St. Lawrence County One-Year Industry Employment Change

St. Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Department stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 35.7 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of New York, where the it saw a loss of 8.2 percent. The losses in the Department stores industry in St. Lawrence County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.7 in percent of workers in the Department stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (35.7 percent decline)
2. Home furnishings stores (34.3 percent decline)
3. Private households (30.8 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (28.7 percent decline)
5. Used merchandise stores (26.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in New York, which went through a gain of 1.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

St. Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other support services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 353.8 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in St. Lawrence County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry felt a loss of 1.1 percent. The Other support services industry in St. Lawrence County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (353.8 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (65.9 percent gain)
3. Other information services (65.5 percent gain)
4. Taxi and limousine service (58.5 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (54.8 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in St. Lawrence County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 229 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Department stores industry make up 29.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in St. Lawrence County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (229 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (98 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (60 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (48 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (46 jobs lost)

From the 100 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 47 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 53 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in St. Lawrence County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 209 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 25.2 percent of the total growth in St. Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (209 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (74 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (63 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (53 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (41 new jobs)

In St. Lawrence County, New York, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 41 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.





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 St. Lawrence County, New York

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, St. Lawrence County, New York can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 30.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in St. Lawrence County, having 25.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

As the median household income witnessed a decline from 2000 to 2005 in St. Lawrence County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 93.2 percent in the last five years. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in St. Lawrence County, seeing a 108 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Compared to counties across the United States, St. Lawrence County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $37,857 (2005 Dollars). This median is 34.1 percent lower than the median in New York of $50,770 and the median is 29.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The median household income has declined a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $37,542, posting a 0.8 percent decline. St. Lawrence County, New York, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 24 of 29 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of New York. St. Lawrence County ranks 646 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income in the US.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in St. Lawrence County reported an income level of $30,225, this median was 20.2 percent less than the median for all households. In St. Lawrence County, New York White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $38,107 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic households in St. Lawrence County, New York , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $39,634, this income level is 4.7 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 3.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $36,563. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $24,497. This median is 35.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

The rate of poverty in St. Lawrence County, New York has stayed the same by 0.0 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 16.9 percent to 16.9 percent.

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