In Honolulu County, jobs in the land subdivision pay the highest wages

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Employment in the land subdivision industry paid the average highest wages in Honolulu County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Honolulu County was paid an annual wage of $128,921 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Hawaii of $100,733 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $61,578.

High-wage employment in Honolulu County, Hawaii exsists in wireless telecommunications carriers ($119,815), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($113,678), nondepository credit intermediation ($81,622) and other telecommunications ($81,275) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Honolulu County Wages have increased by 17.4% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Honolulu County, Hawaii by a total of 17.4%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Hawaii and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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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.

Honolulu County Industry Wages Exceed Hawaii, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Honolulu County, Hawaii 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 3.5 percent higher than the state, which accounted an average of $34,609. The overall 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.

Honolulu County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Honolulu County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,368 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry make up 9.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Honolulu County, Hawaii.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (1,368 jobs lost)
2. Scheduled air transportation (1,348 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (1,320 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (986 jobs lost)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (872 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Honolulu County

The Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 5,261 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 12.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Honolulu County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (5,261 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (2,183 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (1,992 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (1,542 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (1,524 new jobs)

In Honolulu County, Hawaii, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 31,265 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 179 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 70 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 109 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Honolulu County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Software publishers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 65.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Hawaii, where the industry reported a loss of 63.7 percent. The losses in the Software publishers industry in Honolulu County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 12 percent in terms of employment in the Software publishers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Software publishers (65.8 percent decline)
2. ISPs and web search portals (61.1 percent decline)
3. Glass and glass product manufacturing (53.4 percent decline)
4. Emergency and other relief services (52.2 percent decline)
5. Waste collection (49.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 9.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Hawaii, which saw a gain of 11.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Honolulu County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Agents and managers for public figures industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 821.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Honolulu County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Hawaii, where this industry saw a gain of 575 percent. The Agents and managers for public figures industry in Honolulu County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 18.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Agents and managers for public figures (821.4 percent gain)
2. Textile furnishings mills (577.5 percent gain)
3. Facilities support services (203.1 percent gain)
4. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (178.3 percent gain)
5. Other information services (172.1 percent gain)





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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.

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)





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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 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.

Higher Education in Honolulu County, Hawaii

In Honolulu County, Hawaii according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 39.6 percent of the White Alone, 21 percent of Black or African American, 28.2 percent of the Asian alone and 15 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From the year 2000, Honolulu has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 1.8 percent to a total of 29.6 in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proporation of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is greater than the 2005 State of Hawaii percent of 28 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

Honolulu County, Hawaii is made up of a highly-educated population, with 27.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Honolulu was reported to have a higher percent of population with high education level than the State of Hawaii's proportion of 26.2 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Honolulu County, Hawaii, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Honolulu have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 28.8 percent (Men) versus 26.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 28.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 1.0 percent. By 2005, 30 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 2.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 29 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Housing Report for Honolulu County, Hawaii

According to the data, there is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Honolulu County, Hawaii. In 2005, 3.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

The residential home values in Honolulu County, Hawaii have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $148,700, or 48.1 percent, from their 2000 value of $309,000.

Honolulu County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $457,700, published by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the Hawaii 2005 home median value of $453,600 and greater than home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Honolulu County is made up of a extremely high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 42.9 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

In Honolulu County, the census reported 329,300 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 10,944 residential units since 2001, or 3.4 percent.

Throughout the State of Hawaii, Honolulu County ranks 5 of 5 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,224 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Honolulu County, Hawaii -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Information between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Honolulu County. The industry was hit with a loss of 989 employees during the period, or 9.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 48 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Honolulu County, Transportation and Warehousing, Accommodation and food services and Educational services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Transportation and Warehousing industry has an LQ of 1.65. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 1.65 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Honolulu County may specialize, or be an exporter of Transportation and Warehousing.

In Honolulu County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Accommodation and food services is the major employer in the county making up 15.9 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 55,248 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 13.5 and 12.5 percent of all employment.

Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Honolulu County. The industry averages 100 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the State of Hawaii average establishment size of 46 for the Utilities industry.

Construction saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Honolulu County, with an employment growth of 36.9 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 7.3 percent. The State of Hawaii encountered a change in industry employment of 35.1 percent, during the time since 2001.







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