Sutter County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 10 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 7 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Sutter County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 76 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sutter County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Automobile dealers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 3 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Automobile dealers industry make up 53.3 percent of the total employment decline in Sutter County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (3 jobs lost)
2. Logging (1 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (160 jobs lost)
4. Individual and family services (107 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (103 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sutter County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 22 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 46.1 percent of the total growth in Sutter County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (22 new jobs)
2. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (10 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (9 new jobs)

Total employment has decreased by 3.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Sutter County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 45.8 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Sutter County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where this industry saw a gain of 3.6 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Sutter County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (45.8 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (20.9 percent gain)
3. Legal services (20.0 percent gain)
4. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (15.9 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (14.1 percent gain)

Sutter County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Automobile dealers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 8.9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry reported a gain of 1.8 percent. The losses in the Automobile dealers industry in Sutter County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1 in percent of workers in the Automobile dealers industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (8.9 percent decline)
2. Logging (3.1 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 Sutter County, California

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 0.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $44,662. Hispanic headed households in Sutter County, California reported a median household income of $33,714, this income level is 24.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Sutter County had a median household income level of $35,060, which was 21.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Sutter County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $47,645 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 6.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $48,291. This income level is 7.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

The poverty rate in Sutter County, California has declined by 5.8 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 15.5 percent to 9.7 percent.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Sutter County, California can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 15.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 30.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Sutter County, having 24.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Sutter County reported a medium-high median household income of $44,899 (2005 Dollars). This median is 23.8 percent lower than the median income in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 9.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

While the median household income saw a growth in the last five year in Sutter County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic growth in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw an increase of 146.3 percent since 2000. The White population category was least influenced by the median household income growth in Sutter County, undergoing a 8.4 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The median household income in the area has increased from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has increased to $49,913, posting a 11.2 percent growth. Sutter County, California, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 2 of 17 counties in percent of growth for household income in California. Sutter County ranks 8 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing the growth in median income in the US.

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