Napa County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Napa County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 29.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Napa County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where it saw a gain of 3.9 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Napa County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (29.3 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (28.6 percent gain)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (19.6 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (16.7 percent gain)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (16.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 3.7 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Napa County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized design services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 35.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the California, where the it saw a gain of 10.8 percent. The losses in the Specialized design services industry in Napa County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 7 in percent of jobs in the Specialized design services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized design services (35.7 percent decline)
2. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (26.7 percent decline)
3. Personal care services (22 percent decline)
4. Furniture stores (18.2 percent decline)
5. Home furnishings stores (13 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Napa County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 47 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 26.6 percent of the total growth in Napa County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (47 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (39 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (25 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (19 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (14 new jobs)

In Napa County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 20 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Napa County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Traveler accommodation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 27 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 28.5 percent of the total employment decline in Napa County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (27 jobs lost)
2. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (9 jobs lost)
3. Personal care services (9 jobs lost)
4. Private households (6 jobs lost)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (5 jobs lost)

From the 36 4-digit NAICS industries, 19 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 17 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 Napa County, California

As the median household income witnessed a growth from 2000 to 2005 in Napa County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest growth in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw an increase of 23.2 percent since the year 2000. The Black or African American population category was least influenced by the median household income growth in Napa County, undergoing a 4 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 21.7 percent greater than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $73,674. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $81,379. This income level is 34.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Napa County reported an income level of $55,687, this level was 8 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic in Napa County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $51,149, this income level is 15.5 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Napa County, California White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $60,748 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Napa County, California may be understood as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 8.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 14.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Napa County, accounting 12.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The median household income has increased from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has increased to $65,260, posting a 7.8 percent growth. Napa County, California, in terms of percent of growth, ranks 4 of 17 counties in percent of growth for income levels in the State of California. Napa County ranks 19 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing the growth in median income level for the United States.

Compared to counties across the United States, Napa County was reported to have a relatively high household income of $60,533 (2005 Dollars). This median is 8.2 percent higher than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the median household income is 18.8 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The poverty rate in Napa County, California has declined by 1.3 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 8.3 percent to 7 percent.

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