In San Luis Obispo County, jobs in the electronic instrument manufacturing pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the electronic instrument manufacturing industry paid the average highest wages in San Luis Obispo County for 2006. The average industry job in San Luis Obispo County received a wage of $103,709 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of California of $90,781 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $73,795.

Top-pay jobs in San Luis Obispo County, California can be found in activities related to credit intermediation ($91,829), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($91,760), petroleum and coal products manufacturing ($76,695) and insurance carriers ($68,531) 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.

San Luis Obispo County Wages have increased by 18.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in San Luis Obispo County, California by a total of 18.3%. 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.

San Luis Obispo County Industry Wages Lag Behind California, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in San Luis Obispo County, California when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 31.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

San Luis Obispo County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

San Luis Obispo County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 195.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in San Luis Obispo County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where the industry took a loss of 4.6 percent. The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry in San Luis Obispo County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (195.3 percent gain)
2. ISPs and web search portals (193.6 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (159.8 percent gain)
4. Specialized design services (150.0 percent gain)
5. Employment services (132.2 percent gain)

San Luis Obispo County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 89.1 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 gone through in the California, where the it saw a loss of 27.2 percent. The losses in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry in San Luis Obispo County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 31.6 percent in terms of employees in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (89.1 percent decline)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (65.8 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (63.2 percent decline)
4. Waste treatment and disposal (59.6 percent decline)
5. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (55.6 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 8.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in California, which saw 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.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in San Luis Obispo County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 1,075 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 9.5 percent of the growth in San Luis Obispo County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,075 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (829 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (696 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (616 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (528 new jobs)

Out of the 153 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 70 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 82 industries reported a drop in employment.

In San Luis Obispo County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 6,471 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in San Luis Obispo County

Given the industries in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 539 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Support activities for crop production industry make up 10.5 percent of the total employment decline in San Luis Obispo County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (539 jobs lost)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (405 jobs lost)
3. Printing and related support activities (362 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (272 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (255 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.

San Luis Obispo County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 52 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 27 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 24 industries reported a drop in employment.

In San Luis Obispo County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 15 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in San Luis Obispo County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Traveler accommodation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 26 jobs. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 25.4 percent of the total job loss in San Luis Obispo County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (26 jobs lost)
2. Other schools and instruction (12 jobs lost)
3. Activities related to real estate (8 jobs lost)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (5 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (4 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in San Luis Obispo County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 14 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 12.0 percent of the total employment growth in San Luis Obispo County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (14 new jobs)
2. Private households (12 new jobs)
3. Architectural and engineering services (11 new jobs)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (9 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (8 new jobs)

San Luis Obispo County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 56.5 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the California, where the industry reported a gain of 14.1 percent. The losses in the Management and technical consulting services industry in San Luis Obispo County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 9.5 in percent of workers in the Management and technical consulting services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (56.5 percent decline)
2. Other schools and instruction (51.4 percent decline)
3. Activities related to real estate (50 percent decline)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (23.4 percent decline)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (22.6 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in the State of California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

San Luis Obispo County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Business support services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 50.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in San Luis Obispo County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry took a loss of 4.2 percent. The Business support services industry in San Luis Obispo County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (50.0 percent gain)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (34.6 percent gain)
3. Social advocacy organizations (34.5 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (30.2 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (25.2 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.

Income and Poverty in San Luis Obispo County, California

The median household income has increased a small amount from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has increased to $49,721, which represents a 0.2 percent growth. San Luis Obispo County, California, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 17 of 17 counties in percent of growth for the household income level in the State of California. San Luis Obispo County ranks 116 of 119 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the growth in median household income in the United States.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $46,435. This median is 6.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in San Luis Obispo County reported a median household income of $44,658, this level was 10 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic headed households in San Luis Obispo County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $41,223, this median household income is 17 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 27.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $35,933. In San Luis Obispo County, California White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $51,244 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.2 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, San Luis Obispo County had a relatively high median income for households of $49,641 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 11.9 percent lower than the median in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 1 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The rate of poverty in San Luis Obispo County, California has increased by 2.0 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 12.8 percent to 14.8 percent.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, San Luis Obispo County, California can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 27.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 18 to 64 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in San Luis Obispo County, reporting 14.8 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

While household income level experienced a growth in the last five year in San Luis Obispo County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest growth in median income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 72.7 percent since 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income growth in San Luis Obispo County, encountering a 20.5 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

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

Demographic Profile for San Luis Obispo County, California

San Luis Obispo County, California had an estimated population of 255,478 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 247,713. This growth represents an increase of 3.1 percent. San Luis Obispo ranks 28 of 58 counties in terms of population growth in California and the county ranks 379 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, San Luis Obispo covers a total land area of 3304 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average population density of 77 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Blue Earth, MN (77 per sq. mile ), Dakota, NE (77 per sq. mile ), Halifax, NC (77 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Putnam, IN (77 per sq. mile ), Russell, AL (77 per sq. mile ), New Kent, VA (77 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the San Luis Obispo internationally. The migration from outside the US into San Luis Obispo makes up 0.2 percent of the total international 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.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in San Luis Obispo County, California to be 37.7 years of age. The median in San Luis Obispo is greater than the median age in California of 34.4. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 37.4 years of age. A total of 20 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, San Luis Obispo can be understood as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 65.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14.3 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

San Luis Obispo County, California has a population that is comprised of 74.7 percent White, 1.9 percent African American, 2.9 percent Asian, and 17.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 22.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, San Luis Obispo has increased the percent of minority population when 21.1 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for San Luis Obispo County, California

San Luis Obispo County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $529,500, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the State of California 2005 home median value of $477,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

San Luis Obispo County is made up of a extremely high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 53.4 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Throughout the State of California, San Luis Obispo County stands 18 of 58 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 474 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There seems to be a limited amount of affordable housing in San Luis Obispo County, California. In 2005, 8.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In San Luis Obispo County, there were a total of 112,099 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 7,957 housing units since the year 2001, or 7.6 percent.

The residential housing values in San Luis Obispo County, California have increased very sharply from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $299,500, or 130.2 percent, since their values in that year of $230,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for San Luis Obispo County, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in San Luis Obispo County. The industry lost a total of 1,226 employees during the period, or 16.6 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 50.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In San Luis Obispo County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Utilities and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 4.98. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 4.98 times greater than the national average, signifying that San Luis Obispo County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In San Luis Obispo County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 16.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 13,836 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries total 16.2 and 11.9 percent of all employment.

Mining is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in San Luis Obispo County, changing a total of 184.2 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of California had changed in sector employment of -6.5 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in San Luis Obispo County. The industry averages 111 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the California average establishment size of 47 for the Utilities industry.







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