In Broome County, jobs in the electronic instrument manufacturing pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the electronic instrument manufacturing industry wages were the highest in Broome County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Broome County earned an annual wage of $73,577 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of New York of $68,786 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $73,795.

Top-pay jobs in Broome County, New York can be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($68,674), wired telecommunications carriers ($67,731), land subdivision ($64,943) and offices of physicians ($61,141) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed Comparison

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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.

Broome County Wages have increased by 11.8% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Broome County, New York by a total of 11.8%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for New York and less than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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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.

Broome County Industry Wages Lag Behind New York, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Broome County, New York can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 36.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $50,107. The industry pay was less than the US average pay of $40,259.

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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.

Broome County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Broome County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Promoters of performing arts and sports industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 305.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Broome County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry took a gain of 11.2 percent. The Promoters of performing arts and sports industry in Broome County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 20.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Promoters of performing arts and sports (305.0 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (245.9 percent gain)
3. Performing arts companies (110.1 percent gain)
4. Other heavy construction (105.2 percent gain)
5. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (88.0 percent gain)

Broome County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Social advocacy organizations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 79.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of New York, where the it saw a gain of 5.4 percent. The losses in the Social advocacy organizations industry in Broome County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 9.2 percent in terms of employment in the Social advocacy organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (79.4 percent decline)
2. Business support services (75 percent decline)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (73.1 percent decline)
4. Vending machine operators (69.8 percent decline)
5. Consumer goods rental (64 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 9.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in New York, which saw a loss of -1.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Broome County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Business support services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,737 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Business support services industry make up 22.2 percent of the total employment decline in Broome County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (1,737 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (1,100 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (364 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (334 jobs lost)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (326 jobs lost)

In Broome County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 7,455 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 124 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 67 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 55 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Broome County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has grown the most with 474 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry makes up 9.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Broome County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (474 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (458 new jobs)
3. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (387 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (336 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (335 new jobs)





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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.

Broome County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Broome County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 97.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Broome County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where it saw a gain of 61 percent. The Unclassified industry in Broome County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 12.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (97.5 percent gain)
2. Other personal services (76.8 percent gain)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (44.9 percent gain)
4. Social advocacy organizations (42.4 percent gain)
5. Advertising and related services (37.5 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of New York, which experienced a gain of 1.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Broome County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Consumer goods rental industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 52.3 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of New York, where the it saw a loss of 7.6 percent. The losses in the Consumer goods rental industry in Broome County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 4.6 percent in terms of employment in the Consumer goods rental industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Consumer goods rental (52.3 percent decline)
2. Business support services (50.9 percent decline)
3. Private households (28.1 percent decline)
4. Shoe stores (27.8 percent decline)
5. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (27.6 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Broome County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Business support services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 601 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Business support services industry make up 29.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Broome County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (601 jobs lost)
2. Consumer goods rental (162 jobs lost)
3. Special food services (136 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (124 jobs lost)
5. Electrical equipment manufacturing (106 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Broome County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 229 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 10.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Broome County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (229 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (150 new jobs)
3. Vocational rehabilitation services (139 new jobs)
4. Unclassified (117 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (104 new jobs)

In Broome County, New York, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 2 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Out of the 131 4-digit NAICS industries, 55 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 75 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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 Broome County, New York

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Broome County had a medium-high household income of $41,356 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 22.8 percent lower than the median in State of New York of $50,770 and the income level is 18.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The poverty rate in Broome County, New York has increased by 3.8 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 12.8 percent to 16.6 percent.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $36,394, which amounts to a 12 percent decline. Broome County, New York, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 3 of 29 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of New York. Broome County ranks 137 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Broome County, New York can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 12.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 41.4 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 Broome County, with 20.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

While the median household income saw a decline in the last five year in Broome County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 3387133 percent since the year 2000. The White population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Broome County, seeing a 11.1 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $28,303. This median is 31.6 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Broome County had a median household income level of $19,683, this was 52.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Broome County, New York White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,435 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 40.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $24,600. Hispanic households in Broome County, New York recorded a median income of $20,428, which is 50.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

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

Higher Education in Broome County, New York

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 5.8 percent. As reported in 2005, 30.8 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 0.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 21.6 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Broome County, New York, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 30.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Broome have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 24.8 percent (Men) versus 20.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 35 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Broome County, New York according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 22.4 percent of the White Alone, 20.6 percent of Black or African American, 50.4 percent of the Asian alone and 26.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Since 2000, Broome has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 3.4 percent to a total of 26 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the 2005 State of New York percent of 31.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

Broome County, New York can be considered to have a highly-educated working age population, with 22.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Broome has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of New York's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Broome County, New York

Broome County, New York had a total estimated population of 196,947 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 200,266. The decline shows a decrease of -1.7 percent. Broome ranks 61 of 62 counties by growth in total population in New York and the county ranks 3,104 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Broome County, New York to be 39.1 years old. The median in Broome is greater than the median age for the State of New York of 37.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.2 years old. With 21.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Broome can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.6 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

When calculating the total land area, Broome covers a total land area of 707 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high average area density of 279 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Canyon, ID (279 per sq. mile ), Monroe, MI (279 per sq. mile ), Davidson, NC (280 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- York, SC (279 per sq. mile ), Linn, IA (277 per sq. mile ), Brooke, WV (276 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Broome from another country. The international migration into Broome accounts for 0.3 percent of the total international migration into the State of New York. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Broome County, New York has a population that is made up of 89 percent White, 3.8 percent African American, 3.4 percent Asian, and 2.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.6 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of New York percent of 37.7. Since 2000, Broome has increased the level of diversity when 8.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Broome County, New York

In Broome County, the real estate market was made up of 88,915 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 123 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.1 percent.

The residential housing values in Broome County, New York have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $8,300, or 10.9 percent, from their 2000 value of $75,800.

Broome County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $84,100, according to the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall State of New York 2005 home median value of $258,900 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Broome County may be be described as having a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 0.3 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Broome County, New York. In 2005, 75.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Throughout the State of New York, Broome County places 60 of 62 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 3,025 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Broome County, New York -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Arts, entertainment, and recreation from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Broome County, with an employment growth of 18.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of New York had an industry job change of 5.9 percent, during the period.

In Broome County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 13,045 individuals. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade sectors account for 16.8 and 15.5 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Broome County. The industry averages 61 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the New York average of 30 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Broome County. The industry was hit with a loss of 4,078 jobs during the period, or 24.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 50.3 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.









Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).