In Ventura County, jobs in the druggists' goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the druggists' goods merchant wholesalers industry reported the top wages in Ventura County for 2006. The average industry job in Ventura County received a wage of $163,789 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of California of $78,328 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $78,464.

Other high-paying jobs in Ventura County, California may be found in isps and web search portals ($153,541), insurance carriers ($117,481), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($101,201) and other electrical equipment and component mfg. ($96,870) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Ventura County Wages have increased by 22.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Ventura County, California by a total of 22.2%. 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.

Ventura County Industry Wages Lag Behind California, but Wages Exceed the United States

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Wages in all industries in Ventura County, California when analyzed can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 6.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $45,358. The average pay was greater 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.

Ventura County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Ventura County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 23,558 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Ventura County

Given the industries in the area, the Investigation and security services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,831 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Investigation and security services industry make up 10.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Ventura County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (1,831 jobs lost)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (1,617 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for crop production (1,495 jobs lost)
4. Communications equipment manufacturing (823 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (768 jobs lost)

From the 199 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 87 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 112 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Ventura County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry has grown the most with 3,763 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry makes up 9.1 percent of the total growth in Ventura County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (3,763 new jobs)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (2,090 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (1,978 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (1,689 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (1,578 new jobs)

Ventura County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 502.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Ventura County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where the industry took a gain of 24.2 percent. The Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers industry in Ventura County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (502.5 percent gain)
2. Other food manufacturing (484.5 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (321.0 percent gain)
4. Other ambulatory health care services (174.4 percent gain)
5. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (136.6 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 9.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Ventura County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for water transportation industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 83.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry reported a gain of 17.7 percent. The losses in the Support activities for water transportation industry in Ventura County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.9 in percent of jobs in the Support activities for water transportation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for water transportation (83.2 percent decline)
2. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (73 percent decline)
3. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (72.4 percent decline)
4. Soap, cleaning compound, and toiletry mfg. (70.5 percent decline)
5. Taxi and limousine service (68.3 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.

Ventura County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ventura County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Individual and family services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 141 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 31.7 percent of the total growth in Ventura County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (141 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (46 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (34 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (23 new jobs)
5. Professional and similar organizations (14 new jobs)

In Ventura County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 79 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Of the 73 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 37 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 36 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ventura County

Given the industries in the area, the Private households industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 63 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Private households industry make up 11.2 percent of the total job loss in Ventura County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (63 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (51 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (49 jobs lost)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (47 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (40 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of California, experiencing a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Ventura County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 81.5 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 experienced in the State of California, where the industry felt a gain of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Ventura County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (81.5 percent decline)
2. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (76.7 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (36 percent decline)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (34 percent decline)
5. Insurance carriers (33.3 percent decline)

Ventura County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 72.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Ventura County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where the industry felt a loss of 3.1 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Ventura County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (72.2 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (68.9 percent gain)
3. Grantmaking and giving services (61.5 percent gain)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (38.2 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (29.2 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 Ventura County, California

The poverty rate in Ventura County, California has increased by 0.7 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 9.2 percent to 9.9 percent.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Ventura County reported a median household income of $60,150, this was 13.8 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 13.9 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $60,117. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $84,066. This median is 20.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Ventura County, California White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $72,393 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 3.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Ventura County, California , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $54,293, this median household income is 22.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Ventura County, California can be understood to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 16.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Ventura County, accounting 13.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $66,859, which represents a 4.2 percent decline. Ventura County, California, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 12 of 23 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of California. Ventura County ranks 496 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Ventura County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 30.4 percent since the year 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Ventura County, seeing a 1.3 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Compared to counties across the United States, Ventura County had a very high median income for households of $69,809 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 20.4 percent higher than the median income in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 29.6 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Ventura County, California

In Ventura County, California according the 2000 Decennial Census, 29.8 percent of the White Alone, 27.2 percent of Black or African American, 47.4 percent of the Asian alone and 7.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Ventura County, California can be considered to have a highly-educated population of the working age, with 27 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Ventura was reported to have a higher percent of population with high education level than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.2 percent. In the year 2005, 32.2 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 3.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 27.4 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Ventura County, California, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Ventura have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 30 percent (Men) versus 24.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 34.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Since 2000, Ventura has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 2.8 percent to a total of 29.8 in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The poporation of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the porportion in the State of California percent of 29.6 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Ventura County, California

Ventura County, California had a population that was estimated at 796,106 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 756,673. This growth denotes an increase of 5.2 percent. Ventura ranks 14 of 58 counties in terms of population growth in California and the county ranks 84 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Ventura County, California has a population that is comprised of 53.7 percent White, 1.8 percent African American, 6.1 percent Asian, and 36 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 43.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Ventura has increased in diversity when 40.8 percent of the population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Ventura County, California to be 35.4 years old. The median age in Ventura is greater than the median age for the State of California of 34.4. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 34.2 years old. With a total of 27.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Ventura can be understood as having a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 10.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated to Ventura from another country. The international migration into Ventura totals 1.6 percent of the total migration into the State of California. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

When calculating the total land area, Ventura spans a total of 1845 total square miles. The area has a medium-high density of 431 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Boone, KY (432 per sq. mile ), Hidalgo, TX (432 per sq. mile ), Putnam, NY (435 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Kalamazoo, MI (428 per sq. mile ), Ohio, WV (425 per sq. mile ), Rockingham, NH (425 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Ventura County, California

The State of California, Ventura County places 36 of 58 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,047 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

According to the data, there is a limited amount affordable residential real estate in Ventura County, California. In 2005, 5.2 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Ventura County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $602,700, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the overall California 2005 home median value of $477,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Ventura County may be be described as having a extremely high proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 68.6 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

In Ventura County, there were a total of 266,554 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 10,432 residential structures since 2001, a change of 4.1 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Ventura County, California have increased very sharply from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $354,000, or 142.3 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $248,700.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest employers in Ventura County, with the industry averaging 57 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the State of California average establishment size of 54 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In Ventura County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Finance and insurance and Management of companies and enterprises industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 7.8. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 7.8 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Ventura specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Ventura County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 14.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 38,199 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 13.5 and 9.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

Information since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Ventura County. The sector dealt with a loss of 2,341 total jobs during the period, accounting for 28.2 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 45.8 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Management of companies and enterprises saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Ventura County, changing a total of 53 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of California experienced a sector employment shift of -23.2 percent, in the course of time since 2001.







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