Wayne County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 35 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 16 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 18 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Wayne County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 57 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Wayne County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Depository credit intermediation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 38 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 20.5 percent of the growth in Wayne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (38 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (30 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (21 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (13 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (12 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Wayne County

Given the industries in the area, the Furniture stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 28 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Furniture stores industry make up 17.5 percent of the total job loss in Wayne County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Furniture stores (28 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (28 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (23 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (22 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (16 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Georgia, which experienced a gain of 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Wayne County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 130.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Wayne County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Georgia, where it saw a gain of 6 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Wayne County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (130.9 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (69.2 percent gain)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (52.5 percent gain)
4. Depository credit intermediation (44.8 percent gain)
5. Consumer goods rental (38.9 percent gain)

Wayne County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 75 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 sector has gone through in the Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 223.8 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Wayne County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.1 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (75 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (23.7 percent decline)
3. Specialty food stores (20.9 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (18.5 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (17.4 percent decline)





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 Wayne County, Georgia

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Wayne County had a medium-low median income for households of $38,336 (2005 Dollars). This median is 29.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Georgia of $49,647 and this is 28.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Wayne County, Georgia can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 16.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 41.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Wayne County, having 26.1 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $64,350. This median is 67.9 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Wayne County had a median household income level of $21,206, this was 44.7 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 30.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $26,599. Hispanic in Wayne County, Georgia recorded a median income of $24,478, this median household income is 36.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Wayne County, Georgia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,770 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 9 percent greater than the median in 2000.







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