Mariposa County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Mariposa County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 78.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Mariposa County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry took a gain of 3.9 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Mariposa County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (78.3 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (66.7 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (44.1 percent gain)
4. Social advocacy organizations (36.7 percent gain)
5. Office administrative services (32.1 percent gain)

Mariposa County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 78.9 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 seen in the California, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 14.5 percent. The losses in the Support activities for mining industry in Mariposa County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 17.8 percent in terms of employees in the Support activities for mining industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (78.9 percent decline)
2. Consumer goods rental (57.2 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (42.6 percent decline)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (30.6 percent decline)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (22 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mariposa County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Business support services industry has grown the most with 163 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Business support services industry makes up 24.8 percent of the total employment growth in Mariposa County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (163 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (105 new jobs)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (41 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (32 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (31 new jobs)

In Mariposa County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 13 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mariposa County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 80 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 18.4 percent of the total job loss in Mariposa County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (80 jobs lost)
2. Consumer goods rental (78 jobs lost)
3. Scientific research and development services (41 jobs lost)
4. Support activities for mining (29 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (26 jobs lost)

Of the 74 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 34 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 40 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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 Mariposa County, California

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Mariposa County had a medium-high median income for all households of $40,512 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 37.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 21.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Mariposa County reported an income level of $27,544, this was 32 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Mariposa County, California White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,287 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.9 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 88.8 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $76,468. Hispanic Householders in Mariposa County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $59,816, which is 47.7 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $46,800. This median is 15.5 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Mariposa County, California can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 24.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Mariposa County, with 21.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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