In Chautauqua County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry reported the top wages in Chautauqua County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Chautauqua County received an annual wage of $76,637 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in New York of $201,248 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $138,150.

High-wage employment in Chautauqua County, New York may be found in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($61,293), activities related to credit intermediation ($57,825), other fabricated metal product manufacturing ($54,999) and computer systems design and related services ($50,284) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail 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.

Chautauqua County Wages have increased by 13.3% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Chautauqua County, New York by a total of 13.3%. This is less than the growth in 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Chautauqua County, New York can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 44.4 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $50,107. The industry pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Chautauqua County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Chautauqua County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,807 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 123 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 72 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 51 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Chautauqua County

The Other general merchandise stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 771 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 23.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Chautauqua County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (771 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (283 new jobs)
3. Employment services (277 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (165 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (149 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Chautauqua County

The Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,090 jobs. The declines in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry make up 21.6 percent of the total employment decline in Chautauqua County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (1,090 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (741 jobs lost)
3. Civic and social organizations (306 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (213 jobs lost)
5. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (195 jobs lost)

Chautauqua County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for road transportation industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 1333.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Chautauqua County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for New York, where it saw a loss of 3.5 percent. The Support activities for road transportation industry in Chautauqua County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 18.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for road transportation (1333.3 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (274.7 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (140.4 percent gain)
4. Insurance carriers (138.5 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (125.9 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 3.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in New York, which saw a loss of -1.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Chautauqua County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Department stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 77.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the New York, where the industry felt a loss of 9.3 percent. The losses in the Department stores industry in Chautauqua County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 11 percent in terms of employment in the Department stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (77.8 percent decline)
2. Warehousing and storage (67.9 percent decline)
3. Nondepository credit intermediation (64 percent decline)
4. Other support services (61.8 percent decline)
5. Advertising and related services (49.3 percent decline)





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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.

Chautauqua County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Chautauqua County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 254.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Chautauqua County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry took a gain of 17.2 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Chautauqua County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (254.1 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (139.3 percent gain)
3. Oil and gas extraction (53.0 percent gain)
4. Logging (46.3 percent gain)
5. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (44.3 percent gain)

Chautauqua County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Department stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 72.1 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 industry sector experienced a loss of 8.2 percent. The losses in the Department stores industry in Chautauqua County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.7 in percent of workers in the Department stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (72.1 percent decline)
2. Motion picture and video industries (29.6 percent decline)
3. Emergency and other relief services (27.3 percent decline)
4. Private households (26.9 percent decline)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (25.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in New York, which went through a gain of 1.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Chautauqua County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Department stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 547 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Department stores industry make up 31.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Chautauqua County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (547 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (158 jobs lost)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (124 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (93 jobs lost)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (91 jobs lost)

Of the 125 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 65 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 55 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Chautauqua County

The Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 755 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 51.1 percent of the total employment growth in Chautauqua County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (755 new jobs)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (80 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (63 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (59 new jobs)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (46 new jobs)

In Chautauqua County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 115 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.





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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 Chautauqua County, New York

In Chautauqua County, New York White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $39,805 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic households in Chautauqua County, New York reported a median household income of $23,207, this median household income is 40.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $59,963. This income level is 53.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 45.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $21,226. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Chautauqua County reported an income level of $23,035, which was 41.2 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Chautauqua County accounted a medium-low household income of $39,146 (2005 Dollars). This median is 29.7 percent lower than the median income in State of New York of $50,770 and this is 25.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The poverty rate in Chautauqua County, New York has increased by 2.4 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 13.8 percent to 16.2 percent.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Chautauqua County, New York can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 13.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest 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 Chautauqua County, with 26 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Chautauqua County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 95.8 percent from 2000 to 2005. The White population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Chautauqua County, undergoing a 8.7 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

The areas median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $35,495, which represents a 9.3 percent decline. Chautauqua County, New York, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 7 of 29 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of New York. Chautauqua County ranks 262 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

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

Higher Education in Chautauqua County, New York

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Chautauqua County, New York, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Chautauqua have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 16.8 percent (Men) versus 17 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 36 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From the year 2000, Chautauqua has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.2 percent to a total of 19.2 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of New York percent of 31.2 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

In Chautauqua County, New York as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 5.6 percent of Black or African American, 49.4 percent of the Asian alone and 5.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Chautauqua County, New York has a moderately-educated working age population, with 17 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Chautauqua counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of New York's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 1.8 percent. In the year 2005, 18.8 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 19.4 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Chautauqua County, New York

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Chautauqua internationally. The migration from outside the US into Chautauqua accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into New York. This amount of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Chautauqua County, New York to be 39.0 years old. The median age in Chautauqua is greater than the median age in the State of New York of 37.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.0 years old. With 22.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Chautauqua can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 62 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Chautauqua County, New York had an estimated population of 136,409 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 139,599. The decline shows a decrease of -2.3 percent. Chautauqua ranks 59 of 62 counties when analyzing total population change in New York and the county ranks 3,101 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Chautauqua County, New York has a population base that is comprised of 91.7 percent White, 2.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 4.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 7.2 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of New York percent of 37.7. Since 2000, Chautauqua has increased the percent of minority makeup when 6.9 percent of the population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Chautauqua covers a total land area of 1062 square miles. This area has a medium-low average area density of 128 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Craven, NC (128 per sq. mile ), Muskingum, OH (129 per sq. mile ), Yamhill, OR (129 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Cheatham, TN (128 per sq. mile ), Tuscaloosa, AL (128 per sq. mile ), Ashland, OH (128 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Chautauqua County, New York

The residential housing values in Chautauqua County, New York have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $11,000, or 17.2 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $64,000.

In Chautauqua County, the real estate market was made up of 65,515 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 491 residential units since 2001, or 0.8 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Chautauqua County, New York. In 2005, 77.7 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Throughout the State of New York, Chautauqua County stands 50 of 62 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,756 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Chautauqua County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $75,000, published by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall New York 2005 home median value of $258,900 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Chautauqua County is made up of a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 1 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Chautauqua County, Manufacturing, Other services, except public administration and Health care and social assistance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.97. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.97 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Chautauqua County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

In Chautauqua County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 25.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 11,303 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 17.4 and 15.1 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Chautauqua County. The sector faced a loss of 1,673 employees during the period, or 12.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 73.1 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Chautauqua County, rising by 26.6 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.7 percent. The State of New York saw a change in employment in the sector of 5.9 percent, during the period.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Chautauqua County. The industry averages 49 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the New York average establishment size of 30 for the Manufacturing industry.







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