In Herkimer County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the management of companies and enterprises industry reported the top wages in Herkimer County for 2006. The average industry job in Herkimer County received a wage of $69,548 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in New York of $108,334 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $82,655.

Other top-pay jobs in Herkimer County, New York are present in highway, street, and bridge construction ($54,090), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($48,054), machine shops and threaded product mfg. ($47,210) and insurance carriers ($46,197) 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.

Herkimer County Wages have increased by 14.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Herkimer County, New York by a total of 14.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Herkimer County, New York when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 47 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $50,107. The average 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.

Herkimer County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Herkimer County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialty food stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 81.9 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 it saw a loss of 9.6 percent. The losses in the Specialty food stores industry in Herkimer County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 12.1 in percent of jobs in the Specialty food stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialty food stores (81.9 percent decline)
2. Insurance carriers (75 percent decline)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (65.2 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (58.4 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (54.7 percent decline)

Herkimer County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 414.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Herkimer County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of New York, where it saw a gain of 208.5 percent. The Unclassified industry in Herkimer County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (414.3 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (143.7 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (135.5 percent gain)
4. Consumer goods rental (118.7 percent gain)
5. Death care services (97.0 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 9.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in New York, which saw a loss of -1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Herkimer County

The Nursing care facilities industry has added the most employment with 123 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 17.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Herkimer County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (123 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (91 new jobs)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (60 new jobs)
4. Death care services (53 new jobs)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (45 new jobs)

In Herkimer County, New York, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,279 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Out of the 59 4-digit NAICS industries, 35 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 24 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Herkimer County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 140 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 18.6 percent of the total employment decline in Herkimer County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (140 jobs lost)
2. Specialty food stores (62 jobs lost)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (51 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (51 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (48 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.

Herkimer County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Herkimer County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 131.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Herkimer County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of New York, where this industry saw a gain of 0.1 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Herkimer County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (131.6 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (125.0 percent gain)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (60.0 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (42.6 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (36.0 percent gain)

Herkimer County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 55.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the New York, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Insurance carriers industry in Herkimer County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.1 percent in terms of employees in the Insurance carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (55.6 percent decline)
2. Private households (46.5 percent decline)
3. Specialty food stores (40.6 percent decline)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (32.6 percent decline)
5. Architectural and engineering services (24.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in New York, which experienced a gain of 1.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

From the 63 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 32 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 29 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Herkimer County

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 46 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 17.6 percent of the total job loss in Herkimer County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (46 jobs lost)
2. Residential building construction (40 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (23 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (12 jobs lost)
5. Private households (11 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Herkimer County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nursing care facilities industry has grown the most with 61 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 28.0 percent of the growth in Herkimer County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (61 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (17 new jobs)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (17 new jobs)
4. Unclassified (14 new jobs)
5. Death care services (11 new jobs)

In Herkimer County, New York, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 327 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 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 Herkimer County, New York

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Herkimer County, New York can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 12.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 37.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Herkimer County, accounting 19.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 4.7 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $36,709. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $59,231. This median is 53.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic households in Herkimer County, New York recorded a median income of $33,220, which is 13.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Herkimer County reported a median household income of $51,675, this was 34.1 percent greater than the median income level in this area. In Herkimer County, New York White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,574 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

Compared to counties across the United States, Herkimer County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $38,521 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 31.8 percent lower than the median income in State of New York of $50,770 and the median is 27.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Herkimer County, New York

In Herkimer County, New York according the 2000 Decennial Census, 15.6 percent of the White Alone, 7.6 percent of Black or African American, 51.6 percent of the Asian alone and 23.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Herkimer County, New York, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 34.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Herkimer on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 16.2 percent (Men) versus 15.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 36 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Herkimer County, New York has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 15.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Herkimer counted 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 the national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Herkimer County, New York

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Herkimer County, New York to be 40.5 years old. The median in Herkimer is greater than the median age for the State of New York of 37.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 39.1 years old. With 22 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Herkimer can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Herkimer County, New York had a population of 63,780 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 64,394. The decline shows a decrease of -1 percent. Herkimer ranks 49 of 62 counties when calculating total change in population for New York and the county ranks 2,836 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Herkimer spans a total area of 1411 total square miles. The area has a low population density of 45 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Buffalo, NE (45 per sq. mile ), Laclede, MO (45 per sq. mile ), Madison, NC (45 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lewis, WV (45 per sq. mile ), Hardin, TN (45 per sq. mile ), Crawford, IL (45 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Herkimer from outside the country. The immigration into Herkimer accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of New York. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Herkimer County, New York has a population base that is comprised of 96.4 percent White, 0.8 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 2.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of New York percent of 37.7. Since 2000, Herkimer has increased the percent of minority makeup when 2.0 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Herkimer County, New York

Herkimer County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $67,500, reported 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 the State of New York, Herkimer County ranks 48 of 62 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,742 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Herkimer County, there were a total of 32,367 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 249 homes since 2001, or 0.8 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Herkimer County, New York. In 2000, 91 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Herkimer County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 1.93. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.93 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Herkimer specializes in Manufacturing.

In Herkimer County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 24.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,159 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 16.1 and 16.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Herkimer County, with the industry averaging 52 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of New York average establishment size of 30 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Herkimer County. The sector faced a loss of 590 employees during the period, or 15.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 40.1 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Herkimer County, increasing in size by 50.4 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.3 percent. The State of New York went through a industry job change of 1 percent, in the last 5 years.

Herkimer is the County that is ranked 47 of 63 total Counties compared to other Counties in 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 45 of 63 Counties.





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