Mendocino County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Mendocino County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 49.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the California, where the it saw a gain of 4.5 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Mendocino County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.2 in percent of workers in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (49.2 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (40 percent decline)
3. Residential building construction (17.7 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (14.3 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (12.9 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 8.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Mendocino County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 121.1 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Mendocino County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry took a gain of 4.1 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Mendocino County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (121.1 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (33.3 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (15.0 percent gain)
4. Death care services (12.0 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (7.7 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mendocino County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has grown the most with 8 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 24.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Mendocino County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (8 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (7 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (7 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (6 new jobs)
5. Death care services (2 new jobs)

In Mendocino County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 23 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mendocino County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 31 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 64.6 percent of the total job loss in Mendocino County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (31 jobs lost)
2. Residential building construction (8 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (4 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (2 jobs lost)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (3 jobs lost)

Given the 14 4-digit NAICS industries, 7 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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 Mendocino County, California

The rate of poverty in Mendocino County, California has increased by 2.3 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 15.9 percent to 18.2 percent.

In Mendocino County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $43,771 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.9 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 33.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $28,031. Hispanic Householders in Mendocino County, California recorded a median income of $35,127, this income level is 16.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $55,087. This median is 30.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Mendocino County reported an income level of $30,055, this median was 28.6 percent less than the median income level in this area.

While the median household income saw a decline in the last five year in Mendocino County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 8.7 percent since the year 2000. The Black or African American population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Mendocino County, experiencing a 103.5 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Mendocino County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $42,115 (2005 Dollars). This median is 31.9 percent lower than the median income in State of California of $55,567 and the median household income is 16.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Mendocino County, California can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 26.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Mendocino County, having 31.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The median household income in the area has declined a small amount from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $41,734, representing a 0.9 percent decline. Mendocino County, California, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 22 of 23 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of California. Mendocino County ranks 643 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in household income across the nation.

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