Chico One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 142 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 55 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 85 industries reported a drop in employment.

In the Chico, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,459 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Chico Metro Area

The Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 301 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 12.2 percent of the growth in Chico.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (301 new jobs)
2. Insurance carriers (186 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (126 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (93 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (88 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Chico Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 233 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 17.0 percent of the total job loss in Chico, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (233 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for crop production (133 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (93 jobs lost)
4. Activities related to real estate (83 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (71 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.

The Chico Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 225.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Chico has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 3.4 percent. The Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry in Chico outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (225.0 percent gain)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (102.6 percent gain)
3. Travel arrangement and reservation services (72.7 percent gain)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (55.9 percent gain)
5. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (50.0 percent gain)

The Chico Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 50 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined slower than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry felt a loss of 72.7 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Chico outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.1 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (50 percent decline)
2. Office administrative services (32.4 percent decline)
3. Chemical merchant wholesalers (29.8 percent decline)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (27 percent decline)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (24.8 percent decline)





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 Chico, CA

While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in the Chico, CA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the Hispanic category. This category saw a decline of 12.9 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Chico, seeing a 77.1 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $36,602, which represents a 2 percent decline. The Chico, CA MSA, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 6 of 7 metro area in percent of decline for median household income in the State of &statename. Chico ranks 222 of 233 metro area when comparing the decline in median income in the US.

Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Chico metro area had a relatively low median income for households of $37,351 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 48.8 percent lower than the median in State of &statename of $55,567 and the median household income is 31.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The poverty rate in the Chico, CA Metro has declined by 0.2 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 19.8 percent to 19.6 percent.

When put side-by-side with other Metros throughout the United States, the Chico metro area can be understood to have 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 demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 50 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Chico, reporting 28.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

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