Seneca County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Seneca County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Other general purpose machinery manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 140 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other general purpose machinery manufacturing industry make up 42.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Seneca County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (140 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (48 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (18 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (17 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (13 jobs lost)

From the 47 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 23 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 23 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Seneca County, New York, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 41 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Seneca County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Clothing stores industry has added the most employment with 150 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Clothing stores industry makes up 38.0 percent of the total employment growth in Seneca County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (150 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (46 new jobs)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (29 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (21 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (21 new jobs)

Seneca County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Clothing stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 44.2 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Seneca County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where it saw a gain of 3.1 percent. The Clothing stores industry in Seneca County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (44.2 percent gain)
2. Religious organizations (42.3 percent gain)
3. Other professional and technical services (40.4 percent gain)
4. Professional and similar organizations (37.0 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (30.7 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in New York, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Seneca County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 47.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of New York, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Seneca County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (47.1 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (42.9 percent decline)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (42.6 percent decline)
4. Private households (42.2 percent decline)
5. Other information services (41.9 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 Seneca County, New York

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $57,038. This income level is 31.3 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic Householders in Seneca County, New York , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $56,855, this income level is 30.8 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Seneca County had a median household income level of $16,088, which was 63 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Seneca County, New York White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,724 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 10 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $39,089.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Seneca County was reported to have a medium-high median household income of $43,454 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 16.8 percent lower than the median in State of New York of $50,770 and the median is 13.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Seneca County, New York may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.5 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 category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 63 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Seneca County, reporting 21.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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