Riverside County, California

In Riverside County, jobs in the scientific research and development services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the scientific research and development services industry had the highest average wages in Riverside County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Riverside County was paid an annual wage of $143,078 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in California of $94,803 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $81,871.

High-wage employment in Riverside County, California exsists in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($96,341), power generation and supply ($95,084), grocery and related product wholesalers ($91,907) and medical equipment and supplies manufacturing ($89,148) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Riverside County Wages have increased by 23.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Riverside County, California by a total of 23.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for California and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Riverside County, California when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $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.

Riverside County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Riverside County

Given the industries in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,292 jobs. The declines in the Support activities for crop production industry make up 10.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Riverside County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (1,292 jobs lost)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (1,122 jobs lost)
3. Other electrical equipment and component mfg. (1,083 jobs lost)
4. Fruit and tree nut farming (916 jobs lost)
5. Plastics product manufacturing (782 jobs lost)

Out of the 223 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 153 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Riverside County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 123,960 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Riverside County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 9,804 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 7.3 percent of the total growth in Riverside County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (9,804 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (6,551 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (6,188 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (4,929 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (4,689 new jobs)

Riverside County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized design services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 696.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Riverside County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where it saw a gain of 12.3 percent. The Specialized design services industry in Riverside County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized design services (696.6 percent gain)
2. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (578.6 percent gain)
3. Other furniture related product manufacturing (497.7 percent gain)
4. Warehousing and storage (303.3 percent gain)
5. Household appliance manufacturing (298.3 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 31 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in California, which went through a gain of 2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Riverside County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other electrical equipment and component mfg. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 73.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the it saw a loss of 36 percent. The losses in the Other electrical equipment and component mfg. industry in Riverside County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 24.3 percent in terms of employees in the Other electrical equipment and component mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other electrical equipment and component mfg. (73.2 percent decline)
2. Agents and managers for public figures (51.7 percent decline)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (49.7 percent decline)
4. Remediation and other waste services (49.3 percent decline)
5. Used merchandise stores (47.3 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.

Riverside County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in Riverside County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 3 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 37.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Riverside County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (3 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (2 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (2 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (4 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (2 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Riverside County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Oil and gas extraction industry has grown the most with 61 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Oil and gas extraction industry makes up 86.7 percent of the total growth in Riverside County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (61 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (4 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (2 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (2 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (10 new jobs)

From the 12 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 6 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Riverside County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 220 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total industry employment has increased by 8.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Riverside County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 38.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Riverside County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 3.9 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Riverside County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (38.5 percent gain)
2. Oil and gas extraction (35.7 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (7.1 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (6.7 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (6.0 percent gain)

Riverside County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 8.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the it saw a loss of 0 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Riverside County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.6 percent in terms of employees in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (8.1 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (8.1 percent decline)
3. Other general merchandise stores (7.2 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (6.1 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (5.1 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.

Income and Poverty in Riverside County, California

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As the median household income witnessed a growth since 2000 in Riverside County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in median household income was the Black or African American category. This category saw an increase of 10.1 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income growth in Riverside County, encountering a 5.1 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Riverside County, California can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 21.4 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Riverside County, with 20.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The rate of poverty in Riverside County, California has declined by 2.8 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 14.2 percent to 11.4 percent.

In Riverside County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $52,600 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.8 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $59,580. This median is 18.7 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic households in Riverside County, California , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $42,669, which is 15 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 9.9 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $45,213. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Riverside County reported an income level of $47,983, which was 4.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

The median household income has increased from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has increased to $52,253, representing a 4.1 percent growth. Riverside County, California, in terms of percent of growth, ranks 9 of 17 counties in percent of growth for median household income in the State of California. Riverside County ranks 39 of 119 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the growth in median income level for the United States.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Riverside County reported a relatively high median income for households of $50,178 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 10.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 2.1 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Riverside County, California

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In Riverside County, California according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 18.4 percent of the White Alone, 15 percent of Black or African American, 38.6 percent of the Asian alone and 5.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 3.6 percent. By 2005, 21.6 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 4.0 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 19 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Riverside County, California, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Riverside on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 18.4 percent (Men) versus 15 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 34.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Riverside County, California is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 16.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Riverside was reported to have 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.

Since 2000, Riverside has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 3.8 percent to a total of 20.4 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the State of California percent of 29.6 and less 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 Riverside County, California

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Riverside County, California has a population that is made up of 45.8 percent White, 5.9 percent African American, 4.6 percent Asian, and 41 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 51.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Riverside has increased the level of diversity when 46.1 percent of the total population were minorities.

Riverside County, California had a population that was estimated at 1,946,419 in 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 1,559,958. This growth denotes an increase of 24.8 percent. Riverside ranks 2 of 58 counties by growth in total population in California and the county ranks 3 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Riverside covers a total land area of 7207 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high population density of 270 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Clark, IN (271 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, TN (273 per sq. mile ), Sumner, TN (274 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Monroe, PA (268 per sq. mile ), St. Mary's, MD (267 per sq. mile ), Outagamie, WI (267 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Riverside County, California to be 32.1 years old. The median age in Riverside is less than the median age in the State of California of 34.4. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median age, when it was 33.1 years old. With 28.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Riverside can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.5 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Since 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Riverside from another country. The international migration into Riverside makes up 2.8 percent of all immigration into California. This level of international migration can be considered very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Riverside County, California

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When compared to other counties in California, Riverside County ranks 2 of 58 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 95 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

The residential home values in Riverside County, California have increased very sharply from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $225,100, or 153.7 percent, from their 2000 value of $146,500.

It can be understood that there is a limited amount of real estate that is affordable in Riverside County, California. In 2005, 9.6 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Riverside County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $371,600, reported by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall State of 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.

Riverside County may be be described as having a very high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 23.5 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

In Riverside County, the real estate market was made up of 699,474 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 97,302 homes since 2001, or 16.2 percent.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in Riverside County, averaging 56 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 40 and greater than the State of California establishments size average of 54 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In Riverside County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.87. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 2.87 times greater than the national average, signifying that Riverside may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Management of companies and enterprises in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Riverside County, increasing in size by 63.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 1.6 percent. The State of California underwent a employment change in the industry of -23.2 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Riverside County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 16.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 82,008 jobs. The Construction and Accommodation and food services industries make up 15.9 and 11.8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Riverside County. The sector faced a loss of 2,215 jobs during the period, or 13 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 100 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

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