Washington County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Washington County, New York, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 59 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 62 4-digit NAICS industries, 37 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 23 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Washington County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 42 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry makes up 13.6 percent of the total employment growth in Washington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (42 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (40 new jobs)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (30 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (28 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (25 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Washington County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Other amusement and recreation industries industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 88 jobs. The declines in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry make up 19.5 percent of the total employment decline in Washington County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (88 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (73 jobs lost)
3. Religious organizations (37 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (29 jobs lost)
5. Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills (22 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in New York, experiencing a gain of 1.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Washington County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 102.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Washington County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry felt a gain of 61 percent. The Unclassified industry in Washington County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (102.6 percent gain)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (86.4 percent gain)
3. Florists (84.6 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (50.8 percent gain)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (36.7 percent gain)

Washington County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Religious organizations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 47.6 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the New York, where the industry felt a gain of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Religious organizations industry in Washington County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.8 in percent of jobs in the Religious organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Religious organizations (47.6 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (38.5 percent decline)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (37.9 percent decline)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (27.7 percent decline)
5. Consumer goods rental (25 percent decline)





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 Washington County, New York

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Washington County, New York may be understood as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 49 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Washington County, accounting 17.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Washington County reported a medium-high median income for households of $44,072 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of New York of $50,770 and the income level is 11.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $56,672. This income level is 28.6 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic headed households in Washington County, New York , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $30,073, this median household income is 31.8 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Washington County, New York White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $44,218 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Washington County had a median household income level of $42,413, this was 3.8 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 31.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $30,037.







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