Ulster County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ulster County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Unclassified industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 231 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Unclassified industry makes up 15.5 percent of the growth in Ulster County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (231 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (153 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (70 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (67 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (61 new jobs)

From the 140 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 65 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 75 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ulster County

Given the industries in the area, the School and employee bus transportation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 140 jobs. The declines in the School and employee bus transportation industry make up 8.5 percent of the total employment decline in Ulster County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. School and employee bus transportation (140 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (133 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (110 jobs lost)
4. Emergency and other relief services (110 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (90 jobs lost)

In Ulster County, New York, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 24 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Ulster County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 112.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Ulster County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry felt a gain of 61 percent. The Unclassified industry in Ulster County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (112.7 percent gain)
2. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (83.0 percent gain)
3. Used merchandise stores (37.5 percent gain)
4. Beverage manufacturing (35.7 percent gain)
5. Shoe stores (31.2 percent gain)

Ulster County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 64.7 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of New York, where the industry felt a gain of 4.7 percent. The losses in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry in Ulster County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.4 in percent of workers in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (64.7 percent decline)
2. Emergency and other relief services (56.2 percent decline)
3. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (46.4 percent decline)
4. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (40.4 percent decline)
5. General rental centers (31.9 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in New York, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.





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 Ulster County, New York

As the median income level saw a growth from 2000 to 2005 in Ulster County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw an increase of 115.8 percent in the last five years. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level growth in Ulster County, experiencing a 40.1 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The rate of poverty in Ulster County, New York has increased by 0.3 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 11.4 percent to 11.7 percent.

Hispanic in Ulster County, New York reported a median household income of $42,033, this median household income is 15.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Ulster County, New York White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $51,055 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $31,079. This household income level is 37.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 25.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $37,167. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Ulster County had a median household income level of $36,270, this median was 27.1 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

The areas median household income has increased from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has increased to $50,837, which amounts to a 2.1 percent growth. Ulster County, New York, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 7 of 9 counties in percent of growth for median household income in the State of New York. Ulster County ranks 71 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing the growth in median household income in the United States.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Ulster County had a relatively high household income of $49,785 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 2 percent lower than the median in State of New York of $50,770 and the median household income is 1.3 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Ulster County, New York can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 27.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Ulster County, having 18.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

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