In Columbia County, jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the accounting and bookkeeping services industry wages were the highest in Columbia County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Columbia County received a wage of $73,901 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in New York of $63,894 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $50,686.

Other top-pay jobs in Columbia County, New York exsists in wired telecommunications carriers ($61,904), waste collection ($61,476), offices of physicians ($57,675) and misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($54,452) 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.

Columbia County Wages have increased by 14.4% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Columbia County, New York by a total of 14.4%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of New York and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Columbia County, New York can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 40.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $50,107. The industry pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Columbia County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Columbia County

The Unclassified industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 134 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Unclassified industry makes up 10.1 percent of the total employment growth in Columbia County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (134 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (89 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (77 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (72 new jobs)
5. Other professional and technical services (58 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Columbia County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nursing care facilities industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 199 jobs. The declines in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 20.0 percent of the total employment decline in Columbia County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (199 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (112 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (69 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (47 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (46 jobs lost)

Given the 95 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 42 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 52 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Columbia County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 391 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Columbia County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 72.2 percent from 2001 (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 felt a loss of 11.3 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Columbia County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6.8 in percent of workers in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (72.2 percent decline)
2. Employment services (60.8 percent decline)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (57.5 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (52.1 percent decline)
5. Civic and social organizations (50.9 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of New York, which saw a loss of -1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Columbia County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 857.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Columbia County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of New York, where the industry took a gain of 208.5 percent. The Unclassified industry in Columbia County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (857.4 percent gain)
2. Support activities for animal production (171.7 percent gain)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (85.7 percent gain)
4. Professional and similar organizations (83.3 percent gain)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (73.6 percent gain)





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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.

Columbia County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in the State of New York, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Columbia County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 46.9 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 it saw a gain of 2.4 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Columbia County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2 percent in terms of employees in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (46.9 percent decline)
2. Specialty food stores (44.8 percent decline)
3. Performing arts companies (44.7 percent decline)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (44.2 percent decline)
5. Greenhouse and nursery production (38.9 percent decline)

Columbia County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Special food services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 99.2 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Columbia County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for New York, where the industry felt a loss of 0.2 percent. The Special food services industry in Columbia County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (99.2 percent gain)
2. Professional and similar organizations (64.4 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (59.0 percent gain)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (50.0 percent gain)
5. RV parks and recreational camps (41.3 percent gain)

In Columbia County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 67 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 97 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 46 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 49 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Columbia County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 147 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 19.7 percent of the total growth in Columbia County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (147 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (63 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (56 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (48 new jobs)
5. Special food services (39 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Columbia County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Performing arts companies industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 35 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Performing arts companies industry make up 7.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Columbia County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Performing arts companies (35 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (35 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (30 jobs lost)
4. Plastics product manufacturing (26 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (25 jobs lost)





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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 Columbia County, New York

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Columbia County, New York can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 31.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Columbia County, accounting 11.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Columbia County had a relatively high median income for households of $49,041 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 3.5 percent lower than the median in State of New York of $50,770 and this is 0.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Columbia County, New York , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,092, which is 38.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 40.2 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $29,346. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Columbia County had a median household income level of $39,122, which was 20.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Columbia County, New York White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $50,266 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $37,294. This income level is 24 percent less than the all households reported median in the area.







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

Higher Education in Columbia County, New York

Columbia County, New York has a highly-educated working age population, with 22.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Columbia has 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Columbia County, New York, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 31.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Columbia have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 23.6 percent (Men) versus 21.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 33.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Columbia County, New York according the 2000 Decennial Census, 23.2 percent of the White Alone, 6.4 percent of Black or African American, 33.4 percent of the Asian alone and 13.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Columbia County, New York

When calculating the total land area, Columbia spans a total of 636 square miles. The county has a medium-low average population density of 100 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Fauquier, VA (100 per sq. mile ), San Patricio, TX (100 per sq. mile ), Preble, OH (100 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Huntington, IN (100 per sq. mile ), Dodge, WI (100 per sq. mile ), Adams, IN (100 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Columbia from outside the country. The immigration into Columbia accounts for 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of New York. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Columbia County, New York had a population of 63,622 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 63,076. This growth represents an increase of 0.9 percent. Columbia ranks 32 of 62 counties by growth in total population in New York and the county ranks 1,369 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Columbia County, New York has a population base that is comprised of 90 percent White, 4.5 percent African American, 1.3 percent Asian, and 3.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 8.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of New York percent of 37.7. Since 2000, Columbia has increased in diversity when 8.0 percent of the people were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Columbia County, New York to be 41.7 years old. The median in Columbia is greater than the median age in New York of 37.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 40.5 years old. With 21.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Columbia can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Columbia County, New York

Columbia County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $111,800, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of New York 2000 home median value of $148,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Columbia County, the census reported 31,377 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 992 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.3 percent.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Columbia County, New York. In 2000, 60.1 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Throughout the State of New York, Columbia County stands 12 of 62 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,286 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Columbia County is made up of a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 0.6 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Information since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Columbia County. The sector faced a loss of 400 jobs, or 54.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 41.8 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Educational services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Columbia County, rising by 26.2 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of New York experienced a change in employment in the sector of 10.9 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Columbia County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.78. The level of employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.78 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Columbia may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Columbia County, with the industry averaging 26 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the New York establishments size average of 30 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Columbia County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 23 percent of total employment in the county, making up 3,810 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries total 16.4 and 12.4 percent of all employment.







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