San Joaquin County One-Year Industry Employment Change

San Joaquin County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 26.4 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 reported a gain of 3.9 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in San Joaquin County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.3 percent in terms of employment in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. General freight trucking (26.4 percent decline)
2. Offices of physicians (21.2 percent decline)
3. Architectural and engineering services (10.8 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (8.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 12 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

San Joaquin County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 40.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in San Joaquin County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where the industry felt a gain of 3.6 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in San Joaquin County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (40.4 percent gain)
2. Investigation and security services (20.0 percent gain)
3. Legal services (7.5 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (4.6 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (2.5 percent gain)

In San Joaquin County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 128 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

From the 10 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in San Joaquin County

Given the industries in the area, the Architectural and engineering services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 7 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 37.0 percent of the total job loss in San Joaquin County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (7 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (5 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (5 jobs lost)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (2 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (15 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in San Joaquin County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other general merchandise stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 7 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 41.2 percent of the total growth in San Joaquin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (7 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (6 new jobs)
3. Legal services (2 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (28 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24 new jobs)





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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 San Joaquin County, California

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, San Joaquin County, California may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 17.7 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 28.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in San Joaquin County, having 25.8 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The median household income has increased from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has increased to $49,391, which represents a 2.3 percent growth. San Joaquin County, California, in terms of percent of growth, ranks 13 of 17 counties in percent of growth for household income in California. San Joaquin County ranks 66 of 119 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the growth in median income level for the United States.

The rate of poverty in San Joaquin County, California has declined by 3.1 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 17.7 percent to 14.6 percent.

In San Joaquin County, California White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $52,802 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 9.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 26.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $35,698. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $43,234. This median income level is 10.5 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in San Joaquin County, California , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $38,940, this income level is 19.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in San Joaquin County had a median household income level of $37,527, this was 22.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

As the median household income witnessed a growth from 2000 to 2005 in San Joaquin County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest growth in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through an increase of 64.2 percent from 2000 to 2005. The White Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level growth in San Joaquin County, undergoing a 6.3 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, San Joaquin County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $48,300 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15 percent lower than the median income in State of California of $55,567 and the median household income is 1.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

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