Sonoma County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 8 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Sonoma County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 157 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sonoma County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Utility system construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 70 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Utility system construction industry makes up 71.8 percent of the total employment growth in Sonoma County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Utility system construction (70 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (12 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (11 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sonoma County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 12 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 66.7 percent of the total employment decline in Sonoma County, California.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (12 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (4 jobs lost)
3. Other professional and technical services (2 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (50 jobs lost)

Sonoma County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 475.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sonoma County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry took a gain of 7.7 percent. The Utility system construction industry in Sonoma County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 4 Industries
1. Utility system construction (475.0 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (36.5 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (32.3 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (7.3 percent gain)

Sonoma County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 22.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the California, where the it saw a gain of 3.9 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Sonoma County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.5 percent in terms of employees in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (22.9 percent decline)
2. Other professional and technical services (13.9 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (8.5 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 5.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in California, experiencing a gain of 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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 Sonoma County, California

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Sonoma County, California can be recognized as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 19.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Sonoma County, with 11.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Sonoma County had a very high median income for households of $62,099 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 10.5 percent higher than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 20.9 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

In Sonoma County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $63,242 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $68,250. This household income level is 9.9 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 9.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $56,199. Hispanic headed households in Sonoma County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $54,499, this income level is 12.2 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Sonoma County had a median income of $55,649, this level was 10.4 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Sonoma County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This group felt a decline of 25 percent in the last five years. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Sonoma County, experiencing a 9 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The rate of poverty in Sonoma County, California has increased by 1.0 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 8.1 percent to 9.1 percent.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $58,330, posting a 6.1 percent decline. Sonoma County, California, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 9 of 23 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. Sonoma County ranks 407 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

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