San Francisco County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in San Francisco County

Given the industries in the area, the Other wood product manufacturing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 11 jobs. The declines in the Other wood product manufacturing industry make up 71.1 percent of the total job loss in San Francisco County, California.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (11 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (2 jobs lost)
3. Offices of dentists (1 jobs lost)

In San Francisco County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 7 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in San Francisco County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 18 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 75.0 percent of the total employment growth in San Francisco County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (18 new jobs)
2. Logging (5 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (34 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (28 new jobs)

Out of the 7 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in California, which experienced a gain of 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

San Francisco County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 90.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in San Francisco County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where the industry felt a gain of 0.1 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in San Francisco County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (90.0 percent gain)
2. Logging (21.9 percent gain)

San Francisco County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other wood product manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 13.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry felt a gain of 0.1 percent. The losses in the Other wood product manufacturing industry in San Francisco County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Other wood product manufacturing industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (13.6 percent decline)
2. Poultry and egg production (8.3 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (7.8 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (5.7 percent decline)





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 San Francisco County, California

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, San Francisco County reported a very high median household income of $64,609 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 14 percent higher than the median income in State of California of $55,567 and this is 24 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $58,027. This median is 10.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 46.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $34,679. Hispanic Householders in San Francisco County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $54,467, this median is 15.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In San Francisco County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $73,976 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 14.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in San Francisco County reported an income level of $36,263, this was 43.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

The poverty rate in San Francisco County, California has increased by 0.9 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 11.3 percent to 12.2 percent.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, San Francisco County, California can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 25.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in San Francisco County, with 14.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $57,496, which amounts to a 11 percent decline. San Francisco County, California, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 2 of 23 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. San Francisco County ranks 178 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

As the median household income witnessed a decline from 2000 to 2005 in San Francisco County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in household income was the Black or African American category. This category saw a decline of 24.7 percent in the last five years. The White population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in San Francisco County, experiencing a 8.7 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

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