Tuolumne County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 14 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tuolumne County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 29 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 37.2 percent of the total growth in Tuolumne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (29 new jobs)
2. Clothing stores (26 new jobs)
3. Animal aquaculture (11 new jobs)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (3 new jobs)
5. Lessors of real estate (3 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tuolumne County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Traveler accommodation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 40 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 42.9 percent of the total employment decline in Tuolumne County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (40 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (25 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (24 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (4 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (196 jobs lost)

In Tuolumne County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 329 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Tuolumne County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Automobile dealers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 19.3 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 sector experienced a gain of 1.8 percent. The losses in the Automobile dealers industry in Tuolumne 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 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (19.3 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (15.5 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (9 percent decline)
4. Legal services (5.6 percent decline)
5. Private households (2.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Tuolumne County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Clothing stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 44.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Tuolumne County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where this industry saw a loss of 2 percent. The Clothing stores industry in Tuolumne County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (44.4 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (35.0 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (30.3 percent gain)
4. Animal aquaculture (21.1 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (18.5 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 Tuolumne County, California

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 42.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $26,162. Hispanic Householders in Tuolumne County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $43,660, this median is 3.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $47,199. This median is 4.2 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Tuolumne County reported an income level of $30,482, this level was 32.7 percent less than the median for all households. In Tuolumne County, California White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,903 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Tuolumne County, California may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 17.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Tuolumne County, accounting 22.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Tuolumne County was reported to have a medium-high median household income of $45,308 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 22.6 percent lower than the median in California of $55,567 and the median is 8.4 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.