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

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Employment in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry had the highest average wages in Monroe County for 2006. The average industry job in Monroe County was paid an annual wage of $105,543 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage in New York of $201,248 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $138,150.

Other high-paying jobs in Monroe County, New York are present in other financial investment activities ($102,743), computer and peripheral equipment mfg. ($102,518), other heavy construction ($86,441) and druggists' goods merchant wholesalers ($86,049) 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.

Monroe County Wages have increased by 15.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Monroe County, New York by a total of 15.2%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for New York and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Monroe County Industry Wages Lag Behind New York, but Wages Exceed the United States

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Wages in all industries in Monroe County, New York when analyzed can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 18.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $50,107. The industry pay was greater 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.

Monroe County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Monroe County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Colleges and universities industry has added the most employment with 4,146 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Colleges and universities industry makes up 18.3 percent of the growth in Monroe County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Colleges and universities (4,146 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (1,575 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (1,356 new jobs)
4. Residential mental health facilities (1,324 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (1,250 new jobs)

In Monroe County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 17,158 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 179 4-digit NAICS industries, 99 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 80 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Monroe County

The Commercial and service industry machinery industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 2,739 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Commercial and service industry machinery industry make up 8.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Monroe County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial and service industry machinery (2,739 jobs lost)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (2,314 jobs lost)
3. Wired telecommunications carriers (1,750 jobs lost)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (1,548 jobs lost)
5. Computer systems design and related services (1,490 jobs lost)

Monroe County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Agents and managers for public figures industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 470.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Monroe County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for New York, where the industry took a gain of 8.2 percent. The Agents and managers for public figures industry in Monroe County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 18.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Agents and managers for public figures (470.0 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (292.3 percent gain)
3. Nonscheduled air transportation (241.2 percent gain)
4. Warehousing and storage (237.0 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (141.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 4.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of New York, which experienced 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.

Monroe County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 80.7 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 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 industry reported a loss of 48.7 percent. The losses in the Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing industry in Monroe County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 35.1 in percent of workers in the Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing (80.7 percent decline)
2. ISPs and web search portals (77.3 percent decline)
3. Glass and glass product manufacturing (68.3 percent decline)
4. Independent artists, writers, and performers (66.5 percent decline)
5. Technical and trade schools (66 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.

Monroe County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Monroe County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 91.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Monroe County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of New York, where the industry felt a gain of 61 percent. The Unclassified industry in Monroe County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (91.9 percent gain)
2. Emergency and other relief services (54.5 percent gain)
3. Telecommunications resellers (36.0 percent gain)
4. Agents and managers for public figures (35.7 percent gain)
5. Sound recording industries (35.4 percent gain)

Monroe County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Performing arts companies industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 40.3 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 gone through in the New York, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Performing arts companies industry in Monroe County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.8 percent in terms of employees in the Performing arts companies industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Performing arts companies (40.3 percent decline)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (28.4 percent decline)
3. Outpatient care centers (23.5 percent decline)
4. Software publishers (20.1 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (19.4 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in New York, which experienced a gain of 1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Monroe County

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 726 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry make up 6.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Monroe County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (726 jobs lost)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (643 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (631 jobs lost)
4. Employment services (594 jobs lost)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (568 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Monroe County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Management of companies and enterprises industry has grown the most with 970 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Management of companies and enterprises industry makes up 12.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Monroe County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (970 new jobs)
2. Colleges and universities (712 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (576 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (467 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (333 new jobs)

In Monroe County, New York, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 1,748 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 184 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 92 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 91 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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 Monroe County, New York

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Monroe County, New York can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 34.5 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Monroe County, accounting 18.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The poverty rate in Monroe County, New York has increased by 1.4 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 11.2 percent to 12.6 percent.

While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Monroe County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median income was the Black or African American category. This group felt a decline of 17.4 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Monroe County, seeing a 21.6 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

The median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $45,748, posting a 12.9 percent decline. Monroe County, New York, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 1 of 29 counties in percent of decline for household income in New York. Monroe County ranks 101 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Monroe County reported a relatively high median income for households of $52,522 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 3.3 percent higher than the median in State of New York of $50,770 and the income level is 6.5 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

In Monroe County, New York White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $57,385 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 9.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic headed households in Monroe County, New York , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $28,264, which is 46.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Monroe County reported a median household income of $42,920, this was 18.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 43.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $29,623. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $59,097. This median is 12.5 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

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

Demographic Profile for Monroe County, New York

Monroe County, New York had a population of 733,366 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 735,697. The decline denotes a decrease of -0.3 percent. Monroe ranks 57 of 62 counties in terms of population growth in New York and the county ranks 3,080 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Monroe encompasses a total area of 659 square miles. The county has a very high average population density of 1,112 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Orange, FL (1,127 per sq. mile ), Davidson, TN (1,145 per sq. mile ), Henrico, VA (1,179 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Jackson, MO (1,096 per sq. mile ), Covington city, VA (1,094 per sq. mile ), Hillsborough, FL (1,077 per sq. mile ).

Monroe County, New York has a population that is made up of 76.2 percent White, 14 percent African American, 2.8 percent Asian, and 5.7 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 22.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of New York percent of 37.7. Since 2000, Monroe has increased the percent of minority makeup when 21.5 percent of the population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Monroe County, New York to be 37.7 years old. The median in Monroe is greater than the median age for the State of New York of 37.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 36.1 years of age. With a total of 23.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Monroe can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 63 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

From 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Monroe internationally. The migration from outside the US into Monroe totals 1.5 percent of immigration into the State of New York. This percent of immigration can be considered high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Monroe County, New York

The owner-occupied dwellings in Monroe County, New York have moderate increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $20,800, or 21.1 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $98,700.

Monroe County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $119,500, accounted by the American Community Survey. This 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 across the nation during that year.

In the State of New York, Monroe County places 24 of 62 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,048 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Monroe County, New York. In 2005, 54 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Monroe County, the real estate market was made up of 311,917 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 5,679 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.9 percent.

Monroe County may be be described as having a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 0.8 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Monroe is the County that is ranked 8 of 63 Counties throughout the State of New York in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 7 of 63 Counties.

Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Monroe County, with the industry averaging 178 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the New York establishments size average of 103 for the Utilities industry.

Educational services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Monroe County, changing a total of 22 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 13.8 percent. The State of New York went through a industry job change of 10.9 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Monroe County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 18.2 percent of total employment in the county, making up 60,660 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries total 16.2 and 12.3 percent of all employment.

In Monroe County, Educational services, Management of companies and enterprises and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Educational services sector has a United State LQ of 3.29. This means the percent of total employment in the Educational services industry is 3.29 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Monroe County may specialize, or be an exporter of Educational services.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Monroe County. The sector dealt with a loss of 16,461 employees during the period, or 21.3 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 70.6 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).