Jones County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Jones County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 20 jobs in that time period. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 48.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Jones County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (20 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (18 jobs lost)
3. Other crop farming (4 jobs lost)
4. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (22 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (22 jobs lost)

Out of the 10 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 7 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Jones County, North Carolina, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 32 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Jones County

The Grocery stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 50 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 73.0 percent of the growth in Jones County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Grocery stores (50 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (5 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (5 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in North Carolina, experiencing a gain of 2.7 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Jones County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 95.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Jones County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where the industry took a loss of 4.1 percent. The Grocery stores industry in Jones County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (95.5 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (42.9 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (20.0 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (16.4 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (15.2 percent gain)

Jones County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 51.7 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 North Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 1.1 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Jones County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.3 percent in terms of employees in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. General freight trucking (51.7 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (32.3 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (9.4 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 Jones County, North Carolina

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Jones County was reported to have a medium-low household income of $36,132 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 26.9 percent lower than the median income in State of North Carolina of $45,845 and the median is 36 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 18.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $29,383. In Jones County, North Carolina White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,950 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 13.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $69,573. This household income level is 92.6 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Jones County reported a median household income of $61,425, which was 70 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic in Jones County, North Carolina , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $27,970, this income level is 22.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Jones County, North Carolina can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 16.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 22.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Jones County, accounting 28.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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