In Caldwell County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry paid the average highest wages in Caldwell County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Caldwell County was paid an annual wage of $96,004 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in North Carolina of $101,998 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $138,150.

Other top-pay jobs in Caldwell County, North Carolina exsists in furniture stores ($62,749), management of companies and enterprises ($53,516), advertising and related services ($47,551) and lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers ($46,420) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail 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.

Caldwell County Wages have increased by 17.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Caldwell County, North Carolina by a total of 17.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of North Carolina and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

Caldwell County Industry Wages Lag Behind North Carolina, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Caldwell County, North Carolina when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 21.4 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $35,650. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Caldwell County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Caldwell County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 80.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Carolina, where the industry reported a loss of 7.1 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Caldwell County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.2 in percent of workers in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (80.2 percent decline)
2. Home health care services (69.4 percent decline)
3. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (65.7 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (62.5 percent decline)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (52.8 percent decline)

Caldwell County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 392.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Caldwell County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 32.1 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Caldwell County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 22.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (392.7 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (231.8 percent gain)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (211.1 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (142.1 percent gain)
5. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (98.5 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 18.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in North Carolina, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Caldwell County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 315 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing industry makes up 27.7 percent of the growth in Caldwell County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (315 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (133 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (117 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (92 new jobs)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (58 new jobs)

From the 67 4-digit NAICS industries, 38 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 28 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Caldwell County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 4,439 jobs. The declines in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry make up 65.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Caldwell County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (4,439 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (629 jobs lost)
3. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (280 jobs lost)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (271 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (263 jobs lost)

In Caldwell County, North Carolina, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 5,484 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.





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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.

Caldwell County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Caldwell County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 119.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Caldwell County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 3 percent. The Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing industry in Caldwell County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (119.1 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (106.1 percent gain)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (55.8 percent gain)
4. Sawmills and wood preservation (55.8 percent gain)
5. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (41.4 percent gain)

Caldwell County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 79.8 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 3.3 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Caldwell County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 3.8 in percent of workers in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (79.8 percent decline)
2. Individual and family services (45.6 percent decline)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (40.7 percent decline)
4. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (39 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (37.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 5.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of North Carolina, which experienced a gain of 2.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

In Caldwell County, North Carolina, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,496 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Caldwell County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 345 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing industry makes up 45.1 percent of the growth in Caldwell County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (345 new jobs)
2. Furniture stores (76 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (42 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (35 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (32 new jobs)

Out of the 68 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 30 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 37 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Caldwell County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,797 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry make up 64.2 percent of the total employment decline in Caldwell County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (1,797 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (264 jobs lost)
3. Individual and family services (242 jobs lost)
4. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (93 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (91 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 Caldwell County, North Carolina

The poverty rate in Caldwell County, North Carolina has increased by 4.0 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 10.7 percent to 14.7 percent.

While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the Asian category. This category saw a decline of 1767910.2 percent since the year 2000. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Caldwell County, encountering a 20.3 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Caldwell County reported a medium-high median household income of $41,815 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 9.6 percent lower than the median in State of North Carolina of $45,845 and the median household income is 17.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $37,260, posting a 10.9 percent decline. Caldwell County, North Carolina, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 22 of 36 counties in percent of decline for household income in North Carolina. Caldwell County ranks 184 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in household income across the nation.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Caldwell County had a median income of $58,778, this median was 40.6 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. In Caldwell County, North Carolina White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,758 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 36.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $26,735. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $37,711. This household income level is 9.8 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Caldwell County, North Carolina reported a median household income of $36,230, this median household income is 13.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Caldwell County, North Carolina may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 32.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Caldwell County, accounting 20.1 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

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

Higher Education in Caldwell County, North Carolina

Reported by the 2000 Census in Caldwell County, North Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 36.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Caldwell have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.6 percent (Men) versus 10.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 32.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Caldwell County, North Carolina according the 2000 Decennial Census, 10.6 percent of the White Alone, 6.4 percent of Black or African American, 22.6 percent of the Asian alone and 1.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has decreased by 1.4 percent. By 2005, 9.6 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 4.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 14.6 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Caldwell County, North Carolina may to understood as having a less-educated 2000 population, with 10.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Caldwell has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Since 2000, Caldwell has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 1.8 percent to a total of 12.2 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of North Carolina percent of 25.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Caldwell County, North Carolina

Caldwell County, North Carolina had a total estimated population of 79,122 in 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 77,614. This growth represents an increase of 1.9 percent. Caldwell ranks 50 of 100 counties in terms of population growth in North Carolina and the county ranks 947 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Caldwell internationally. The international migration into Caldwell makes up 0.3 percent of the total migration into the State of North Carolina. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Caldwell County, North Carolina to be 38.8 years old. The median in Caldwell is greater than the median age in the State of North Carolina of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 37.6 years old. With 23.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Caldwell can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Caldwell spans a total of 472 square miles. This area has a medium-low average area density of 168 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Livingston, LA (169 per sq. mile ), Glynn, GA (170 per sq. mile ), Rankin, MS (170 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Wright, MN (168 per sq. mile ), Frederick, VA (167 per sq. mile ), Warren, VA (166 per sq. mile ).

Caldwell County, North Carolina has a population base that is comprised of 89.8 percent White, 5.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 3.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 9.6 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Caldwell has increased the percent of minority population when 8.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Caldwell County, North Carolina

The State of North Carolina, Caldwell County ranks 62 of 100 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,113 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Caldwell County, there were a total of 35,462 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 1,308 homes since 2001, or 3.8 percent.

The residential home values in Caldwell County, North Carolina have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $22,500, or 26 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $86,700.

Caldwell County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $109,200, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall State of North Carolina 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $127,600 and less than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Caldwell County, North Carolina. In 2005, 62.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Caldwell County can be understood as having a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 0.3 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Caldwell County, North Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Caldwell County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 50.7 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 41.3 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Caldwell County. The sector dealt with a loss of 4,420 employees during the period, or 30 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 78.1 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Caldwell County ranks 34 of 101 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of North Carolina in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 29 of 101 Counties.

Wholesale trade is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Caldwell County, with a job growth of 295.8 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 0.4 percent. The State of North Carolina underwent a employment change in the industry of 6.1 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Caldwell County, with the industry averaging 67 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of North Carolina average establishment size of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Caldwell County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.22. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 3.22 times greater than the national average, signifying that Caldwell specializes in Manufacturing.

In Caldwell County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 41.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 10,316 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 11.7 and 11 percent of industry employment.



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