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Top 10 areas of job growth for the state of Virginia
Projected to grow through 2018, ranked by the number of projected annual openings in the state Source: Occupational Employment Statistics and Wages Program, Virginia Employment Commission
1. Office Clerks
2. Management Analysts
3. Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, including Fast Food
4. Registered Nurses
5. Computer Software Engineers, Applications
6. Home Health Aides
7. Customer Service Representatives
8. Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
9. Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
10. Computer Systems Analysts
Area links:
Downtown Roanoke Incorporated: www.downtownroanoke.org
City of Roanoke: www.roanokeva.gov
Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov
City of Salem: www.ci.salem.va.us
Botetourt County: www.co.botetourt.va.us
Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org
Craig County: www.craigcountyva.org
Roanoke Regional Partnership: www.roanoke.org
Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce:
www.roanokechamber.org
Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce:
www.s-rcchamber.org
Botetourt County Chamber of Commerce:
www.bot-co-chamber.com
Radford: www.radford.va.us
Town of Blacksburg: www.blacksburg.va.us
Town of Christiansburg: www.christiansburg.org
Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce:
www.visitsmithmountainlake.com
Roanoke Housing Market Source:
Roanoke Valley Association of Realtors, www.rvar.com
Average home price 2009: $188,855
Average home price 2010: $195,310
% change in units sold, 2009 to 2010: -13%
Unemployment rates comparison
As of February 2011 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States: 9.5%
Virginia: 6.6%
Roanoke Metro area: 7.1%
Top 10 Companies in the Roanoke Metro area
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Third Quarter 2010
1. (Carilion) Roanoke Memorial Hospital
2. Veterans Affairs
3. Kroger
4. Wells Fargo Bank NA
5. Wal Mart
6. City of Roanoke
7. Lewis Gale Medical Center
8. County of Roanoke
9. Roanoke County School Board
10. Carilion Services
Cost of Living
Source: www.kiplinger.com/tools/bestcities_sort, April 22, 2011| How to read: the national average is an index of 100. If a city has an index of 110, it is 10% more expensive to live there. If a city has an index of 90, it is 10% less expensive to live there. | Metro Area, Index New York, NY 400 Washington, DC 138 Virginia Beach, VA 110 Charlottesville, VA 106 Richmond, VA 105 Winchester, VA 105 Greensboro, NC 100 Harrisonburg, VA 99 Blacksburg, VA 98 Lynchburg, VA 96 Durham, NC 95 Roanoke, VA 94 |
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