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

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Employment in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry wages were the highest in Humboldt County for 2006. The average industry job in Humboldt County earned an annual wage of $73,333 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage rate in California of $140,044 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $138,150.

Top-pay jobs in Humboldt County, California may be found in wired telecommunications carriers ($68,192), highway, street, and bridge construction ($67,053), utility system construction ($56,009) and nondepository credit intermediation ($53,162) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Humboldt County Wages have increased by 19.5% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Humboldt County, California by a total of 19.5%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for California and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Humboldt County, California when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 39 percent lower than the with an state average of $45,358. The industry pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Humboldt County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Humboldt County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 747 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Humboldt County

The Community care facilities for the elderly industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 246 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry makes up 7.1 percent of the total growth in Humboldt County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (246 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (242 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (183 new jobs)
4. Employment services (179 new jobs)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (170 new jobs)

Given the 113 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 52 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 61 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Humboldt County

The Sawmills and wood preservation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,042 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Sawmills and wood preservation industry make up 27.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Humboldt County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sawmills and wood preservation (1,042 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (275 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (187 jobs lost)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (183 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (180 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in California, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Humboldt County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other personal services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 526.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Humboldt County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry took a loss of 2.8 percent. The Other personal services industry in Humboldt County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 2.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (526.1 percent gain)
2. Death care services (179.6 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (159.8 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (126.6 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (122.1 percent gain)

Humboldt County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Home health care services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 63.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry reported a gain of 51.4 percent. The losses in the Home health care services industry in Humboldt County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 36.8 percent in terms of employment in the Home health care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (63.3 percent decline)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (58.3 percent decline)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (51.5 percent decline)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (47.1 percent decline)
5. Printing and related support activities (46.6 percent decline)





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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.

Humboldt County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Humboldt County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 28 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 22.7 percent of the total growth in Humboldt County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (28 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (25 new jobs)
3. Professional and similar organizations (9 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (8 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (8 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Humboldt County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Architectural and engineering services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 22 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 16.4 percent of the total job loss in Humboldt County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (22 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (9 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (9 jobs lost)
4. Gambling industries (8 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (8 jobs lost)

In Humboldt County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 7 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 51 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 31 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 20 industries reported a drop in employment.

Humboldt County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 53.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Humboldt County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 7.7 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Humboldt County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (53.3 percent gain)
2. Private households (52.6 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (30.2 percent gain)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (24.4 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (18.2 percent gain)

Humboldt County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 46 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 it saw a gain of 4.2 percent. The losses in the Activities related to real estate industry in Humboldt County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.1 percent in terms of employees in the Activities related to real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (46 percent decline)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (44.4 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (30.8 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (23.5 percent decline)
5. Architectural and engineering services (22.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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 Humboldt County, California

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Humboldt County accounted a medium-low household income of $36,534 (2005 Dollars). This median is 52.1 percent lower than the median in California of $55,567 and the median is 34.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The poverty rate in Humboldt County, California has declined by 3.7 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 19.5 percent to 15.8 percent.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Humboldt County, California can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 19.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 49.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Humboldt County, having 28.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Humboldt County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 15.7 percent from 2000 to 2005. The White Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Humboldt County, undergoing a 2.5 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $33,093, which amounts to a 9.4 percent decline. Humboldt County, California, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 4 of 23 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. Humboldt County ranks 255 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 32.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $24,676. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Humboldt County reported an income level of $29,579, this was 19 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $35,270. This median income level is 3.5 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. In Humboldt County, California White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,447 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Humboldt County, California reported a median household income of $30,216, this median is 17.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

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

Higher Education in Humboldt County, California

Humboldt County, California may to understood as having a highly-educated population, with 23 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Humboldt has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Humboldt County, California as reported in the 2000 Census, 24 percent of the White Alone, 11.4 percent of Black or African American, 30.2 percent of the Asian alone and 15.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Humboldt County, California, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Humboldt have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 24 percent (Men) versus 22 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 38.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has decreased by 0.4 percent. In the year 2005, 23.6 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 7.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 29.2 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From the year 2000, Humboldt has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 3.4 percent to a total of 26.4 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of California percent of 29.6 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Humboldt County, California

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Humboldt internationally. The migration from outside the US into Humboldt accounts for 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of California. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Humboldt County, California has a population that is comprised of 80.9 percent White, 0.9 percent African American, 1.8 percent Asian, and 7.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 10.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Humboldt has increased in diversity when 9.2 percent of the population were minorities.

Humboldt County, California had a population that was estimated at 128,376 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 126,336. This growth represents an increase of 1.6 percent. Humboldt ranks 39 of 58 counties in terms of population growth in California and the county ranks 815 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Humboldt encompasses a total area of 3572 square miles. The land areas has a low average population density of 36 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Howard, TX (36 per sq. mile ), Twin Falls, ID (36 per sq. mile ), Hale, TX (36 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Newton, IN (36 per sq. mile ), Stoddard, MO (36 per sq. mile ), Jackson, TN (36 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Humboldt County, California to be 36.1 years old. The median in Humboldt is greater than the median age in the State of California of 34.4. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median age, when it was 36.4 years old. With 21.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Humboldt can be understood as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 66 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Humboldt County, California

The State of California, Humboldt County places 47 of 58 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,396 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Humboldt County, the real estate market was made up of 58,160 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 1,679 residential units since 2001, or 3 percent.

Humboldt County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $300,700, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall California 2005 home median value of $477,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Humboldt County can be understood as having a very high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 17.2 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Humboldt County, California have increased very sharply from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $167,200, or 125.2 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $133,500.

It can be understood that there is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Humboldt County, California. In 2005, 14.3 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Construction is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Humboldt County, with an industry growth of 34.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 7.3 percent. The State of California felt a shift in employment in the industry of 16.4 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Humboldt County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 7,305 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries total 14.5 and 12.5 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Humboldt County, Other services, except public administration, Utilities and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Other services, except public administration industry has an LQ of 1.81. The percent of employment in the Other services, except public administration industry is 1.81 times greater than the national average, signifying that Humboldt specializes in Other services, except public administration.

Utilities has the largest businesses in Humboldt County. In the County, the industry averages 34 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 34 and less than the California typical size of 47 for the Utilities industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Humboldt County. The industry was hit with a loss of 959 jobs during the period, or 20.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 41.8 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Humboldt County ranks 34 of 59 Counties throughout the State of California in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 32 of 59 Counties.





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