In Alameda County, jobs in the industrial machinery manufacturing pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the industrial machinery manufacturing industry reported the top wages in Alameda County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Alameda County received an annual wage of $185,297 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of California of $93,506 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $58,757.

Other top-pay jobs in Alameda County, California exsists in sea, coastal, and great lakes transportation ($167,333), spectator sports ($166,903), motion picture and video industries ($161,105) and computer systems design and related services ($117,157) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail Comparison

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Alameda County Wages have increased by 18.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Alameda County, California by a total of 18.8%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for California and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Alameda County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Alameda County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Vegetable and melon farming industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 459.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Alameda County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where the industry took a loss of 2.7 percent. The Vegetable and melon farming industry in Alameda County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 6.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (459.3 percent gain)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (292.2 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (278.1 percent gain)
4. Other nonferrous metal production (276.6 percent gain)
5. Other information services (195.8 percent gain)

Alameda County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 96.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 31 percent. The losses in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry in Alameda County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 6.5 percent in terms of employees in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (96.8 percent decline)
2. Charter bus industry (90.2 percent decline)
3. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (88.2 percent decline)
4. Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing (81.5 percent decline)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (76.8 percent decline)

In Alameda County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 22,802 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Alameda County

The Management of companies and enterprises industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 4,950 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 7.2 percent of the total employment decline in Alameda County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (4,950 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (4,508 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (3,555 jobs lost)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (3,382 jobs lost)
5. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (2,866 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Alameda County

The Insurance carriers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 4,041 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 8.4 percent of the total growth in Alameda County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (4,041 new jobs)
2. Private households (2,400 new jobs)
3. General medical and surgical hospitals (2,380 new jobs)
4. Outpatient care centers (2,294 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (2,294 new jobs)

Out of the 233 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 121 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 112 industries reported a drop in employment.





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Alameda County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Alameda County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 75.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry felt a gain of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers industry in Alameda County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.2 percent in terms of employees in the Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (75.3 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (65.5 percent decline)
3. Other residential care facilities (45.4 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (42.1 percent decline)
5. General rental centers (38.4 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Alameda County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 128.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Alameda County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry took a gain of 3.1 percent. The Individual and family services industry in Alameda County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (128.6 percent gain)
2. Specialty food stores (96.0 percent gain)
3. Other personal services (79.2 percent gain)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (68.9 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (68.1 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Alameda County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has grown the most with 585 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 21.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Alameda County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (585 new jobs)
2. Employment services (325 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (293 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (202 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (129 new jobs)

From the 121 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 59 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 59 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Alameda County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 394 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Alameda County

Given the industries in the area, the Fabric mills industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 551 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Fabric mills industry make up 24.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Alameda County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fabric mills (551 jobs lost)
2. Textile and fabric finishing mills (147 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (136 jobs lost)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (96 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (94 jobs lost)





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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 Alameda County, California

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $73,067. This median income level is 11.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Alameda County, California White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $72,752 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 11.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Alameda County, California recorded a median income of $58,501, this median is 10.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 35.8 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $42,014. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Alameda County reported a median household income of $55,604, this was 15.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

The rate of poverty in Alameda County, California has increased by 0.8 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 11 percent to 11.8 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Alameda County accounted a very high median income for households of $65,457 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 15.1 percent higher than the median income in State of California of $55,567 and this is 24.9 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $61,014, which represents a 6.8 percent decline. Alameda County, California, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 7 of 23 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of California. Alameda County ranks 378 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income in the US.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Alameda County, California can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.0 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 21.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Alameda County, reporting 14.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Alameda County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 16.4 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Alameda County, encountering a 0.5 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

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

Higher Education in Alameda County, California

Since 2000, Alameda has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 4.6 percent to a total of 39.6 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the porportion of California percent of 29.6 and greater than the United States percent of 27.2.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Alameda County, California, many men in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 36.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Alameda have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 36.4 percent (Men) versus 33.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 33.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 3.8 percent. By 2005, 39.8 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 6.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 39.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

In Alameda County, California as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 39.2 percent of the White Alone, 18.8 percent of Black or African American, 46.2 percent of the Asian alone and 12.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Alameda County, California may to understood as having a very highly-educated 2000 population, with 35 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Alameda was reported to have a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Alameda County, California

When measuring the total land area, Alameda spans a total area of 738 square miles. The land areas has a very high population density of 1,964 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- St. Louis, MO (1,978 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, OH (1,980 per sq. mile ), Hennepin, MN (2,011 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Cobb, GA (1,952 per sq. mile ), Clayton, GA (1,879 per sq. mile ), Tarrant, TX (1,877 per sq. mile ).

Alameda County, California has a population that is made up of 38 percent White, 13.2 percent African American, 23.8 percent Asian, and 20.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high level of diversity, with 57.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Alameda has increased the level of diversity when 54.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Alameda County, California to be 36.2 years of age. The median in Alameda is greater than the median age in California of 34.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 34.5 years old. With a total of 25.1 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Alameda can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.4 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 10.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Alameda County, California had a total estimated population of 1,448,905 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 1,450,391. The decline shows a decrease of -0.1 percent. Alameda ranks 55 of 58 counties when analyzing total population change in California and the county ranks 3,030 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Since the year 2000, a extremely high number of individual migrated to the Alameda internationally. The international migration into Alameda accounts for 5.5 percent of immigration into the State of California. This level of international migration can be considered extremely high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Alameda County, California

The residential home values in Alameda County, California have increased sharply since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $294,600, or 97.2 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $303,100.

Alameda County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $597,700, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the State of California 2005 median home value of $477,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Throughout the State of California, Alameda County ranks 51 of 58 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,798 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a limited amount of affordable housing in Alameda County, California. In 2005, 4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Alameda County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 556,474 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 12,056 homes since 2001, or 2.2 percent.

Alameda County is made up of a extremely high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 65.8 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Alameda County, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in Alameda County. The industry averages 64 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the State of California average of 54 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Finance and insurance is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Alameda County, with an employment growth of 35.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.8 percent. The State of California had changed in sector employment of 13.1 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Alameda County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 13.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 75,493 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 12 and 11.3 percent of all employment.

In Alameda County, Management of companies and enterprises, Other services, except public administration and Professional and technical services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Management of companies and enterprises sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.8. This means the percent of total employment in the Management of companies and enterprises sector is 1.8 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Alameda specializes in Management of companies and enterprises.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Alameda County. The sector dealt with a loss of 14,420 jobs, or 16 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 39.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).