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Industry wages in the State of California grown by 15.0% since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages in the State of California grown by a total of 15.0%. This is less than the growth in industry wages across the US.

The counties in the State of California range, in terms of growth in average industry wages from 2001 to 2006, from 34.3% in Marin County to a low of a 4.4% in San Mateo County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the California
Total Industry Wages

1. Marin County (34.3%)
2. Mono County (31.0%)
3. Lake County (30.6%)
4. Tuolumne County (26.6%)
5. Plumas County (26.0%)
6. Modoc County (25.0%)
7. Merced County (24.2%)
8. Siskiyou County (24.0%)
9. Fresno County (23.8%)
10. Tulare County (23.3%)

About: These facts are part of 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.

Wages in the State of California Exceed Wages in the United States

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The overall industry wages in California when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other States in the United States. The overall wages are greater than average in United States of $ 40,259.

The counties in the State of California in terms of total industry wages in the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from $74,124 in Santa Clara County to a low of a $21,775 in Modoc County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the California
Total Industry Wages

1. Santa Clara County ($74,124)
2. San Mateo County ($63,128)
3. San Francisco County ($63,124)
4. Marin County ($56,385)
5. Alameda County ($52,766)
6. Contra Costa County ($51,789)
7. Orange County ($47,177)
8. Los Angeles County ($44,903)
9. San Diego County ($43,139)
10. Ventura County ($42,600)

About: These facts are part of 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.

California Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total employment has increased by 2.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

The State of California: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 71 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. The losses in the Unclassified industry in California outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (71 percent decline)
2. Hunting and trapping (69.8 percent decline)
3. Hog and pig farming (57.1 percent decline)
4. Leather and hide tanning and finishing (50.6 percent decline)
5. Fabric mills (48 percent decline)

The State of California: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Waste collection industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 90.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. The Waste collection industry in California outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 32.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste collection (90.6 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (79.9 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (76.6 percent gain)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (68.8 percent gain)
5. Private households (61.9 percent gain)

In the State of California, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 359,908 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of California

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Private households industry has added the most employment with 98,192 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Private households industry makes up 8.2 percent of the total employment growth in California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (98,192 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (64,456 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (56,058 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (55,443 new jobs)
5. General medical and surgical hospitals (48,767 new jobs)

Of the 307 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 173 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 134 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of California

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 79,657 jobs. The declines in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 9.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (79,657 jobs lost)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (42,098 jobs lost)
3. Unclassified (40,618 jobs lost)
4. Telecommunications resellers (31,920 jobs lost)
5. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (29,539 jobs lost)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of California in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 123,960 total jobs gained in Riverside County to a low of 145,408 jobs lost in Santa Clara County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the California
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Riverside County (123,960 jobs gained)
2. San Bernardino County (98,302 jobs gained)
3. Orange County (95,269 jobs gained)
4. San Diego County (87,320 jobs gained)
5. Los Angeles County (50,142 jobs gained)
6. Sacramento County (43,951 jobs gained)
7. Kern County (27,877 jobs gained)
8. Ventura County (23,558 jobs gained)
9. Fresno County (19,900 jobs gained)
10. Placer County (17,939 jobs gained)

The counties in the State of California in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 31.0 percent job gained in Riverside County to a low of a 33.4 percent job lost in Alpine County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the California
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Riverside County (31.0 percent gain)
2. San Bernardino County (22.1 percent gain)
3. El Dorado County (21.1 percent gain)
4. Kings County (20.6 percent gain)
5. Placer County (17.9 percent gain)
6. Madera County (16.2 percent gain)
7. Kern County (14.6 percent gain)
8. Imperial County (13.1 percent gain)
9. Mono County (13.0 percent gain)
10. Sutter County (12.7 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.

California One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Growth in the State of California

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 22,175 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 5.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (22,175 new jobs)
2. Management and technical consulting services (19,185 new jobs)
3. Department stores (17,377 new jobs)
4. Employment services (16,739 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (16,464 new jobs)

In the State of California, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 276,305 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the State of California

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Unclassified industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 44,197 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Unclassified industry make up 32.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (44,197 jobs lost)
2. Telecommunications resellers (8,557 jobs lost)
3. Fruit and tree nut farming (7,315 jobs lost)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (6,886 jobs lost)
5. Support activities for crop production (5,437 jobs lost)

Given the 308 4-digit NAICS industries, 123 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 185 industries reported a drop in employment.

The counties in the State of California in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 10.2 percent job gained in Mariposa County to a low of a 20.4 percent job lost in Alpine County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the California
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Mariposa County (10.2 percent gain)
2. Modoc County (9.4 percent gain)
3. Imperial County (7.6 percent gain)
4. Kings County (7.0 percent gain)
5. Riverside County (6.1 percent gain)
6. Tulare County (5.1 percent gain)
7. Glenn County (4.8 percent gain)
8. Madera County (4.7 percent gain)
9. Shasta County (4.6 percent gain)
10. Kern County (4.4 percent gain)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of California in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 91,824 total jobs gained in Los Angeles County to a low of 3,769 jobs lost in Monterey County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the California
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Los Angeles County (91,824 jobs gained)
2. Riverside County (29,928 jobs gained)
3. Santa Clara County (25,555 jobs gained)
4. Orange County (24,180 jobs gained)
5. San Diego County (23,306 jobs gained)
6. San Bernardino County (18,276 jobs gained)
7. San Francisco County (12,798 jobs gained)
8. Alameda County (10,018 jobs gained)
9. Kern County (9,277 jobs gained)
10. Contra Costa County (8,359 jobs gained)

The State of California: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 27.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2).. The Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other industry in California outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 8.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scenic and sightseeing transportation, other (27.9 percent gain)
2. Insurance and employee benefit funds (25.4 percent gain)
3. Monetary authorities - central bank (24.6 percent gain)
4. Agents and managers for public figures (21.2 percent gain)
5. ISPs and web search portals (18.9 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.

The state of California: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 72.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the Unclassified industry in California outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 12.1 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (72.7 percent decline)
2. Sea, coastal, and Great Lakes transportation (31.6 percent decline)
3. Support activities for forestry (26.5 percent decline)
4. Sawmills and wood preservation (19.9 percent decline)
5. Charter bus industry (18.4 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 the State of California

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When compared to other States across the United States, the State of California can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 22.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in California, accounting 20.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of California range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $86,972 in Santa Clara County to a low of $32,201 in Modoc County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of California
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Santa Clara County ($86,972)
2. Marin County ($83,428 )
3. San Mateo County ($82,858)
4. Contra Costa County ($74,500)
5. Ventura County ($69,809)
6. Orange County ($68,819)
7. Placer County ($67,316)
8. San Benito County ($67,239)
9. Alameda County ($65,457)
10. San Francisco County ($64,609)

As the median income level saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in the State of California, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 29.5 percent from 2000 to 2005. The White Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in California, seeing a 39.7 percent increase in median income, since the values reporting the 2000 Decennial Census.

The rate of poverty in the State of California has declined by 0.9 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 14.2 percent to 13.3 percent.

When compared to other States throughout the United States, the State of California was reported to have a relatively high median household income of $55,567 (2005 Dollars). This median is 11.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in California reported an income level of $42,760, this was 23 percent less than the median income level in this area. In the State of California, White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $59,996 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $64,778. This median income level is 16.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the state. Hispanic in California, as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $42,742, this income level is 23.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 26.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $40,899.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of California range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 23.9 percent in Tulare County to a low of 5.8 percent in Placer County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of California
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Tulare County (23.9 percent)
2. Fresno County (22.9 )
3. Imperial County (22.6 percent)
4. Merced County (21.7 percent)
5. Modoc County (21.5 percent)
6. Madera County (21.4 percent)
7. Yuba County (20.8 percent)
8. Kern County (20.8 percent)
9. Del Norte County (20.2 percent)
10. Butte County (19.8 percent)

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $53,629, representing a 3.5 percent decline. The State of California ranks 37 of 46 states when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

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

Higher Education in the State of California

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Since the year 2000, the State of California has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.0 percent to a total of 29.6 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of California range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 51.4 percent in Marin County to a low of 10.4 percent in Yuba County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in California
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Marin County (51.4 percent)
2. San Francisco County (45 percent)
3. Santa Clara County (40.4 percent)
4. San Mateo County (39 percent)
5. Contra Costa County (35 percent)
6. Alameda County (35 percent)
7. Santa Cruz County (34.2 percent)
8. Yolo County (34.2 percent)
9. Orange County (30.8 percent)
10. Placer County (30.2 percent)

In the State of California according the 2005 American Community Survey, 31.6 percent of the White Alone, 21.6 percent of Black or African American, 46.4 percent of the Asian alone and 9.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2005 American Community Survey in the State of California, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 31.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in the California have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 31.2 percent (Men) versus 28 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 2.2 percent. By the year 2005, 31.2 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 3.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 28 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

California may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 29.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey. The State of California counted a higher percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the average across the nation of 27.2 percent.

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

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