Tulare County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Tulare County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 58 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 10 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tulare County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 5 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 45.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Tulare County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (5 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (3 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (3 new jobs)
4. Special food services (139 new jobs)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (116 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tulare County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 10 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 26.1 percent of the total job loss in Tulare County, California.

Top 3 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (10 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (7 jobs lost)
3. Professional and similar organizations (7 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 2.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in 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 felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Tulare County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 23.3 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 7.4 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Tulare County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.8 percent in terms of employees in the Logging industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (23.3 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (18.2 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (10 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (9 percent decline)
5. Other wood product manufacturing (6.8 percent decline)

Tulare County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 45.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Tulare County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry took a gain of 3.3 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Tulare County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (45.5 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (14.9 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (5.8 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 Tulare County, California

The poverty rate in Tulare County, California has declined by 0.5 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 23.9 percent to 23.4 percent.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Tulare County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $39,760 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 39.8 percent lower than the median in California of $55,567 and the median is 23.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Tulare County, California may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 23.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 37.1 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 Tulare County, reporting 36.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The areas median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $38,722, representing a 2.6 percent decline. Tulare County, California, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 17 of 23 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of California. Tulare County ranks 578 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income in the US.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Tulare County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 14.2 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Tulare County, encountering a 16.6 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Hispanic Householders in Tulare County, California reported a median household income of $32,101, this median household income is 19.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Tulare County had a median household income level of $34,808, this was 12.5 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 $42,865. This median is 7.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 24.7 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $29,950. In Tulare County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,036 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.8 percent greater than the median in 2000.

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