Plumas County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 10 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 4 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Plumas County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 281 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Plumas County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 8 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 42.1 percent of the total job loss in Plumas County, California.

Top 4 Industries
1. Grocery stores (8 jobs lost)
2. Residential building construction (4 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (3 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (3 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Plumas County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Oil and gas extraction industry has added the most employment with 11 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Oil and gas extraction industry makes up 71.1 percent of the growth in Plumas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (11 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (2 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (2 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (7 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (1 new jobs)

Plumas County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oil and gas extraction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 68.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Plumas County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where this industry saw a gain of 6.7 percent. The Oil and gas extraction industry in Plumas County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (68.1 percent gain)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (9.2 percent gain)
3. Offices of dentists (4.4 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (3.9 percent gain)

Plumas County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 30.8 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 felt a gain of 7.9 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Plumas County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.5 percent in terms of employees in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (30.8 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (14.1 percent decline)
3. Legal services (9.5 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (9.4 percent decline)
5. Gambling industries (4.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 10.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.





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 Plumas County, California

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Plumas County had a medium-high median household income of $42,531 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 30.7 percent lower than the median in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 15.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Plumas County, California may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 70.8 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Plumas County, with 20.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Plumas County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $25,199, this median is 40.8 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 Plumas County reported an income level of $26,618, which was 37.4 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $33,820. This median income level is 20.5 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 75.2 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $10,551. In Plumas County, California White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,799 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3 percent greater than the median in 2000.







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