Solano County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Solano County

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 45 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 56.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Solano County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (45 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (22 jobs lost)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (5 jobs lost)
4. Other professional and technical services (5 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (3 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Solano County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 21 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 25.0 percent of the total employment growth in Solano County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (21 new jobs)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (13 new jobs)
3. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (11 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (10 new jobs)
5. Scientific research and development services (10 new jobs)

Out of the 19 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 12 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Solano County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 3 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Solano County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 69.9 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 6.5 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Solano County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.5 in percent of workers in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (69.9 percent decline)
2. Offices of physicians (39 percent decline)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (27.6 percent decline)
4. Other professional and technical services (16.7 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (2.8 percent decline)

Solano County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Legal services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 23.2 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Solano County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry felt a loss of 0 percent. The Legal services industry in Solano County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (23.2 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (16.3 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (13.7 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (13.0 percent gain)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (12.3 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of California, experiencing a gain of 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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 Solano County, California

The poverty rate in Solano County, California has increased by 1.0 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 8.3 percent to 9.3 percent.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Solano County, California can be understood to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 8.3 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 14.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Solano County, having 12.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Solano County accounted a very high median income for households of $63,296 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 12.2 percent higher than the median in California of $55,567 and the income level is 22.4 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $75,546. This median income level is 19.4 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Solano County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $64,902 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 11.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $55,961. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Solano County reported a median household income of $47,234, which was 25.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic households in Solano County, California recorded a median income of $54,602, this income level is 13.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

While the median household income saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Solano County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median household income was the Hispanic category. This category saw a decline of 18.1 percent in the last five years. The White population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Solano County, experiencing a 2.6 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The areas median household income has declined a small amount from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $62,213, which amounts to a 1.7 percent decline. Solano County, California, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 21 of 23 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. Solano County ranks 620 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income level for the United States.

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