In Carroll County, jobs in the office administrative services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the office administrative services industry had the highest average wages in Carroll County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Carroll County earned an annual wage of $326,335 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in New Hampshire of $70,584 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $61,535.

Other high-paying jobs in Carroll County, New Hampshire exsists in other financial investment activities ($104,818), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($90,990), management and technical consulting services ($67,604) and power generation and supply ($66,639) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Carroll County Wages have increased by 23.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Carroll County, New Hampshire by a total of 23.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of New Hampshire and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

Carroll County Industry Wages Lag Behind New Hampshire, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Carroll County, New Hampshire can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 30.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $40,106. The industry pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Carroll County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of New Hampshire, which experienced a gain of 1.4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 211.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Carroll County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in New Hampshire, where the industry felt a gain of 0.7 percent. The Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks industry in Carroll County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (211.1 percent gain)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (182.6 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (121.9 percent gain)
4. Social advocacy organizations (96.8 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (94.3 percent gain)

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential mental health facilities industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 88.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of New Hampshire, where the it saw a loss of 0.6 percent. The losses in the Residential mental health facilities industry in Carroll County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 11.1 percent in terms of employment in the Residential mental health facilities industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (88.4 percent decline)
2. Software publishers (55.6 percent decline)
3. Special food services (50.7 percent decline)
4. Business support services (48.6 percent decline)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (42.7 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Carroll County

The Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 175 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 12.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Carroll County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (175 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (155 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (97 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (95 new jobs)
5. Clothing stores (81 new jobs)

From the 79 4-digit NAICS industries, 30 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 48 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Carroll County, New Hampshire, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 302 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

Given the industries in the area, the Residential mental health facilities industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 341 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Residential mental health facilities industry make up 30.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Carroll County, New Hampshire.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (341 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (285 jobs lost)
3. Software publishers (76 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (67 jobs lost)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (54 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.

Carroll County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of New Hampshire, experiencing a gain of 1.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Carroll County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 44.4 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 sector has felt in the State of New Hampshire, where the it saw a gain of 39.7 percent. The losses in the Office administrative services industry in Carroll County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.7 in percent of jobs in the Office administrative services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (44.4 percent decline)
2. Household goods repair and maintenance (25.7 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (24.3 percent decline)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (23 percent decline)
5. Consumer goods rental (18.9 percent decline)

Carroll County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grantmaking and giving services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 84.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Carroll County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in New Hampshire, where it saw a gain of 0.5 percent. The Grantmaking and giving services industry in Carroll County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grantmaking and giving services (84.6 percent gain)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (58.5 percent gain)
3. Other ambulatory health care services (48.8 percent gain)
4. Nondepository credit intermediation (47.1 percent gain)
5. Performing arts companies (45.1 percent gain)

Given the 96 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 34 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 59 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Carroll County, New Hampshire, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 69 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

The Clothing stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 57 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Clothing stores industry make up 17.5 percent of the total employment decline in Carroll County, New Hampshire.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (57 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (35 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (29 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (24 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (20 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Carroll County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has grown the most with 29 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 6.5 percent of the growth in Carroll County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (29 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (24 new jobs)
3. Home furnishings stores (23 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (22 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (21 new jobs)





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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 Carroll County, New Hampshire

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Carroll County had a relatively high median household income of $46,788 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 23.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of New Hampshire of $57,876 and the income level is 5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 26.6 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $59,231. Hispanic headed households in Carroll County, New Hampshire , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $47,635, this income level is 1.8 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $29,835. This income level is 36.2 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Carroll County had a median household income level of $31,590, this median was 32.5 percent less than the median for all households. In Carroll County, New Hampshire White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $46,956 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Carroll County, New Hampshire can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 7.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 21.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Carroll County, accounting 11.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Carroll County, New Hampshire

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Carroll County, New Hampshire, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 32 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Carroll have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 27.6 percent (Men) versus 25.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 32.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Carroll County, New Hampshire according the 2000 Decennial Census, 26.6 percent of the White Alone, 31 percent of Black or African American, 26 percent of the Asian alone and 32 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Carroll County, New Hampshire has a highly-educated population, with 26.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Carroll counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of New Hampshire's proportion of 28.6 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Carroll County, New Hampshire

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Carroll from another country. The international migration into Carroll accounts for 1.3 percent of all immigration into New Hampshire. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Carroll County, New Hampshire had a population of 47,439 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 43,918. This growth represents an increase of 8 percent. Carroll ranks 6 of 10 counties in terms of population growth in New Hampshire and the county ranks 618 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Carroll County, New Hampshire has a population base that is comprised of 97.6 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of New Hampshire percent of 4.8. Since 2000, Carroll has increased the level of diversity when 1.1 percent of the total population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Carroll extends a total area of 934 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low density of 51 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Boone, WV (51 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, WV (51 per sq. mile ), Susquehanna, PA (51 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Edgefield, SC (51 per sq. mile ), Hot Spring, AR (51 per sq. mile ), Morris, TX (51 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Carroll County, New Hampshire to be 44.0 years old. The median age in Carroll is greater than the median age in New Hampshire of 39.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 42.6 years of age. With 19.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Carroll can be described as being made up of a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 18.7 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Carroll County, New Hampshire

When compared to other counties in New Hampshire, Carroll County ranks 1 of 10 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 584 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Carroll County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $119,900, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall New Hampshire 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $133,300 and greater than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Carroll County, the real estate market was made up of 37,565 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 2,317 homes since 2001, or 6.6 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Carroll County, New Hampshire. In 2000, 53.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Carroll County has a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 3.4 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Carroll County, New Hampshire -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Carroll County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Accommodation and food services is the largest employment industry and makes up 24.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 4,197 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 22.9 and 13.8 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Carroll County. The sector dealt with a loss of 245 total jobs during the period, accounting for 18.5 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 53.7 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Carroll County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector has a United State LQ of 2.74. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 2.74 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Carroll County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest businesses in Carroll County. The industry averages 20 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 40 and less than the New Hampshire average of 23 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Carroll County, moving a total of 29.3 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of New Hampshire had changed in sector employment of 2.7 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.







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