Tioga County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tioga County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 67 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 26.7 percent of the total employment decline in Tioga County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (67 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (30 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (27 jobs lost)
4. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (24 jobs lost)
5. Offices of dentists (24 jobs lost)

In Tioga County, New York, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 942 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

From the 56 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 21 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 33 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tioga County

The Grocery stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 45 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 14.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Tioga County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (45 new jobs)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (36 new jobs)
3. Plastics product manufacturing (30 new jobs)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (18 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (17 new jobs)

Tioga County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 42.9 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined slower than the industry has experienced in the State of New York, where the industry felt a loss of . percent. The losses in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry in Tioga County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1 percent in terms of employment in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (42.9 percent decline)
2. Offices of dentists (40.8 percent decline)
3. Specialty food stores (28.2 percent decline)
4. Other schools and instruction (24.6 percent decline)
5. Unclassified (21 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 8.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in New York, experiencing a gain of 1.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Tioga County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other motor vehicle dealers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 207.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Tioga County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for New York, where this industry saw a gain of 0.8 percent. The Other motor vehicle dealers industry in Tioga County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other motor vehicle dealers (207.7 percent gain)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (89.3 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (52.8 percent gain)
4. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (37.0 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (24.5 percent gain)





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 Tioga County, New York

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Tioga County was reported to have a relatively high household income of $47,111 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 7.8 percent lower than the median in State of New York of $50,770 and the median is 4.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Tioga County had a median household income level of $25,660, which was 45.5 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Tioga County, New York White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $47,179 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $72,609. This median is 54.1 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 6.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $43,962. Hispanic households in Tioga County, New York recorded a median income of $48,652, which is 3.3 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Tioga County, New York can be considered to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 28.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Tioga County, reporting 13.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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