Warren County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Warren County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 40.5 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the New York, where the industry reported a gain of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Office administrative services industry in Warren County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.7 percent in terms of employment in the Office administrative services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (40.5 percent decline)
2. Other support services (40 percent decline)
3. Department stores (35.4 percent decline)
4. Professional and similar organizations (33.5 percent decline)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (32.1 percent decline)

Warren County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 569.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Warren County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of New York, where this industry saw a gain of 17.2 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Warren County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (569.2 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (126.5 percent gain)
3. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (71.4 percent gain)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (44.2 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (42.9 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth 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 experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Warren County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 299 jobs. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 35.3 percent of the total job loss in Warren County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (299 jobs lost)
2. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (60 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (58 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (41 jobs lost)
5. Professional and similar organizations (20 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Warren County

The Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 431 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 32.0 percent of the growth in Warren County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (431 new jobs)
2. Employment services (112 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (80 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (59 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (48 new jobs)

From the 97 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 46 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 50 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Warren County, New York, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 455 total jobs from 2005 to 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 Warren County, New York

While household income level experienced a growth from 2000 to 2005 in Warren County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest growth in household income was the Black or African American category. This category saw an increase of 69.3 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income growth in Warren County, undergoing a 1618483.8 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

The poverty rate in Warren County, New York has declined by 1.6 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 9.7 percent to 8.1 percent.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Warren County had a medium-high median income for households of $45,862 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 10.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of New York of $50,770 and this is 7.1 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Warren County, New York can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.7 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 35.4 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 Warren County, reporting 17.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The areas median household income has increased from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has increased to $49,097, which amounts to a 7.1 percent growth. Warren County, New York, in terms of percent of growth, ranks 2 of 9 counties in percent of growth for the household income level in the State of New York. Warren County ranks 20 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of growth in median household income in the United States.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Warren County reported a median household income of $41,193, this median was 10.2 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic Householders in Warren County, New York , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $34,055, which is 25.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $76,928. This income level is 67.7 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 6.5 percent greater than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $48,848. In Warren County, New York White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $45,925 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in 2000.

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