In Valdez-Cordova 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 Valdez-Cordova Census Area for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Valdez-Cordova Census Area received a wage of $52,803 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Alaska of $64,082 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $96,278.

High-wage employment in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska are present in direct selling establishments ($48,741), scientific research and development services ($39,253), nonscheduled air transportation ($38,992) and offices of dentists ($36,462) 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.

Valdez-Cordova Census Area Wages have increased by 14.8% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska by a total of 14.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Alaska and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Valdez-Cordova Census Area Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 10.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Alaska, which experienced a gain of 10.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Valdez-Cordova Census Area Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 141.5 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Valdez-Cordova Census Area has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alaska, where it saw a gain of 16.6 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Valdez-Cordova Census Area outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (141.5 percent gain)
2. Seafood product preparation and packaging (73.7 percent gain)
3. Offices of physicians (66.4 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (58.2 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (55.3 percent gain)

Valdez-Cordova Census Area Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 79.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alaska, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 12.9 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Valdez-Cordova Census Area outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 11 percent in terms of employees in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (79.8 percent decline)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (65.5 percent decline)
3. Other investment pools and funds (58.1 percent decline)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (47.3 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (22.4 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Valdez-Cordova Census Area

The Seafood product preparation and packaging industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 226 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry makes up 60.0 percent of the total growth in Valdez-Cordova Census Area.

Top 5 Industries
1. Seafood product preparation and packaging (226 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (46 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (25 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (24 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (19 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Valdez-Cordova Census Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 69 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 43.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (69 jobs lost)
2. Other investment pools and funds (24 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (18 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (12 jobs lost)
5. RV parks and recreational camps (9 jobs lost)

Given the 19 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 10 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 9 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 335 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.





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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.

Valdez-Cordova Census Area One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 56 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 30 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Valdez-Cordova Census Area

Given the industries in the area, the Home health care services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 170 jobs. The declines in the Home health care services industry make up 41.0 percent of the total job loss in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (170 jobs lost)
2. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (37 jobs lost)
3. Utility system construction (26 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (24 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (21 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Valdez-Cordova Census Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has grown the most with 62 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 19.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Valdez-Cordova Census Area.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (62 new jobs)
2. Clothing stores (44 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (38 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (32 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (24 new jobs)

In Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 38 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Valdez-Cordova Census Area One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 73.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Valdez-Cordova Census Area has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alaska, where the industry took a gain of 5.1 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Valdez-Cordova Census Area outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (73.8 percent gain)
2. Shoe stores (49.1 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (40.1 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (39.7 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (37.9 percent gain)

Valdez-Cordova Census Area One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 54.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alaska, where the it saw a gain of 1.2 percent. The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Valdez-Cordova Census Area outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.7 percent in terms of employees in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (54.2 percent decline)
2. Utility system construction (51 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (47.4 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (44 percent decline)
5. Specialty food stores (29.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in Alaska, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.





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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 Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 111 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $120,324. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Valdez-Cordova Census Area reported a median household income of $37,722, this was 33.8 percent less than the median income level in this area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $55,575. This income level is 2.5 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $65,813, this median household income is 15.4 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. In Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $62,090 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.9 percent greater than the median in 2000.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Valdez-Cordova Census Area accounted a relatively high median household income of $57,019 (2005 Dollars). This median is 5.8 percent lower than the median in State of Alaska of $60,338 and the income level is 13.8 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 20.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, with 20.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska can be considered to have a highly-educated 2000 population, with 21.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Valdez-Cordova counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Alaska's proportion of 24.8 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Valdez-Cordova on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 19.2 percent (Men) versus 23.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree, with 37.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska according the 2000 Decennial Census, 23.8 percent of the White Alone, 20.8 percent of Black or African American, 25 percent of the Asian alone and 17.4 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 Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska has a population that is made of 74.7 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 4 percent Asian, and 2.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 7.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Alaska percent of 12.9. Since 2000, Valdez-Cordova has increased the percent of minority population when 6.8 percent of the people were minorities.

From 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Valdez-Cordova from outside the country. The immigration into Valdez-Cordova makes up 1.6 percent of the total international migration into the State of Alaska. This percent of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska had a population of 9,899 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 10,240. The decline signifies a decrease of -3.3 percent. Valdez-Cordova ranks 21 of 27 counties when analyzing total population change in Alaska and the county ranks 2,573 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska to be 38.9 years old. The median in Valdez-Cordova is greater than the median age in Alaska of 33.9. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 36.2 years old. With a total of 25.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Valdez-Cordova can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 67.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 6.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively low proportion of the population.



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

Housing Report for Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

The State of Alaska, Valdez-Cordova Census Area places 23 of 27 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,677 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Valdez-Cordova Census Area, there were a total of 5,223 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 46 residential units since 2001, or 0.9 percent.

Valdez-Cordova Census Area had a median home value in the year 2000 of $141,300, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the Alaska 2000 median home value of $144,200 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Valdez-Cordova Census Area may be be described as having a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census reports that 0.7 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

There seems to be a fair amount of real estate that is affordable in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska. In 2000, 38.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Valdez-Cordova County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Transportation and Warehousing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 19.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 655 people employed. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade sectors provide 13.6 and 12.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Valdez-Cordova County, Transportation and Warehousing, Utilities and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Transportation and Warehousing industry has an LQ of 5.29. The percent of employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 5.29 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Valdez-Cordova specializes in Transportation and Warehousing.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Valdez-Cordova County, averaging 22 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Alaska average establishment size of 23 for the Manufacturing industry.

Valdez-Cordova County ranks 10 of 28 total Counties throughout Alaska by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 9 of 28 Counties.

Construction from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Valdez-Cordova County, growing by 48.8 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 7.3 percent. The State of Alaska had an industry job change of 23.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.







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