In Strafford County, jobs in the electric goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the electric goods merchant wholesalers industry paid the average highest wages in Strafford County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Strafford County earned an annual wage of $80,725 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of New Hampshire of $69,312 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $66,413.

Other top-pay jobs in Strafford County, New Hampshire exsists in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($79,826), direct selling establishments ($78,189), offices of physicians ($73,057) and medical equipment and supplies manufacturing ($70,478) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Strafford County Wages have increased by 5.3% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Strafford County, New Hampshire by a total of 5.3%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of New Hampshire and less 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Strafford County, New Hampshire when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 12.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $40,106. The industry pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Strafford County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Strafford County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 231 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 16.8 percent of the total employment decline in Strafford County, New Hampshire.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (231 jobs lost)
2. Electronic instrument manufacturing (167 jobs lost)
3. Computer systems design and related services (104 jobs lost)
4. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (84 jobs lost)
5. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (66 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Strafford County

The Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 308 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 8.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Strafford County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (308 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (274 new jobs)
3. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (246 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (221 new jobs)
5. Office administrative services (201 new jobs)

In Strafford County, New Hampshire, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 15 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 103 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 35 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 68 industries reported a drop in employment.

Strafford County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 590.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Strafford County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in New Hampshire, where the industry felt a gain of . percent. The Office administrative services industry in Strafford County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 37.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (590.2 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (395.2 percent gain)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (220.0 percent gain)
4. Scientific research and development services (101.3 percent gain)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (95.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 0 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in New Hampshire, which went through a gain of 1.4 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Strafford County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 81.5 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the New Hampshire, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 21.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Strafford County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.7 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (81.5 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (62.5 percent decline)
3. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (59.1 percent decline)
4. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (55.5 percent decline)
5. Computer systems design and related services (54.9 percent decline)





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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.

1-Year Industry Employment Change in Strafford County, New Hampshire

Strafford County 1-year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 338.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Strafford County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in New Hampshire, where the industry felt a gain of 22.4 percent. The Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Strafford County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (338.3 percent gain)
2. Scientific research and development services (96.4 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (58.0 percent gain)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (44.0 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (43.3 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in New Hampshire, experiencing a gain of 1.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Strafford County 1-year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 84.8 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 gone through in the New Hampshire, where the industry felt a gain of 21.5 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Strafford County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (84.8 percent decline)
2. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (78.5 percent decline)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (77.1 percent decline)
4. Social advocacy organizations (47 percent decline)
5. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (40.9 percent decline)

In Strafford County, New Hampshire, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has decreased by 278 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total 1-Year Employment Decline in Strafford County

The Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 271 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 18.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Strafford County, New Hampshire.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (271 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (145 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (104 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (86 jobs lost)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (81 jobs lost)

Total 1-Year Employment Growth in Strafford County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has added the most employment with 93 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry makes up 7.8 percent of the growth in Strafford County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (93 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (88 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (82 new jobs)
4. Business support services (67 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (60 new jobs)

Of the 112 4-digit NAICS industries, 66 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 44 industries reported a drop in employment.

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

Income and Poverty in Strafford County, New Hampshire

The median household income has increased a small amount from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has increased to $53,094, which amounts to a 1.3 percent growth. Strafford County, New Hampshire, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 2 of 2 counties in percent of growth for median household income in the State of New Hampshire. Strafford County ranks 88 of 119 counties (or parishes) in terms of the growth in median household income in the United States.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Strafford County, New Hampshire may be understood as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 13.1 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Strafford County, accounting 14.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Strafford County accounted a relatively high median income for all households of $52,420 (2005 Dollars). This median is 10.4 percent lower than the median income in State of New Hampshire of $57,876 and the median household income is 6.3 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a growth since 2000 in Strafford County, New Hampshire, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in median household income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 26.6 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income growth in Strafford County, encountering a 71.6 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 6.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $48,867. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Strafford County had a median household income level of $52,772, this was 0.7 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. In Strafford County, New Hampshire White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $52,565 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Strafford County, New Hampshire recorded a median income of $57,769, this income level is 10.2 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $67,518. This median is 28.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

The poverty rate in Strafford County, New Hampshire has increased by 2.4 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 9.2 percent to 11.6 percent.

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

Higher Education in Strafford County, New Hampshire

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.8 percent. By the year 2005, 30.8 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 4.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 29.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Strafford County, New Hampshire has a highly-educated population, with 26.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Strafford was reported to have 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.

In Strafford County, New Hampshire according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 26.2 percent of the White Alone, 29.4 percent of Black or African American, 45.8 percent of the Asian alone and 29.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Since the year 2000, Strafford has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 3.8 percent to a total of 30.2 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the State of New Hampshire percent of 31.8 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Strafford County, New Hampshire, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 29.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Strafford on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 28 percent (Men) versus 25 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 31.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

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

Housing Report for Strafford County, New Hampshire

Throughout the State of New Hampshire, Strafford County stands 2 of 10 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 646 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Strafford County has a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 4.2 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

According to the data, there is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Strafford County, New Hampshire. In 2005, 18.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

The residential home values in Strafford County, New Hampshire have increased sharply from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $92,800, or 76.7 percent, from their 2000 value of $121,000.

Strafford County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $213,800, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the State of New Hampshire 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $240,100 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

In Strafford County, the census reported 49,131 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 2,869 homes since 2001, or 6.2 percent.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Strafford County. The industry averages 33 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the New Hampshire average establishment size of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Strafford County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 18.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 6,393 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries make up 16.2 and 15.6 percent of industry employment.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Strafford County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 21 percent of total employment in 2001 to 15.6 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Strafford County. The industry lost a total of 1,994 total jobs during the period, accounting for 27.2 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 65 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Mining has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Strafford County, growing by 64.7 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of New Hampshire had an industry job change of 19.4 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).