In Butte County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry paid the average highest wages in Butte County for 2006. The average industry job in Butte County received a wage of $105,497 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry pay the State of California of $140,044 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $138,150.

High-wage employment in Butte County, California can be found in activities related to credit intermediation ($76,900), highway, street, and bridge construction ($64,034), other heavy construction ($60,762) and offices of physicians ($56,233) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Butte County Wages have increased by 18.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Butte County, California by a total of 18.6%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

Butte County Industry Wages Lag Behind California, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Butte County, California when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 36.6 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $45,358. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

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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.

Butte County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Butte County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 3,361 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Butte County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building finishing contractors industry has grown the most with 534 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building finishing contractors industry makes up 6.9 percent of the total growth in Butte County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (534 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (439 new jobs)
3. Private households (331 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (323 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (270 new jobs)

Of the 130 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 50 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 79 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Butte County

The Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,019 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 27.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Butte County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,019 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (193 jobs lost)
3. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (186 jobs lost)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (164 jobs lost)
5. Specialty food stores (143 jobs lost)

Butte County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 84.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry reported a loss of 71 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Butte County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (84.6 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (60.6 percent decline)
3. Land subdivision (55 percent decline)
4. Logging (51.8 percent decline)
5. Employment services (50.9 percent decline)

Butte County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Used merchandise stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 340.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Butte County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 1.6 percent. The Used merchandise stores industry in Butte County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (340.2 percent gain)
2. Specialized design services (167.9 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (141.0 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (124.1 percent gain)
5. Other support services (109.2 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 5.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of California, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Butte County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Butte County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 346 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 14.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Butte County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (346 jobs lost)
2. Insurance carriers (203 jobs lost)
3. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (186 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (186 jobs lost)
5. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (152 jobs lost)

From the 140 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 57 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 82 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Butte County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 326 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry makes up 9.3 percent of the total employment growth in Butte County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (326 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (307 new jobs)
3. Employment services (243 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (186 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (155 new jobs)

In Butte County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,375 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Butte County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 108.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Butte County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 14.1 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Butte County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 9.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (108.8 percent gain)
2. Vocational rehabilitation services (108.6 percent gain)
3. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (64.7 percent gain)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (59.2 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (46.2 percent gain)

Butte County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry felt a loss of 1.3 percent. The losses in the Insurance carriers industry in Butte County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.1 in percent of workers in the Insurance carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (50.8 percent decline)
2. Private households (48 percent decline)
3. Other nonmetallic mineral products (47.8 percent decline)
4. Used merchandise stores (46.3 percent decline)
5. Office administrative services (42.9 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of California, experiencing a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.





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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 Butte County, California

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Butte County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $37,351 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 48.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the median household income is 31.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The poverty rate in Butte County, California has declined by 0.2 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 19.8 percent to 19.6 percent.

While the median household income saw a decline in the last five year in Butte County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 47.9 percent since the year 2000. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Butte County, undergoing a 24.9 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Butte County, California may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 19.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50 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 Butte County, accounting 28.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The median household income in the area has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $36,602, posting a 2 percent decline. Butte County, California, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 19 of 23 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. Butte County ranks 605 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

In Butte County, California White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,845 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Butte County, California recorded a median income of $30,938, this median household income is 17.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 46.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $19,890. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $25,479. This median is 31.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Butte County had a median income of $28,678, which was 23.2 percent less than the median income level in this area.

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

Higher Education in Butte County, California

Reported by the 2000 Census in Butte County, California, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Butte on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 23 percent (Men) versus 20.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree, with 36.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Butte County, California may to understood as having a highly-educated population of the working age, with 21.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Butte was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Since the year 2000, Butte has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 4.6 percent to a total of 26.4 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the porportion in the State of California percent of 29.6 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 3.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 26 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 6.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 26.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In Butte County, California as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 22.8 percent of the White Alone, 14.6 percent of Black or African American, 25.8 percent of the Asian alone and 11.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Butte County, California

Since 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Butte internationally. The international migration into Butte totals 0.2 percent of the total migration into the State of California. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Butte County, California has a population that is made up of 78.3 percent White, 1.4 percent African American, 4 percent Asian, and 11.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 17.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Butte has increased the percent of minority population when 15.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Butte County, California to be 34.9 years of age. The median in Butte is greater than the median age in the State of California of 34.4. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, when it was 35.9 years old. With 22.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Butte can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

In terms of total land area, Butte spans a total area of 1639 square miles. This area has a medium-low average area density of 131 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Potter, TX (132 per sq. mile ), Talbot, MD (133 per sq. mile ), Columbia, PA (134 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lauderdale, AL (131 per sq. mile ), Raleigh, WV (130 per sq. mile ), Polk, GA (130 per sq. mile ).

Butte County, California had a population of 214,185 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 203,791. This growth denotes an increase of 5.1 percent. Butte ranks 24 of 58 counties when calculating total change in population for California and the county ranks 313 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Butte County, California

In Butte County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 92,187 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 5,456 homes since 2001, or 6.3 percent.

The residential home values in Butte County, California have increased very sharply since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $132,500, or 102.1 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $129,800.

When compared to other counties in California, Butte County stands 27 of 58 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 623 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Butte County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $262,300, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the State of California 2005 home median value of $477,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a limited amount of real estate that is affordable in Butte County, California. In 2005, 14.3 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Butte County may be be described as having a relatively high proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 11.6 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Butte County. The sector dealt with a loss of 1,115 jobs during the period, or 28.2 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 47.3 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Construction has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Butte County, with a job growth of 41.8 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of California experienced a change in employment in the sector of 16.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Butte County, averaging 38 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and less than the California establishments size average of 47 for the Utilities industry.

In Butte County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Other services, except public administration and Health care and social assistance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 4.17. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 4.17 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Butte specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Butte County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 20 percent of the total county employment. This totals 12,019 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 17.3 and 10.5 percent of all employment.







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