In Stanislaus County, jobs in the other investment pools and funds pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the other investment pools and funds industry reported the top wages in Stanislaus County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Stanislaus County earned an annual wage of $111,880 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in California of $85,584 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $96,278.

Other high-paying jobs in Stanislaus County, California may be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($91,662), other fabricated metal product manufacturing ($73,946), insurance carriers ($72,353) and beverage manufacturing ($67,249) 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.

Stanislaus County Wages have increased by 21.6% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Stanislaus County, California by a total of 21.6%. 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Stanislaus County, California when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 27.3 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $45,358. The overall 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.

Stanislaus County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 4.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in California, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Stanislaus County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 87 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry felt a loss of 27.2 percent. The losses in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry in Stanislaus County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States 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. (87 percent decline)
2. Residential mental health facilities (79.5 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (72 percent decline)
4. Software publishers (65.3 percent decline)
5. Vocational rehabilitation services (65.1 percent decline)

Stanislaus County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Beverage manufacturing industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 386.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Stanislaus County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry felt a gain of . percent. The Beverage manufacturing industry in Stanislaus County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beverage manufacturing (386.5 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (231.8 percent gain)
3. Local messengers and local delivery (221.2 percent gain)
4. Educational support services (211.9 percent gain)
5. Rubber product manufacturing (147.8 percent gain)

From the 170 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 63 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 107 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Stanislaus County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 6,581 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Stanislaus County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Beverage manufacturing industry has added the most employment with 2,104 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Beverage manufacturing industry makes up 10.9 percent of the total growth in Stanislaus County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beverage manufacturing (2,104 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (1,350 new jobs)
3. Private households (1,086 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (763 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (672 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Stanislaus County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Management of companies and enterprises industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 2,947 jobs. The declines in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 21.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Stanislaus County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (2,947 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for crop production (2,136 jobs lost)
3. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (1,741 jobs lost)
4. Residential mental health facilities (762 jobs lost)
5. Animal slaughtering and processing (497 jobs lost)

Stanislaus County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Stanislaus County

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 124 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 24.3 percent of the total job loss in Stanislaus County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (124 jobs lost)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (69 jobs lost)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (59 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (54 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (46 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Stanislaus County

The Computer systems design and related services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 206 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Computer systems design and related services industry makes up 15.0 percent of the growth in Stanislaus County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (206 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (135 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (96 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (77 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (72 new jobs)

From the 83 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 25 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 58 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Stanislaus County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 985 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Stanislaus County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50 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 loss of 1.8 percent. The losses in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry in Stanislaus County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.4 percent in terms of employment in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (50 percent decline)
2. Independent artists, writers, and performers (40.9 percent decline)
3. Other support services (33.3 percent decline)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (24.2 percent decline)
5. Insurance carriers (21.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Stanislaus County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 133.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Stanislaus County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where the industry felt a gain of 6.1 percent. The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry in Stanislaus County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (133.6 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (128.4 percent gain)
3. Clothing stores (98.4 percent gain)
4. Specialized design services (85.0 percent gain)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (80.0 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 Stanislaus County, California

Compared to counties across the United States, Stanislaus County had a relatively high median income for all households of $46,918 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 18.4 percent lower than the median in California of $55,567 and the median household income is 4.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Stanislaus County, California can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 16.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 26.5 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Stanislaus County, accounting 22.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Stanislaus County, California has declined by 1.6 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 16 percent to 14.4 percent.

The median household income in the area has increased a small amount from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has increased to $47,525, posting a 1.3 percent growth. Stanislaus County, California, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 14 of 17 counties in percent of growth for income levels in the State of California. Stanislaus County ranks 86 of 119 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the growth in household income across the nation.

While household income level experienced a growth during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Stanislaus County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest growth in median household income was the Black or African American category. This category saw an increase of 11.4 percent since the year 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level growth in Stanislaus County, experiencing a 5.2 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 20.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $37,137. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Stanislaus County had a median income of $41,143, this median was 12.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $48,720. This income level is 3.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Stanislaus County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $48,822 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 4.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic households in Stanislaus County, California recorded a median income of $40,968, this income level is 12.7 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

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

Higher Education in Stanislaus County, California

In Stanislaus County, California as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 15.8 percent of the White Alone, 14.8 percent of Black or African American, 22.4 percent of the Asian alone and 5.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Stanislaus County, California, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 29.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Stanislaus have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 15.2 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 31 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Since 2000, Stanislaus has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 0.6 percent to a total of 14.6 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the porportion of California percent of 29.6 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has decreased by 0.2 percent. By 2005, 14.8 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 1.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 14.4 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Stanislaus County, California has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 14 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Stanislaus counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors 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.

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

Demographic Profile for Stanislaus County, California

By measuring total land area, Stanislaus covers a total land area of 1494 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high density of 338 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Delaware, OH (340 per sq. mile ), Washington, TN (345 per sq. mile ), Muskegon, MI (345 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lexington, SC (336 per sq. mile ), Scott, MN (336 per sq. mile ), Adams, CO (335 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Stanislaus County, California to be 31.7 years old. The median in Stanislaus is less than the median in California of 34.4. Since 2000, the area has experienced no change in the median age, when it was 31.7 years of age. A total of 29.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Stanislaus can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.2 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 9.9 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

Stanislaus County, California had a population that was estimated at 505,505 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 449,874. This growth denotes an increase of 12.4 percent. Stanislaus ranks 12 of 58 counties when calculating total change in population for California and the county ranks 47 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Stanislaus County, California has a population that is comprised of 51.8 percent White, 2.6 percent African American, 4.7 percent Asian, and 37.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 44.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Stanislaus has increased the percent of minority makeup when 38.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

From 2000, a very high number of individual migrated to the Stanislaus from another country. The international migration into Stanislaus accounts for 0.8 percent of the total migration into the State of California. This amount of international migration is very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Stanislaus County, California

In Stanislaus County, there were a total of 167,079 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 12,964 homes since 2001, or 8.4 percent.

When compared to other counties in California, Stanislaus County stands 15 of 58 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 404 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Stanislaus County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $347,100, accounted by the American Community Survey. This is less than the overall California 2005 median home value of $477,700 and greater than home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Stanislaus County has a very high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 17 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Stanislaus County, California have increased very sharply since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $221,800, or 177 percent, from their 2000 value of $125,300.

There seems to be a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Stanislaus County, California. In 2005, 8.3 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Stanislaus County. The industry averages 52 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the California average of 32 for the Manufacturing industry.

Management of companies and enterprises saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Stanislaus County. The industry lost a total of 2,979 jobs, or 63.2 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 86 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Stanislaus County, increasing in size by 37 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.7 percent. The State of California saw a change in employment in the sector of 5.3 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Stanislaus County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Other services, except public administration industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 8.91. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 8.91 times greater than the national average, signifying that Stanislaus specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Stanislaus County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 15.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 22,562 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 15 and 12.3 percent of all employment.







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