Toombs County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Toombs County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Vegetable and melon farming industry has added the most employment with 86 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Vegetable and melon farming industry makes up 32.7 percent of the total growth in Toombs County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (86 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (59 new jobs)
3. Support activities for crop production (29 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (28 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (12 new jobs)

From the 44 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 19 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Toombs County

The Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 51 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 20.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Toombs County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (51 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (40 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (24 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (20 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (14 jobs lost)

In Toombs County, Georgia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 285 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in Georgia, which went through a gain of 3.2 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Toombs County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Home health care services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 39.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Toombs County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 6.6 percent. The Home health care services industry in Toombs County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (39.6 percent gain)
2. Business support services (33.3 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (25.0 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (24.5 percent gain)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (21.1 percent gain)

Toombs County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 38.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Georgia, where the industry felt a loss of 3 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Toombs County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.2 in percent of workers in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (38.3 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (30.9 percent decline)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (29.9 percent decline)
4. Grocery stores (20.9 percent decline)
5. Other residential care facilities (19.8 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 Toombs County, Georgia

Compared to counties across the United States, Toombs County reported a relatively low median household income of $31,369 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 58.3 percent lower than the median in Georgia of $49,647 and the median household income is 56.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Toombs County, Georgia can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 23.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 55.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Toombs County, reporting 45.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Toombs County reported an income level of $2,924, this was 90.7 percent less than the median for all households. In Toombs County, Georgia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $38,680 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 23.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 37.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $19,722. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $31,548. This median income level is 0.6 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic households in Toombs County, Georgia recorded a median income of $19,299, this median is 38.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.