Lassen County, California

In Lassen County, jobs in the logging pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the logging industry had the highest average wages in Lassen County for 2006. The average industry job in Lassen County was paid an annual wage of $44,155 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in California of $37,018 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $31,984.

Top-pay jobs in Lassen County, California are present in management and technical consulting services ($41,191), grocery and related product wholesalers ($40,362), building equipment contractors ($35,811) and consumer goods rental ($35,673) 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.

Lassen County Wages have increased by 19.4% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Lassen County, California by a total of 19.4%. 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Lassen County, California when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 45.6 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $45,358. The average industry wage 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.

Lassen County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lassen County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has added the most employment with 111 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 30.2 percent of the total growth in Lassen County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (111 new jobs)
2. Other crop farming (81 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (43 new jobs)
4. Private households (35 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (29 new jobs)

Of the 32 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 15 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 15 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Lassen County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 195 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lassen County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 70 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 25.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lassen County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (70 jobs lost)
2. Logging (66 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (42 jobs lost)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (23 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (15 jobs lost)

Lassen County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 506.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lassen County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where the industry felt a loss of 39.9 percent. The Other crop farming industry in Lassen County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 24.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (506.3 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (117.3 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (100.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (71.3 percent gain)
5. Private households (63.4 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 4.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Lassen County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 73.6 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 felt a gain of 9.5 percent. The losses in the Cattle ranching and farming industry in Lassen County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 14.5 percent in terms of employment in the Cattle ranching and farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (73.6 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (68.3 percent decline)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (59 percent decline)
4. Health and personal care stores (54.3 percent decline)
5. Logging (44.1 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.

Lassen County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Lassen County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 58.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lassen County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 3.9 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Lassen 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. Building equipment contractors (58.1 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (19.8 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (18.0 percent gain)
4. Legal services (14.7 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (9.3 percent gain)

Lassen County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 27.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the it saw a gain of 3.9 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Lassen County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5 in percent of workers in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (27.2 percent decline)
2. Other general merchandise stores (6 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (1.4 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 7.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in California, which experienced a gain of 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lassen County

The Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 18 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 30.5 percent of the total growth in Lassen County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (18 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (12 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (10 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (8 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (8 new jobs)

In Lassen County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 146 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 12 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 7 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lassen County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 28 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 89.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lassen County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (28 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (2 jobs lost)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (34 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (26 jobs lost)
5. Other support services (25 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 Lassen County, California

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Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Lassen County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $42,483 (2005 Dollars). This median is 30.8 percent lower than the median in State of California of $55,567 and the median household income is 15.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 15.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $35,978. Hispanic Householders in Lassen County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $35,715, which is 15.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $60,145. This income level is 41.6 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lassen County had a median household income level of $27,578, this was 35.1 percent less than the median for all households. In Lassen County, California White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,224 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Lassen County, California may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 36.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Lassen County, accounting 16.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Lassen County, California

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Lassen County, California has a less-educated population, with 10.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Lassen has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Lassen County, California, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Lassen have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 9 percent (Men) versus 13.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 43.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Lassen County, California according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 0.2 percent of Black or African American, 21.4 percent of the Asian alone and 2.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Lassen County, California

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Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Lassen internationally. The migration from outside the US into Lassen makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of California. This amount of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Lassen County, California has a population base that is comprised of 70.2 percent White, 9.4 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 15 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 25.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Lassen has increased in diversity when 24.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Lassen County, California to be 34.8 years of age. The median age in Lassen is greater than the median age for the State of California of 34.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 34.7 years of age. A total of 19.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Lassen can be described as being made up of a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 71.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 8.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Lassen spans a total of 4557 square miles. This area has a very low density of 8 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Knox, NE (8 per sq. mile ), Box Elder, UT (8 per sq. mile ), Reynolds, MO (8 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Blaine, ID (8 per sq. mile ), Mercer, ND (8 per sq. mile ), Norman, MN (8 per sq. mile ).

Lassen County, California had an estimated population of 34,751 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 33,767. This growth denotes an increase of 2.9 percent. Lassen ranks 45 of 58 counties in terms of population growth in California and the county ranks 1,103 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Lassen County, California

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Lassen County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $106,700, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of California 2000 home median value of $211,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Lassen County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 12,576 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 475 residential structures since 2001, a change of 3.9 percent.

Lassen County is made up of a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 0.7 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

When compared to other counties in California, Lassen County ranks 39 of 58 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,087 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Lassen County, California. In 2000, 61.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Lassen County, California --...

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

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lassen County. In the County, the industry averages 15 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 21 and less than the State of California average establishment size of 15 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Lassen County is ranked number 54 of 59 Counties in the State of California in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 53 of 59 Counties.

In Lassen County, Utilities, Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Utilities sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.13. The level of employment in the Utilities industry is 2.13 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Lassen specializes in Utilities.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Lassen County, rising by 135 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.7 percent. The State of California saw a change in employment in the sector of 5.3 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Lassen County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 22.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 967 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries make up 19.6 and 15.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Lassen County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 10.1 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

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