Clay County
Employment and Wages 2010 2009
Annual Averages Avg. Annual Avg. Annual
Emp. Total Wages Wage Emp Total Wages Wage
Total, All Industries 1,863 $ 70,662,116 $ 37,929 2,039 $ 79,387,149 $ 38,934
Total, Private Sector 1,281 $ 53,543,954 $ 41,799 1,492 $ 62,830,906 $ 42,112
Natural Resources & Mining 383 $ 29,762,792 $ 77,710 499 $ 35,710,028 $ 71,563
Construction 66 $ 2,177,648 $ 32,995 85 $ 2,659,803 $ 31,292
Manufacturing 39 $ 1,769,725 $ 45,378 42 $ 2,499,124 $ 59,503
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 249 $ 6,562,391 $ 26,355 320 $ 8,295,105 $ 25,922
Retail Trade 141 $ 2,905,637 $ 20,607 146 $ 2,857,618 $ 19,573
Financial Activities 40 $ 1,058,120 $ 26,453 40 $ 1,033,623 $ 25,841
Professional & Business Services 57 $ 2,460,227 $ 43,162 65 $ 2,760,420 $ 42,468
Education & Health Services 334 $ 6,880,309 $ 20,600 328 $ 6,887,232 $ 20,998
Leisure & Hospitality 49 $ 542,278 $ 11,067 49 $ 531,754 $ 10,852
Government 582 $ 17,118,162 $ 29,413 546 $ 16,556,243 $ 30,323
Federal Government 30 $ 777,469 $ 25,916 23 $ 672,402 $ 29,235
State Government 67 $ 2,246,654 $ 33,532 63 $ 2,025,337 $ 32,148
Local Government 485 $ 14,094,039 $ 29,060 461 $ 13,858,504 $ 30,062
Demographics (2010 Census) Top 10 Employers
Total Population 2010 9,386 March 2011
Total Population 2000 10,315 1 Clay County Board of Education
Total Population 1990 9,983 2 Amvest West Virginia Coal, LLC
Total Population 1980 11,265 3 Little Eagle Coal Company, LLC
Total Population 1970 9,330 4 Clay County Development Corporation
Sex and Age 5 Clay Trucking, Inc.
Male 4,664 6 Diversicare Leasing Corporation (Laurel Nursing & Rehab Center)
Female 4,722 7 Clay County Primary Health Care Center
Ages 14 and below 1,827 8 Triad Hunter, LLC
Ages 15 to 19 614 9 Clay County Commission
Ages 20 to 24 445 10 Gino's Distributing, Inc.
Ages 25 to 34 1,033 Worker Commuting Patterns (2000 Census)
Ages 35 to 44 1,233 Resides in County/ Works in County 1,475
Ages 45 to 54 1,412 Resides in County/ Works in another WV County 1,543
Ages 55 to 64 1,350 Resides in County/Works in another State 110
Ages 65 and older 1,472 Resides in County/Works in another Country na
Median Age 41.5 Resides in another WV Co/Works in County 775
Race Resides in another State/Works in County 0
White 9,386 Net Commutation (in minus out) -878
Black or African American 9,271 Income
American Indian and Alaska Native 6 Total Personal Income (000) 2009 $213,978
Asian 19 Percapita Personal Income 2009 $21,351
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific 7 Household Income* Number
Some other race 2 Less than $10,000 749
Two or more races 5 $10,000 to $14,999 324
Links $15,000 to $24,999 523
Labor Market Information $25,000 to $34,999 536
www.workforcewv.org/lmi.htm $35,000 to $49,999 505
www.workforcewv.org/lmi/wia/wia4.htm $50,000 to $74,999 618
Occupational Projections and Demand Occupations $75,000 to $99,999 324
www.workforcewv.org/lmi/occproj/OPMENU.HTM $100,000 to $149,000 191
Occupational Wages $150,000 or more 64
http://www.workforcewv.org/lmi/OCCUDATA.HTM Median Household Income (2009) $30,113
*US Census Bureau, 2005-09 American Community Survey
County: Clay
County Seat: Clay
Labor Force Statistics 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Civilian Labor Force 3,640 3,570 3,660 3,520 3,510 3,530 3,520 3,520 3,470 3,480 3,480
Total Employment 3,340 3,310 3,290 3,200 3,250 3,270 3,300 3,300 3,260 3,090 2,960
Total Unemployment 310 270 370 320 260 260 220 230 210 390 520
Unemployment Rate 8.4 7.4 10.1 9.1 7.4 7.4 6.3 6.4 6.1 11.2 15.0
Total Nonfarm Payroll
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Employment by Industry
Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment 2,040 2,080 2,040 2,010 2,080 2,130 2,220 2,390 2,240 2,190 2,010
Total Private 1,410 1,460 1,430 1,400 1,480 1,540 1,620 1,800 1,660 1,610 1,400
Goods Producing 610 620 580 520 530 570 590 810 640 630 480
Mining and Logging 490 510 460 ** 430 440 440 610 480 500 380
Construction 80 80 90 80 70 80 100 140 120 90 70
Manufacturing x x x x 40 40 50 50 40 40 40
Service Providing 1,430 1,460 1,460 1,490 1,540 1,570 1,630 1,580 1,600 1,570 1,530
Private Service Providing 800 840 840 880 950 970 1,030 990 1,030 990 910
Trade, Transportation and Util 290 280 260 280 350 360 360 320 320 310 250
Wholesale Trade x x x x x x x x x x x
Retail Trade 200 190 190 190 180 170 170 150 140 150 140
Transport, Warehousing & Util 70 60 50 70 140 170 160 150 160 150 90
Information x x x x x x x x x x x
Financial Activities 50 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Profess and Business Serv 10 30 40 30 20 50 80 80 90 70 50
Education and Health Serv 260 270 260 270 280 270 290 300 330 330 330
Leisure and Hospitality 20 30 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50
Other Services 160 170 180 210 220 220 210 190 180 180 180
Total Government 630 620 620 610 590 600 590 590 580 580 610
Federal 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 30
State 100 100 100 100 70 70 70 70 70 60 70
Local 500 500 490 490 500 500 500 500 490 500 520
Benchmark 2010 x not available
2500 NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
ANNUAL AVERAGE NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
2400 BY INDUSTRY 2010
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2000 Mining & Log
Local Gov 19.1%
1900
26.1%
1800
Const
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3.5%
16.0 ANNUAL AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Retail Trade
14.0
7.0%
Trans,
12.0 State Gov
Ware &
3.5%
10.0 Util
Other Serv 2.9%
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8.0 9.0%
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4.0
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2.0 16.6% Prof & Bus Serv
0.0 Leis & Hosp 2.5%
2.5%
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WorkForce West Virginia: Research, Information and Analysis August 2011