Butte County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Butte County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 346 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 14.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Butte County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (346 jobs lost)
2. Insurance carriers (203 jobs lost)
3. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (186 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (186 jobs lost)
5. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (152 jobs lost)

From the 140 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 57 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 82 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Butte County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 326 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry makes up 9.3 percent of the total employment growth in Butte County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (326 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (307 new jobs)
3. Employment services (243 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (186 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (155 new jobs)

In Butte County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,375 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Butte County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 108.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Butte County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 14.1 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Butte County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 9.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (108.8 percent gain)
2. Vocational rehabilitation services (108.6 percent gain)
3. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (64.7 percent gain)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (59.2 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (46.2 percent gain)

Butte County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry felt a loss of 1.3 percent. The losses in the Insurance carriers industry in Butte County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.1 in percent of workers in the Insurance carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (50.8 percent decline)
2. Private households (48 percent decline)
3. Other nonmetallic mineral products (47.8 percent decline)
4. Used merchandise stores (46.3 percent decline)
5. Office administrative services (42.9 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of California, experiencing a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Butte County, California

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Butte County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $37,351 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 48.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the median household income is 31.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The poverty rate in Butte County, California has declined by 0.2 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 19.8 percent to 19.6 percent.

While the median household income saw a decline in the last five year in Butte County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 47.9 percent since the year 2000. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Butte County, undergoing a 24.9 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Butte County, California may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 19.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Butte County, accounting 28.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The median household income in the area has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $36,602, posting a 2 percent decline. Butte County, California, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 19 of 23 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. Butte County ranks 605 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

In Butte County, California White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,845 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Butte County, California recorded a median income of $30,938, this median household income is 17.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 46.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $19,890. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $25,479. This median is 31.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Butte County had a median income of $28,678, which was 23.2 percent less than the median income level in this area.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.