Sierra County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sierra County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 79 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 69.0 percent of the total employment decline in Sierra County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (79 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (19 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (6 jobs lost)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (4 jobs lost)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (2 jobs lost)

In Sierra County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 69 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sierra County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has grown the most with 16 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 25.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Sierra County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (16 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (10 new jobs)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (10 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (6 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5 new jobs)

Out of the 21 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 10 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Employment for all industries has decreased by 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in California, experiencing a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Sierra County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 60.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Sierra County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where the industry took a loss of 2.4 percent. The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry in Sierra County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (60.0 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (32.4 percent gain)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (25.2 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (22.2 percent gain)
5. Religious organizations (19.4 percent gain)

Sierra County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 54.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the California, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 0.1 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Sierra County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (54.8 percent decline)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (30.2 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (26 percent decline)
4. Activities related to real estate (14.3 percent decline)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (14.3 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 Sierra County, California

In Sierra County, California White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $42,595 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.6 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Sierra County reported a median household income of $36,563, which was 12.8 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic headed households in Sierra County, California , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $45,338, this income level is 8.2 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $36,563. This income level is 12.8 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Sierra County, California may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.3 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 100 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Sierra County, accounting 16.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Sierra County accounted a medium-high household income of $41,918 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 32.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 17.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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