construction

255

1,740

4.3%

$638

Other Services, Ex. Public Admin.

189

1,009

2.5%

$447

Public Administration

49

870

2.2%

$816

Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

99

611

1.4%

$511

Finance & Insurance

118

574

1.4%

$661

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

24

510

1.2%

$236

Wholesale Trade

65

490

1.2%

$667

Transporation & Warehousing

46

476

1.2%

$539

Information

11

443

1.1%

$711

Management of Companies & Enterprises

20

330

0.8%

$840

Utilities

12

148

0.4%

$804

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting

15

97

0.2%

$482

Mining

***

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***

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Total

2,203

40,230 

100%

$658 

 Source: Virginia Employment Comission, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Occupational Employment and Wages, 2008

Occupation Title

Employed

Average Wages

Hourly

Annual

Production

 8,770

$17.2

$37,840 

Office & Administrative Support

8,260

$12.62

$27,930

Sales & Related

7,030

$9.81

$30,030

Food Preparation & Serving Related

6,840

$8.07

$18,770

Education, Training & Library

5,460

$21.10

$57,050

Healthcare Practioner & Technical

3,080

$22.17

$61,730

Transporation & Material Moving

3,070

$11.59

$26,740

Installation, Maintenance & Repair

2,960

$15.56

$35,020

Construction & Extraction

2,540

$14.95

$33,470

Management

2,390

$34.46

$84,580

Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance

2,140

$9.03

$20,280

Business & Financial Operations

1,950

$23.42

$54,550

Architecture & Engineering

1,660

$27.61

$61,500

Computer & Mathematical Science

1,510

$27.20

$62,250

Personal Care & Service

1,390

$9.89

$22,430

Health Support

1,260

$11.05

$24,580

Life, Physical & Social Sciences

1,190

$21.34

$50,590

Community & Social Services

1,110

$18.59

$41,210

Protective Services

910

$17.03

$37,540

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports & Media

710

$16.78

$40,600

Legal

160

$19.72

$56,100

Farming, Fishing & Forestry

110

$10.88

$26,390

Total

64,500

$14.60

$38,220

Source:  U.S. Departmnet of Labor, Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Note: Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford MSA

Unemployment Rate, 2005 to 2008

Area

 2008

2007

 2006

 2005

Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg

3.90%

3.20%

3.00%

3.50%

Extended Labor Market Area 

4.90%

3.70%

3.50%

4.00%

Virginia

4.10%

3.00%

3.00%

3.50%

 Source:  Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Montgomery County Community Profile

Unemployed, 2005 to 2008

Area

 2008

2007

 2006

 2005

Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg

1,863

1,412

1,330

1,536

Extended Labor Market Area 

9,917

7,621

7,148

8,148

Virginia

11,780

11,329

11,247

11,453

 Source:  Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Montgomery County Community Profile

Underemployed, 4th Quarter 2008 through 3rd Quarter 2009

Area

 Q3 2009

Q2 2009

Q1 2009

Q4 2008

Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg

5,090

5,174

5,082

4,701

Extended Labor Market Area 

22,701

25,871

24,768

21,994

Total

27,791

31,045

29,850

26,695

 Source:  Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Montgomery County Community Profile

Area Graduates Entering the Workforce, Spring 2009 

Area

Graduates

Montgomery County high school graduates not continuing onto college

40

New River Community College graduates

454

Virginia Tech and Radford University graduates

 9,324

Total

9,818

 Source:  Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Montgomery County Community Profile

Commuting Patterns, 2008

Area

Number

Share

Live and work in Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg

18,650

36.4%

Total In-Commuters

18,818

36.8%

Total Out-Commuters

 13,709

 26.8%

Net Commuters

 5,109

 -

 Source:  U.S. Census, OnTheMap4

Where Workers Live Who Are Employed in Montgomery County, 2008

County/City

Number

Share of

 Workforce

Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg

18,650 

49.8%

Pulaski County, VA

2,561

6.8%

Giles County, VA

 2,101

5.6%

Roanoke County, VA

1,348

3.6%

Floyd County, VA

1,236

3.3%

Radford City, VA

1,215

3.2%

Roanoke City, VA

1,061

2.8%

Franklin County, VA

406

1.1%

Wythe County, VA

359

1.0%

All other locations

8,531 

22.80% 

Source:  U.S. Census, OnTheMap4

Union Activity, January 2005 through September 2009

No Union Activity

Retial Sales & Effective Buying Income, 2008

Area

Retail Sales

Effective Buying

Income

Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg

$1,444,638,000

$187,174,447,000

Surrounding Counties/Cities

$5,723,263,000

$142,898,561,000

 Total

$7,167,901,000

$330,073,008,000

 Source:  Market Statistics, Demographics USA, County Edition, 2008

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