In Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, jobs in the other investment pools and funds pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the other investment pools and funds industry paid the average highest wages in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area was paid an annual wage of $57,852 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry pay the State of Alaska of $64,082 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $96,278.

Other top-pay jobs in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska may be found in logging ($42,306), scenic and sightseeing transportation, water ($31,879), rv parks and recreational camps ($25,007) and grocery stores ($22,176) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area Wages have decreased by ( 6.1%) Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages decreased in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska by a total of ( 6.1%). This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Alaska and less than the growth in average wages for the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area Industry Wages Exceed Alaska, and Wages Exceed the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 30 percent higher than the state, which was reported to be $39,041. The industry pay was greater than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 7 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 5 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 1 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other investment pools and funds industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 23 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other investment pools and funds industry make up 37.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other investment pools and funds (23 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Logging industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 31 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Logging industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total growth in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area.

Top 4 Industries
1. Logging (31 new jobs)
2. Civic and social organizations (8 new jobs)
3. Direct selling establishments (8 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (159 new jobs)

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Logging industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 47.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Alaska, where it saw a loss of 47.8 percent. The Logging industry in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 10.8 percent.

Top 1 Industries
1. Logging (47.2 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in Alaska, which saw a gain of 10.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other investment pools and funds industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 56.1 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alaska, where the it saw a loss of 21.3 percent. The losses in the Other investment pools and funds industry in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 12.1 in percent of workers in the Other investment pools and funds industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other investment pools and funds (56.1 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (30.4 percent decline)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (24.5 percent decline)
4. Other general merchandise stores (21.1 percent decline)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area One-Year Industry Employment Change

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 99.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alaska, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 92.2 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 12.1 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (99.2 percent decline)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (68.9 percent decline)
3. Other general merchandise stores (61 percent decline)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (35.1 percent decline)
5. Other nonmetallic mineral products (31.7 percent decline)

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The ISPs and web search portals industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 42.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area has increased employment slower than the growth seen in the industry for Alaska, where it saw a gain of 324.2 percent. The ISPs and web search portals industry in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. ISPs and web search portals (42.5 percent gain)
2. Wireless telecommunications carriers (41.4 percent gain)
3. Vending machine operators (32.2 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (26.7 percent gain)
5. Business support services (26.0 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Alaska, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

In Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 2,341 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 174 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 86 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 86 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area

The Other general merchandise stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,901 jobs. The declines in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 19.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (1,901 jobs lost)
2. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (821 jobs lost)
3. Computer systems design and related services (527 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (513 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (316 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry has grown the most with 1,541 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 19.7 percent of the total employment growth in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (1,541 new jobs)
2. Wireless telecommunications carriers (657 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (485 new jobs)
4. Warehousing and storage (296 new jobs)
5. Investigation and security services (282 new jobs)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 50.7 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $71,663. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area reported an income level of $42,534, which was 10.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic households in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska recorded a median income of $45,338, this median is 4.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $59,963. This income level is 26.1 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $51,732 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 13.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, with 17.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area reported a relatively high household income of $47,544 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 26.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Alaska of $60,338 and the median household income is 3.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 42.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 13 percent (Men) versus 15.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 39.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska has a moderately-educated working age population, with 14.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Alaska's proportion of 24.8 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 19.6 percent of the White Alone, 33.4 percent of Black or African American, 15.4 percent of the Asian alone and 7.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, AK

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan internationally. The migration from outside the US into Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan makes up -0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Alaska. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, AK had an estimated population of 5,660 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 6,141. The decline signifies a decrease of -7.8 percent. Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan ranks 25 of 27 counties when analyzing total population change in Alaska and the county ranks 2,734 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan encompasses a total area of 7411 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 1 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, AK to be 38.9 years old. The median age in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan is greater than the median in Alaska of 33.9. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 35.0 years of age. A total of 25.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 66.2 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 8.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, AK has a population that is made of 51.8 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 2.4 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Alaska percent of 12.9. Since 2000, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan has increased the level of diversity when 2.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Prince William County, Virginia

In Prince William County, the census reported 125,667 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 21,861 housing units since the year 2001, or 21.1 percent.

Prince William County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $391,500, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the Virginia 2005 home median value of $212,300 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Prince William County, Virginia have increased very sharply since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $241,900, or 161.7 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $149,600.

It can be understood that there is a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Prince William County, Virginia. In 2000, 31.2 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In the State of Virginia, Prince William County ranks 3 of 134 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 40 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Prince William County may be be described as having a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 0.4 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Prince William County, Virginia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Prince William County, averaging 62 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the State of Virginia average of 36 for the Utilities industry.

Educational services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Prince William County, with a job growth of 71.5 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 13.8 percent. The State of Virginia felt a shift in employment in the industry of 21 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Prince William County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 23 percent of total employment in the county, making up 18,262 jobs. The Construction and Accommodation and food services industries make up 19 and 12.5 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Prince William County. The industry lost a total of 322 jobs during the period, or 12.5 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 60.8 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Prince William County, Construction, Retail Trade and Arts, entertainment, and recreation are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 2.9. The level of employment in the Construction sector is 2.9 times greater than the national average, signifying that Prince William County may specialize, or be an exporter of Construction.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).