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State-of-the-Art
Call Center, Clintwood, VA |
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Labor
Force
Labor Force
(May 2002):
- Civilian
Labor Force - 5,092
- Unemployment
Rate - 6.9%\
- Labor Force
of Surrounding Counties - 70,873
Non-farm
Employment by Industry (2nd Quarter 2004):
Agriculture
- 13
Mining - 359
Construction - 194
Manufacturing - 66
Transportation, Public Utilities - 147
Trade - 474
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate - 75
Services - 529
Government - 983
Total - 3,112
Outstanding
productivity, low absenteeism, and a strong work ethic characterize
Dickenson County's labor force. Dickenson County's early economy
was based on agriculture. With the coming of the railroad in the
early 1900s, the county's two main resources, coal and lumber,
could be easily transported to the major markets in the East.
The recent mechanization of mining has resulted in high unemployment
in the county, leaving a plentiful supply of ready and willing
labor.
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