In Plumas County, jobs in the offices of real estate agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the offices of real estate agents and brokers industry paid the average highest wages in Plumas County for 2006. The average industry job in Plumas County was paid an annual wage of $52,191 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of California of $61,161 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $49,699.

High-wage employment in Plumas County, California exsists in cement and concrete product manufacturing ($49,243), architectural and engineering services ($47,002), direct selling establishments ($33,640) and depository credit intermediation ($33,268) 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.

Plumas County Wages have increased by 26.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Plumas County, California by a total of 26.0%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Plumas 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 36.1 percent lower than the with an state average of $45,358. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Plumas County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Plumas County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 68 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 22.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Plumas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (68 new jobs)
2. Private households (52 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (26 new jobs)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (18 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (18 new jobs)

In Plumas County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 11 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Of the 35 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 20 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Plumas County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 91 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 31.7 percent of the total job loss in Plumas County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (91 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (60 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (34 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (21 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (21 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in California, which saw a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Plumas County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 67.4 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 4.2 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Plumas County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2.1 in percent of jobs in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (67.4 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (62.3 percent decline)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (48.8 percent decline)
4. Water, sewage and other systems (45 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (29 percent decline)

Plumas County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 109.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Plumas County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry felt a gain of 20.6 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Plumas County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (109.1 percent gain)
2. Specialty food stores (75.0 percent gain)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (69.2 percent gain)
4. Private households (62.3 percent gain)
5. Employment services (56.8 percent gain)





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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.

Plumas County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 10 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 4 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Plumas County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 281 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Plumas County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 8 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 42.1 percent of the total job loss in Plumas County, California.

Top 4 Industries
1. Grocery stores (8 jobs lost)
2. Residential building construction (4 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (3 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (3 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Plumas County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Oil and gas extraction industry has added the most employment with 11 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Oil and gas extraction industry makes up 71.1 percent of the growth in Plumas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (11 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (2 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (2 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (7 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (1 new jobs)

Plumas County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oil and gas extraction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 68.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Plumas County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where this industry saw a gain of 6.7 percent. The Oil and gas extraction industry in Plumas County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (68.1 percent gain)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (9.2 percent gain)
3. Offices of dentists (4.4 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (3.9 percent gain)

Plumas County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 30.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry felt a gain of 7.9 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Plumas County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.5 percent in terms of employees in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (30.8 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (14.1 percent decline)
3. Legal services (9.5 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (9.4 percent decline)
5. Gambling industries (4.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 10.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US 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 Plumas County, California

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Plumas County had a medium-high median household income of $42,531 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 30.7 percent lower than the median in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 15.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Plumas County, California may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 70.8 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Plumas County, with 20.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Plumas County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $25,199, this median is 40.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Plumas County reported an income level of $26,618, which was 37.4 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $33,820. This median income level is 20.5 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 75.2 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $10,551. In Plumas County, California White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,799 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3 percent greater than the median in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Plumas County, California

In Plumas County, California as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17.8 percent of the White Alone, 5.2 percent of Black or African American, 37.8 percent of the Asian alone and 4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Plumas County, California, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 40.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Plumas have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 20 percent (Men) versus 15 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree, with 44.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Plumas County, California can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 17.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Plumas counted a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Plumas County, California

Plumas County, California had an estimated population of 21,477 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 20,781. This growth signifies an increase of 3.3 percent. Plumas ranks 47 of 58 counties when calculating total change in population for California and the county ranks 1,265 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Plumas County, California to be 45.5 years of age. The median age in Plumas is greater than the median age for the State of California of 34.4. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 44.4 years old. With 19.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Plumas can be described as having a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 18.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

By measuring total land area, Plumas spans a total area of 2554 square miles. This area has a very low average area 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 ).

Plumas County, California has a population base that is comprised of 88.7 percent White, 0.8 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 7.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Plumas has increased the level of diversity when 7.0 percent of the population were minorities.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Plumas from another country. The international migration into Plumas makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of California. This percent of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Plumas County, California

In Plumas County, the census reported 14,431 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 854 homes since 2001, or 6.3 percent.

In the State of California, Plumas County ranks 28 of 58 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 624 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Plumas County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $137,900, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of California 2000 home median value of $211,500 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Accommodation and food services since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Plumas County. The sector dealt with a loss of 128 jobs during the period, or 17.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 48.3 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Plumas County. In the County, the industry averages 31 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of California typical size of 32 for the Manufacturing industry.

Other services, except public administration is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Plumas County, rising by 57 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.8 percent. The State of California underwent a employment change in the industry of 16.9 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Plumas County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Construction sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 16 percent of the total county employment. This totals 775 individuals. The Manufacturing and Construction industries total 14.3 and 12.3 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Plumas County, Utilities, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Construction industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities industry has a US LQ in the county of 7.07. This means the percent of total employment in the Utilities sector is 7.07 times greater than the national average, signifying that Plumas County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.







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