El Dorado County One-Year Industry Employment Change

El Dorado County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1166.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in El Dorado County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where this industry saw a loss of 72.7 percent. The Unclassified industry in El Dorado County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1166.7 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (415.4 percent gain)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (42.9 percent gain)
4. Other schools and instruction (37.8 percent gain)
5. Traveler accommodation (32.8 percent gain)

El Dorado County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Medical and diagnostic laboratories industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 63 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry reported a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Medical and diagnostic laboratories industry in El Dorado County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.9 in percent of jobs in the Medical and diagnostic laboratories industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (63 percent decline)
2. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (55.6 percent decline)
3. Management and technical consulting services (31.8 percent decline)
4. Used merchandise stores (30.6 percent decline)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (27.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in the State of California, experiencing a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in El Dorado County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Traveler accommodation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 120 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 24.9 percent of the total employment growth in El Dorado County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (120 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (44 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (35 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (35 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (22 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in El Dorado County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Printing and related support activities industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 79 jobs. The declines in the Printing and related support activities industry make up 21.4 percent of the total employment decline in El Dorado County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Printing and related support activities (79 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (44 jobs lost)
3. Individual and family services (39 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (34 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (26 jobs lost)

In El Dorado County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 273 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 65 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 42 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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 El Dorado County, California

The median household income in the area has increased from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has increased to $63,147, representing a 4.8 percent growth. El Dorado County, California, in terms of percent of growth, ranks 8 of 17 counties in percent of growth for income levels in the State of California. El Dorado County ranks 33 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing the growth in household income across the nation.

While household income level experienced a growth from 2000 to 2005 in El Dorado County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw an increase of 61.6 percent since the year 2000. The Hispanic population category was least influenced by the median household income growth in El Dorado County, experiencing a 20.7 percent decline in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 39.5 percent greater than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $84,002. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in El Dorado County reported a median household income of $37,563, which was 37.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic in El Dorado County, California , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $45,477, this median household income is 24.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $62,790. This median is 4.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In El Dorado County, California White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $60,979 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.2 percent greater than the median in 2000.

The rate of poverty in El Dorado County, California has increased by 0.6 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 7.1 percent to 7.7 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, El Dorado County accounted a relatively high household income of $60,236 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 7.8 percent higher than the median in State of California of $55,567 and the median household income is 18.4 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, El Dorado County, California can be considered to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 7.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 17.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in El Dorado County, with 10.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

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