Latah County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Latah County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 255.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Latah County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Idaho, where it saw a gain of 13.3 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Latah County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (255.0 percent gain)
2. Private households (92.3 percent gain)
3. Employment services (60.0 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (40.7 percent gain)
5. Household goods repair and maintenance (36.8 percent gain)

Latah County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 46.9 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 felt a gain of 5.4 percent. The losses in the Oilseed and grain farming industry in Latah County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.1 percent in terms of employment in the Oilseed and grain farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (46.9 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (30 percent decline)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (25.7 percent decline)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (23.9 percent decline)
5. Personal care services (22.2 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 0.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in Idaho, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

From the 60 4-digit NAICS industries, 28 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 32 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Latah County, Idaho, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 45 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Latah County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nursing care facilities industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 66 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 22.7 percent of the total employment decline in Latah County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (66 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (45 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (26 jobs lost)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (16 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (16 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Latah County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 69 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Individual and family services industry makes up 17.3 percent of the growth in Latah County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (69 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (50 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (39 new jobs)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (26 new jobs)
5. Logging (25 new jobs)





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 Latah County, Idaho

In Latah County, Idaho White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $38,867 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 50 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $19,013. Hispanic headed households in Latah County, Idaho recorded a median income of $32,175, this income level is 15.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $24,816. This household income level is 34.8 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Latah County had a median household income level of $13,163, which was 65.4 percent less than the median income level in this area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Latah County accounted a medium-low household income of $38,053 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.5 percent lower than the median in Idaho of $43,959 and the median household income is 29.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Latah County, Idaho can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 39.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 18 to 64 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Latah County, accounting 20.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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