Power County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 9 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Power County, Idaho, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 365 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Power County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 20 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 75.6 percent of the total job loss in Power County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (20 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (4 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (1 jobs lost)
4. Child day care services (102 jobs lost)
5. Home health care services (101 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Power County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Vegetable and melon farming industry has grown the most with 39 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Vegetable and melon farming industry makes up 83.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Power County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (39 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (3 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (2 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (1 new jobs)

Power County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Vegetable and melon farming industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 15.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Power County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Idaho, where it saw a gain of 2.7 percent. The Vegetable and melon farming industry in Power County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 3.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (15.8 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (11.6 percent gain)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (7.1 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (4.9 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (1.5 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 17.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Idaho, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Power County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 34.9 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Idaho, where the it saw a loss of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Power County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.2 percent in terms of employees in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (34.9 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (8 percent decline)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (7.7 percent decline)
4. Grocery stores (5.4 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 Power County, Idaho

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Power County, Idaho can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 16.1 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 31.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Power County, accounting 32.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Power County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $37,704 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 16.6 percent lower than the median in State of Idaho of $43,959 and the income level is 30.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic households in Power County, Idaho , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $31,390, which is 16.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Power County had a median income of $35,393, which was 6.1 percent less than the median for all households. In Power County, Idaho White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $37,971 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $45,338. This median income level is 20.2 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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