In Putnam County, jobs in the medical and diagnostic laboratories pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the medical and diagnostic laboratories industry had the highest average wages in Putnam County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Putnam County was paid an annual wage of $245,187 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of New York of $52,905 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $50,276.

High-wage employment in Putnam County, New York can be found in management of companies and enterprises ($84,405), advertising and related services ($75,465), highway, street, and bridge construction ($70,076) and offices of physicians ($69,995) 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.

Putnam County Wages have increased by 17.1% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Putnam County, New York by a total of 17.1%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of New York and greater 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Putnam County, New York when analyzed can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 24.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $50,107. The average industry wage 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.

Putnam County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Putnam County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 87.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the New York, where the it saw a gain of 9.6 percent. The losses in the Management of companies and enterprises industry in Putnam County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.5 percent in terms of employees in the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (87.5 percent decline)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (77.8 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (75.4 percent decline)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (74.7 percent decline)
5. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (67.9 percent decline)

Putnam County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 356.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Putnam County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of New York, where it saw a gain of 3.4 percent. The Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry in Putnam County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (356.4 percent gain)
2. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (215.2 percent gain)
3. Investigation and security services (184.0 percent gain)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (161.0 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (149.0 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 13.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of New York, which went through a loss of -1.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

In Putnam County, New York, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 2,462 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Putnam County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has added the most employment with 422 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 12.8 percent of the total growth in Putnam County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (422 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (340 new jobs)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (178 new jobs)
4. Unclassified (171 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (146 new jobs)

Of the 89 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 34 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 55 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Putnam County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 218 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 17.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Putnam County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (218 jobs lost)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (152 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (151 jobs lost)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (73 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (68 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.

Putnam County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Putnam County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Advertising and related services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 280.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Putnam County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of New York, where the industry took a gain of 6.2 percent. The Advertising and related services industry in Putnam County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Advertising and related services (280.3 percent gain)
2. Business support services (113.3 percent gain)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (83.4 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (71.9 percent gain)
5. Warehousing and storage (64.1 percent gain)

Putnam County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50.8 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 gain of 4.4 percent. The losses in the Management of companies and enterprises industry in Putnam County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.7 percent in terms of employees in the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (50.8 percent decline)
2. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (36 percent decline)
3. Other support services (35.7 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (33.3 percent decline)
5. Computer systems design and related services (25.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in New York, which experienced a gain of 1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Putnam County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 78 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 14.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Putnam County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (78 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (71 jobs lost)
3. Personal care services (43 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (25 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (24 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Putnam County

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has grown the most with 131 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry makes up 11.6 percent of the total growth in Putnam County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (131 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (130 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (100 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (80 new jobs)
5. Advertising and related services (71 new jobs)

Of the 92 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 40 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 49 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Putnam County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 499 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 Putnam County, New York

The median household income in the area has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $81,076, which amounts to a 4.1 percent decline. Putnam County, New York, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 14 of 29 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of New York. Putnam County ranks 503 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income level for the United States.

While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in Putnam County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 1419067.5 percent since the year 2000. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Putnam County, encountering a 1.1 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Putnam County, New York may be understood as having a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 4.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 10.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Putnam County, with 8.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Putnam County, New York , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $71,743, which is 15.2 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 10.7 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $93,600. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $105,498. This income level is 24.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Putnam County reported a median household income of $46,983, which was 44.4 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Putnam County, New York White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $84,747 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Putnam County accounted a very high median household income of $84,566 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 40 percent higher than the median in New York of $50,770 and the median household income is 41.9 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The poverty rate in Putnam County, New York has declined by 1.9 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 4.4 percent to 2.5 percent.

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

Higher Education in Putnam County, New York

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Putnam County, New York, many men in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 34.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Putnam have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 34.8 percent (Men) versus 33 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 33 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From the year 2000, Putnam has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 1.6 percent to a total of 35.4 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the State of New York percent of 31.2 and greater than the United States percent of 27.2.

In Putnam County, New York as reported in the 2000 Census, 34 percent of the White Alone, 33.2 percent of Black or African American, 64.6 percent of the Asian alone and 22.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Putnam County, New York has a very highly-educated population of the working age, with 33.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Putnam is reported having a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of New York's proportion of 27.4 percent and a higher 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. By the year 2005, 36.8 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 0.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 33.8 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 Putnam County, New York

Putnam County, New York had an estimated population of 100,507 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 96,226. This growth signifies an increase of 4.4 percent. Putnam ranks 14 of 62 counties in terms of population growth in New York and the county ranks 547 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Putnam spans a total of 231 square miles. This area has a medium-high population density of 435 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Stafford, VA (436 per sq. mile ), Middlesex, CT (442 per sq. mile ), Volusia, FL (444 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Cherokee, GA (435 per sq. mile ), Hidalgo, TX (432 per sq. mile ), Boone, KY (432 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Putnam County, New York to be 39.6 years of age. The median in Putnam is greater than the median in New York of 37.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.5 years of age. With 24.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Putnam can be understood as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 65.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Since 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Putnam from outside the country. The immigration into Putnam makes up 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of New York. This level of international migration can be considered high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Putnam County, New York has a population that is made up of 86 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 1.8 percent Asian, and 9.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 13.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of New York percent of 37.7. Since 2000, Putnam has increased in diversity when 9.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

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

In Putnam County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Construction and Educational services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.11. The level of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 2.11 times greater than the national average, signifying that Putnam County may specialize, or be an exporter of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Putnam County, with the industry averaging 19 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of New York typical size of 30 for the Manufacturing industry.

Management of companies and enterprises since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Putnam County. The industry lost a total of 147 employees during the period, or 83.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 45.4 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Administrative and waste services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Putnam County, changing a total of 40.5 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.5 percent. The State of New York saw a change in employment in the sector of -2.7 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Putnam County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 20.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 4,126 jobs. The Retail Trade and Construction industries make up 13.4 and 11.8 percent of all employment.







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