Boise County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Boise County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 13 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 72.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Boise County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (13 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (3 jobs lost)
3. Clothing stores (62 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (43 jobs lost)
5. Social advocacy organizations (32 jobs lost)

Of the 10 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 5 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Boise County, Idaho, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 158 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Boise County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 123 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 74.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Boise County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (123 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (38 new jobs)
3. Architectural and engineering services (3 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (64 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (49 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 17 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Idaho, which went through a gain of 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Boise County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 99.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Boise County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Idaho, where the industry took a gain of 10.8 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Boise County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (99.2 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (70.6 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (52.9 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (14.3 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (10.7 percent gain)

Boise County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 30.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Idaho, where the industry reported a gain of 28.9 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Boise County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.4 in percent of jobs in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (30.3 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (8.7 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (2.5 percent decline)
4. Logging (2.1 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 Boise County, Idaho

In Boise County, Idaho White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $45,338 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $68,738. This median is 52 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Boise County, Idaho reported a median household income of $43,387, this median is 4.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Boise County reported an income level of $63,862, this median was 41.2 percent greater than the median for all households.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Boise County, Idaho can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 37.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Boise County, reporting 20.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Boise County accounted a medium-high median household income of $45,222 (2005 Dollars). This median is 2.8 percent higher than the median in State of Idaho of $43,959 and the median household income is 8.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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