Honolulu County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Honolulu County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Spectator sports industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 77.8 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Honolulu County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Hawaii, where the industry took a gain of . percent. The Spectator sports industry in Honolulu County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Spectator sports (77.8 percent gain)
2. Waste collection (48.2 percent gain)
3. Civic and social organizations (21.9 percent gain)
4. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (21.8 percent gain)
5. Local messengers and local delivery (20.4 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in Hawaii, experiencing a gain of 2.7 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Honolulu County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for crop production industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 27.9 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 seen in the Hawaii, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 20.3 percent. The losses in the Support activities for crop production industry in Honolulu County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.5 in percent of workers in the Support activities for crop production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (27.9 percent decline)
2. Soap, cleaning compound, and toiletry mfg. (26.9 percent decline)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (25 percent decline)
4. Performing arts companies (24.7 percent decline)
5. Nonscheduled air transportation (23 percent decline)

Given the 185 4-digit NAICS industries, 76 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 109 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Honolulu County, Hawaii, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 8,321 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Honolulu County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 2,089 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 18.9 percent of the growth in Honolulu County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (2,089 new jobs)
2. Investigation and security services (730 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (511 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (497 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (397 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Honolulu County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Motion picture and video industries industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 362 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Motion picture and video industries industry make up 8.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Honolulu County, Hawaii.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motion picture and video industries (362 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (332 jobs lost)
3. Scheduled air transportation (328 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (258 jobs lost)
5. General medical and surgical hospitals (239 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 Honolulu County, Hawaii

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Honolulu County was reported to have a relatively high median income for households of $60,739 (2005 Dollars). This median is 4 percent higher than the median in State of Hawaii of $58,289 and the median is 19.1 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The median household income in the area has declined a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $60,485, representing a 0.4 percent decline. Honolulu County, Hawaii, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 2 of 2 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Hawaii. Honolulu County ranks 656 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income in the US.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Honolulu County, Hawaii, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 8.2 percent in the last five years. The Hispanic population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Honolulu County, encountering a 15.9 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 20.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $48,153. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $65,555. This median is 7.9 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic headed households in Honolulu County, Hawaii , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $45,632, this income level is 24.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Honolulu County reported a median household income of $52,015, which was 14.4 percent less than the median for all households. In Honolulu County, Hawaii White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $60,774 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in 2000.

The rate of poverty in Honolulu County, Hawaii has declined by 0.5 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 9.9 percent to 9.4 percent.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Honolulu County, Hawaii can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 16.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Honolulu County, accounting 13.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

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