Sedgwick County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Colorado, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Sedgwick County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 68.4 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 Colorado, where the industry felt a gain of 146.2 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Sedgwick County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.1 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (68.4 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (33.3 percent decline)
3. Chemical merchant wholesalers (22 percent decline)
4. Private households (21.8 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (21.3 percent decline)

Sedgwick County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 103.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Sedgwick County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Colorado, where this industry saw a gain of 2.1 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Sedgwick County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (103.6 percent gain)
2. Other professional and technical services (53.3 percent gain)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (26.1 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (18.4 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (10.8 percent gain)

Of the 26 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Sedgwick County, Colorado, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 172 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sedgwick County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 34 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 31.8 percent of the total growth in Sedgwick County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (34 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (15 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 new jobs)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (10 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (9 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sedgwick County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 18 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry make up 30.6 percent of the total employment decline in Sedgwick County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (18 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (17 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for crop production (7 jobs lost)
4. Private households (6 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (4 jobs lost)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Sedgwick County, Colorado

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Sedgwick County, Colorado can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.0 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 80 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 12 to 17 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Sedgwick County, having 15.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

In Sedgwick County, Colorado White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $33,463 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $45,338. This income level is 37 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic in Sedgwick County, Colorado recorded a median income of $30,579, this income level is 7.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 77.9 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $7,313. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Sedgwick County reported a median household income of $56,063, this level was 69.5 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Sedgwick County reported a relatively low median income for all households of $33,085 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 66.9 percent lower than the median in State of Colorado of $55,228 and the income level is 48.5 percent lower 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.