Stanislaus County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Stanislaus County

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 124 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 24.3 percent of the total job loss in Stanislaus County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (124 jobs lost)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (69 jobs lost)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (59 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (54 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (46 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Stanislaus County

The Computer systems design and related services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 206 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Computer systems design and related services industry makes up 15.0 percent of the growth in Stanislaus County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (206 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (135 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (96 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (77 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (72 new jobs)

From the 83 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 25 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 58 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Stanislaus County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 985 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Stanislaus County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50 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 has seen in the California, where the it saw a loss of 1.8 percent. The losses in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry in Stanislaus County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.4 percent in terms of employment in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (50 percent decline)
2. Independent artists, writers, and performers (40.9 percent decline)
3. Other support services (33.3 percent decline)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (24.2 percent decline)
5. Insurance carriers (21.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Stanislaus County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 133.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Stanislaus County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where the industry felt a gain of 6.1 percent. The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry in Stanislaus County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (133.6 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (128.4 percent gain)
3. Clothing stores (98.4 percent gain)
4. Specialized design services (85.0 percent gain)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (80.0 percent gain)





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 Stanislaus County, California

Compared to counties across the United States, Stanislaus County had a relatively high median income for all households of $46,918 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 18.4 percent lower than the median in California of $55,567 and the median household income is 4.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Stanislaus County, California can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 16.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 26.5 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Stanislaus County, accounting 22.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Stanislaus County, California has declined by 1.6 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 16 percent to 14.4 percent.

The median household income in the area has increased a small amount from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has increased to $47,525, posting a 1.3 percent growth. Stanislaus County, California, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 14 of 17 counties in percent of growth for income levels in the State of California. Stanislaus County ranks 86 of 119 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the growth in household income across the nation.

While household income level experienced a growth during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Stanislaus County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest growth in median household income was the Black or African American category. This category saw an increase of 11.4 percent since the year 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level growth in Stanislaus County, experiencing a 5.2 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 20.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $37,137. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Stanislaus County had a median income of $41,143, this median was 12.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $48,720. This income level is 3.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Stanislaus County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $48,822 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 4.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic households in Stanislaus County, California recorded a median income of $40,968, this income level is 12.7 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

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