Modoc County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 4.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Modoc County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 24.1 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Modoc County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where it saw a gain of 0.1 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Modoc County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.3 percent in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (24.1 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (22.2 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (15.9 percent gain)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (6.3 percent gain)

Modoc County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 8.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Modoc County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.9 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Private households (8.1 percent decline)
2. Support activities for crop production (6.4 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (4.4 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Modoc County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 5 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 38.9 percent of the total growth in Modoc County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (5 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (5 new jobs)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (2 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Modoc County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 4 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 45.8 percent of the total job loss in Modoc County, California.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (4 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for crop production (2 jobs lost)
3. Private households (2 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (6 jobs lost)

From the 7 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 4 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Modoc County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 42 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.





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 Modoc County, California

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Modoc County had a relatively low median income for all households of $32,201 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 72.6 percent lower than the median income in State of California of $55,567 and this is 52.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Modoc County, California , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $18,734, this median household income is 41.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Modoc County had a median household income level of $23,609, this median was 26.7 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $37,294. This household income level is 15.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 68.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $10,238. In Modoc County, California White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $34,075 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Modoc County, California can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 21.5 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 46.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Modoc County, having 35.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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