In Bergen County, jobs in the spectator sports pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the spectator sports industry paid the average highest wages in Bergen County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Bergen County received a wage of $261,330 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of New Jersey of $82,133 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $84,169.

Other top-pay jobs in Bergen County, New Jersey may be found in agents and managers for public figures ($163,359), pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing ($151,953), cable and other subscription programming ($120,866) and druggists' goods merchant wholesalers ($115,157) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Bergen County Wages have increased by 13.3% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Bergen County, New Jersey by a total of 13.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for New Jersey 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.

Bergen County Industry Wages Exceed New Jersey, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The overall industry wages in Bergen County, New Jersey when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 5.5 percent higher than the state, which accounted an average of $48,393. The industry pay was greater 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.

Bergen County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bergen County

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 3,294 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 7.5 percent of the total employment growth in Bergen County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (3,294 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (3,236 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (2,752 new jobs)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (1,700 new jobs)
5. Nursing care facilities (1,597 new jobs)

In Bergen County, New Jersey, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 12,239 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Out of the 209 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 99 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 110 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bergen County

Given the industries in the area, the Unclassified industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 5,742 jobs. The declines in the Unclassified industry make up 11.0 percent of the total job loss in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (5,742 jobs lost)
2. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (2,933 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (2,121 jobs lost)
4. Wireless telecommunications carriers (1,802 jobs lost)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (1,785 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has decreased by 3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in New Jersey, which went through a gain of 0.7 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Bergen County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Educational support services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 319.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bergen County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for New Jersey, where the industry felt a gain of 17.3 percent. The Educational support services industry in Bergen County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 70.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Educational support services (319.9 percent gain)
2. Land subdivision (318.4 percent gain)
3. Private households (236.0 percent gain)
4. Vocational rehabilitation services (155.6 percent gain)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (97.6 percent gain)

Bergen County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 81.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the New Jersey, where the industry reported a loss of 17.3 percent. The losses in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry in Bergen County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 6.5 percent in terms of employees in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (81.4 percent decline)
2. Scheduled air transportation (73.8 percent decline)
3. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (71.7 percent decline)
4. Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills (67.4 percent decline)
5. Unclassified (67.3 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.

Bergen County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in New Jersey, which went through a gain of 1.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Bergen County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Educational support services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 70.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Bergen County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for New Jersey, where the industry took a gain of 5 percent. The Educational support services industry in Bergen County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 11.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Educational support services (70.3 percent gain)
2. Agents and managers for public figures (69.3 percent gain)
3. Other ground passenger transportation (62.6 percent gain)
4. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (62.5 percent gain)
5. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (61.3 percent gain)

Bergen County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Internet publishing and broadcasting industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 50 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of New Jersey, where the industry felt a loss of 0.1 percent. The losses in the Internet publishing and broadcasting industry in Bergen County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 9 in percent of jobs in the Internet publishing and broadcasting industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Internet publishing and broadcasting (50 percent decline)
2. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (42.9 percent decline)
3. Sound recording industries (35.8 percent decline)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (34.1 percent decline)
5. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (33.2 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bergen County

The Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 785 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 5.6 percent of the growth in Bergen County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (785 new jobs)
2. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (656 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (561 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (499 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (463 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bergen County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 3,094 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Employment services industry make up 22.9 percent of the total employment decline in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (3,094 jobs lost)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (974 jobs lost)
3. Unclassified (716 jobs lost)
4. Investigation and security services (703 jobs lost)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (464 jobs lost)

Of the 222 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 101 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 121 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Bergen County, New Jersey, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 596 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-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.

Income and Poverty in Bergen County, New Jersey

The poverty rate in Bergen County, New Jersey has increased by 0.5 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 5 percent to 5.5 percent.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Bergen County was reported to have a very high household income of $76,332 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.5 percent higher than the median in New Jersey of $64,521 and this is 35.6 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Bergen County, New Jersey can be recognized as having a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 5.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 13.5 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Bergen County, with 7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The median household income in the area has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $71,394, representing a 6.5 percent decline. Bergen County, New Jersey, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 4 of 17 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of New Jersey. Bergen County ranks 389 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

As the median income level saw a decline in the last five year in Bergen County, New Jersey, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in the household income level was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 11.6 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Bergen County, seeing a 3.2 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $81,443. This median is 6.7 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic in Bergen County, New Jersey reported a median household income of $64,747, this median is 15.2 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Bergen County had a median income of $56,380, this level was 26.1 percent less than the median for all households. In Bergen County, New Jersey White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $78,027 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.2 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 20.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $60,938.

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

Demographic Profile for Bergen County, New Jersey

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Bergen County, New Jersey to be 40.5 years old. The median in Bergen is greater than the median age in New Jersey of 38.0. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.1 years of age. With 23.1 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Bergen can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.8 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

By measuring total land area, Bergen encompasses a total area of 234 square miles. The land areas has a very high average area density of 3,854 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Charlottesville city, VA (3,940 per sq. mile ), Nassau, NY (4,650 per sq. mile ), St. Louis city, MO (5,561 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Milwaukee, WI (3,815 per sq. mile ), Orange, CA (3,785 per sq. mile ), Denver, CO (3,638 per sq. mile ).

Bergen County, New Jersey had a total estimated population of 902,561 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since its 2000 population of 885,865. This growth signifies an increase of 1.9 percent. Bergen ranks 9 of 21 counties by growth in total population in New Jersey and the county ranks 219 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Bergen County, New Jersey has a population that is made of 67 percent White, 5.2 percent African American, 13.4 percent Asian, and 13.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 31.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of New Jersey percent of 35.6. Since 2000, Bergen has increased the percent of minority population when 26.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated to Bergen internationally. The international migration into Bergen totals 13.5 percent of immigration into the State of New Jersey. This percent of international migration is very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $466,100, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the State of New Jersey 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $333,900 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

The residential real estate values in Bergen County, New Jersey have increased sharply from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $215,800, or 86.2 percent, from their 2000 value of $250,300.

Throughout the State of New Jersey, Bergen County places 19 of 21 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,575 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Bergen County can be understood as having a extremely high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 43.3 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

There seems to be a limited amount of affordable housing in Bergen County, New Jersey. In 2005, 2.9 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Bergen County, there were a total of 346,033 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 3,703 homes since 2001, or 1.1 percent.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Bergen County, New Jersey -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Bergen County, Management of companies and enterprises, Wholesale trade and Information are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Management of companies and enterprises sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.3. This means the percent of total employment in the Management of companies and enterprises industry is 2.3 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Bergen may be an exporter of products or services of Management of companies and enterprises.

In Bergen County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 14.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 59,238 individuals. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries make up 13.6 and 10.8 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Bergen County. The industry lost a total of 9,579 employees during the period, or 18.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 33.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Mining is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Bergen County, with an employment growth of 41.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of New Jersey saw a change in employment in the sector of -3.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in Bergen County. In the County, the industry averages 100 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 40 and greater than the New Jersey average of 82 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.







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