Steuben County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Steuben County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 109 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Steuben County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Architectural and engineering services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 57 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Architectural and engineering services industry makes up 11.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Steuben County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (57 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (56 new jobs)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (49 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (44 new jobs)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (29 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Steuben County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Offices of physicians industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 255 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Offices of physicians industry make up 33.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Steuben County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (255 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (61 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (59 jobs lost)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (32 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (24 jobs lost)

Given the 88 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 44 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 41 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in New York, experiencing a gain of 1.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Steuben County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 45 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the New York, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.3 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Steuben County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.5 percent in terms of employment in the Offices of physicians industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (45 percent decline)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (40.6 percent decline)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (27.5 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (20.7 percent decline)
5. Social advocacy organizations (20.2 percent decline)

Steuben County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Waste collection industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 344.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Steuben County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry took a gain of 1.9 percent. The Waste collection industry in Steuben County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 7.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste collection (344.0 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (64.9 percent gain)
3. Used merchandise stores (63.6 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (61.4 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (55.5 percent gain)





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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 Steuben County, New York

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 10.2 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $45,727. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Steuben County reported an income level of $21,938, which was 47.2 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic households in Steuben County, New York , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $43,436, which is 4.6 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $85,556. This income level is 106.1 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Steuben County, New York White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,410 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent less than the median household income in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Steuben County accounted a medium-high household income of $41,510 (2005 Dollars). This median is 22.3 percent lower than the median in New York of $50,770 and the median household income is 18.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Steuben County, New York can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.2 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 26.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Steuben County, with 23.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Steuben County, New York has increased by 0.1 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 13.2 percent to 13.3 percent.

The median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $38,635, which amounts to a 6.9 percent decline. Steuben County, New York, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 10 of 29 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of New York. Steuben County ranks 374 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

While household income level experienced a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Steuben County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Hispanic category. This category saw a decline of 13.4 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Steuben County, seeing a 121.1 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

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