In Essex County, jobs in the other financial investment activities pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the other financial investment activities industry had the highest average wages in Essex County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Essex County was paid an annual wage of $71,753 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of New York of $171,065 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $120,327.

Other top-pay jobs in Essex County, New York are present in waste collection ($55,116), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($50,276), other specialty trade contractors ($46,555) and offices of physicians ($45,470) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Essex County Wages have increased by 26.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Essex County, New York by a total of 26.9%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for New York and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Essex County, New York when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 44.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $50,107. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Essex County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Essex County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 954.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Essex County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of New York, where the industry felt a gain of 208.5 percent. The Unclassified industry in Essex County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (954.2 percent gain)
2. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (164.7 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (114.9 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (81.9 percent gain)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (59.1 percent gain)

Essex County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Religious organizations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 76.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of New York, where the it saw a gain of 10.8 percent. The losses in the Religious organizations industry in Essex County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.8 percent in terms of employment in the Religious organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Religious organizations (76.2 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (56.6 percent decline)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (53.8 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (48.3 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (45.8 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in New York, which went through a loss of -1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

In Essex County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 645 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Essex County

The Religious organizations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 437 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Religious organizations industry make up 36.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Essex County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Religious organizations (437 jobs lost)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (198 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (153 jobs lost)
4. Social advocacy organizations (45 jobs lost)
5. RV parks and recreational camps (43 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Essex County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Unclassified industry has grown the most with 76 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Unclassified industry makes up 18.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Essex County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (76 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (57 new jobs)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (40 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (28 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (21 new jobs)

Given the 57 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 28 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 28 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time 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.

Essex County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.4 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 the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Essex County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 40 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the New York, where the it saw a loss of 1.3 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Essex County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 3.5 percent in terms of employees in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (40 percent decline)
2. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (36.4 percent decline)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (33.8 percent decline)
4. Vocational rehabilitation services (32.2 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (23.8 percent decline)

Essex County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 246.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Essex County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry took a gain of 61 percent. The Unclassified industry in Essex County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (246.6 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (69.1 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (58.7 percent gain)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (28.0 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (26.7 percent gain)

Out of the 67 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 30 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 34 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Essex County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 40 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Essex County

The Unclassified industry has grown the most with 60 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Unclassified industry makes up 21.8 percent of the total growth in Essex County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (60 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (25 new jobs)
3. Lessors of real estate (25 new jobs)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (22 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (22 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Essex County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 100 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 24.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Essex County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (100 jobs lost)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (87 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (33 jobs lost)
4. Vocational rehabilitation services (31 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (28 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 Essex County, New York

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Essex County, New York can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 19.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Essex County, accounting 22.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Essex County accounted a medium-high household income of $40,743 (2005 Dollars). This median is 24.6 percent lower than the median in New York of $50,770 and the income level is 20.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

In Essex County, New York White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $40,766 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic households in Essex County, New York reported a median household income of $36,197, this median household income is 11.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $47,531. This household income level is 16.7 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Essex County reported an income level of $21,353, this was 47.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 20.6 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $49,140.







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

Higher Education in Essex County, New York

In Essex County, New York as reported in the 2000 Census, 18.8 percent of the White Alone, 2.4 percent of Black or African American, 31.2 percent of the Asian alone and 4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Essex County, New York may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 18.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Essex is reported having a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of New York's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Essex County, New York, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 40.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Essex have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 16.2 percent (Men) versus 20.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 35.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Essex County, New York

Essex County, New York has a population that is comprised of 93.2 percent White, 3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 2.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 6.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of New York percent of 37.7. Since 2000, Essex has increased in diversity when 5.4 percent of the population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Essex County, New York to be 41.0 years old. The median age in Essex 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 39.5 years of age. With 19.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Essex can be described as having a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.1 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 16.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Essex County, New York had a population that was estimated at 38,676 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 38,886. The decline represents a decrease of -0.5 percent. Essex ranks 42 of 62 counties when analyzing total population change in New York and the county ranks 2,346 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Essex from outside the country. The immigration into Essex accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of New York. This amount of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

When measuring the total land area, Essex extends a total area of 1797 square miles. The land areas has a low population density of 22 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Clarke, AL (22 per sq. mile ), Tallahatchie, MS (22 per sq. mile ), Pennington, MN (22 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Ripley, MO (22 per sq. mile ), Miller, GA (22 per sq. mile ), Barton, MO (22 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Essex County, New York

Essex County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $77,100, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of New York 2000 home value of $148,700 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

Throughout the State of New York, Essex County ranks 9 of 62 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,219 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Essex County, New York. In 2000, 82 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Essex County, the census reported 24,054 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 804 residential units since 2001, or 3.5 percent.

Essex County has a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 0.4 percent residential property is valued over $500k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Essex County, Mining, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.58. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 2.58 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Essex may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.

Mining has a largest number of employee per establishment in Essex County, averaging 28 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the New York average establishment size of 14 for the Mining industry.

Essex County is ranked at 51 of 63 Counties in the State of New York according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 50 of 63 Counties.

Other services, except public administration since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Essex County. The sector faced a loss of 575 jobs during the period, or 54.2 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 67 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Educational services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Essex County, increasing in size by 14.4 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of New York had changed in sector employment of 10.9 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Essex County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Accommodation and food services provides the most jobs and contributes 21.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,254 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 18.2 and 16.8 percent of industry employment.





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