In Queens County, jobs in the spectator sports pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the spectator sports industry wages were the highest in Queens County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Queens County earned an annual wage of $151,873 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in New York of $86,800 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $84,169.

Top-pay jobs in Queens County, New York may be found in insurance carriers ($142,149), other electrical equipment and component mfg. ($99,346), accessories and other apparel manufacturing ($97,170) and natural gas distribution ($87,906) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Queens County Wages have increased by 13.0% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Queens County, New York by a total of 13.0%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for New York and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Queens County, New York when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 20.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $50,107. The industry pay was less 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.

Queens County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Queens County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 279.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Queens County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of New York, where the industry took a loss of 1 percent. The Insurance carriers industry in Queens County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 3.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (279.7 percent gain)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (190.5 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (188.7 percent gain)
4. Agents and managers for public figures (186.1 percent gain)
5. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (149.6 percent gain)

Queens County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Apparel knitting mills industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 82.1 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 felt a loss of 70.6 percent. The losses in the Apparel knitting mills industry in Queens County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 47 in percent of jobs in the Apparel knitting mills industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Apparel knitting mills (82.1 percent decline)
2. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (68.9 percent decline)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (68 percent decline)
4. ISPs and web search portals (67.6 percent decline)
5. Other electrical equipment and component mfg. (60.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 1 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 from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Queens County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Scheduled air transportation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 6,395 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Scheduled air transportation industry make up 15.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Queens County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scheduled air transportation (6,395 jobs lost)
2. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (4,227 jobs lost)
3. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (2,124 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (2,023 jobs lost)
5. Investigation and security services (1,630 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Queens County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Unclassified industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 4,639 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Unclassified industry makes up 11.4 percent of the growth in Queens County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (4,639 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (4,622 new jobs)
3. General medical and surgical hospitals (3,118 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (2,936 new jobs)
5. Outpatient care centers (2,378 new jobs)

In Queens County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 4,551 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 199 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 117 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 81 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.

Queens County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in New York, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Queens County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cable and other program distribution industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 87.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Queens County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where this industry saw a gain of 4.9 percent. The Cable and other program distribution industry in Queens County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cable and other program distribution (87.7 percent gain)
2. Scenic and sightseeing transportation, land (68.4 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (56.7 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (50.8 percent gain)
5. Nonscheduled air transportation (33.7 percent gain)

Queens County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Vending machine operators industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 44 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of New York, where the industry reported a loss of 1 percent. The losses in the Vending machine operators industry in Queens County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.2 percent in terms of employees in the Vending machine operators industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vending machine operators (44 percent decline)
2. Emergency and other relief services (42.2 percent decline)
3. Fabric mills (37.7 percent decline)
4. Promoters of performing arts and sports (35.8 percent decline)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (29.7 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Queens County

The Investigation and security services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,082 jobs. The declines in the Investigation and security services industry make up 9.5 percent of the total job loss in Queens County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (1,082 jobs lost)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (870 jobs lost)
3. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (620 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (588 jobs lost)
5. Emergency and other relief services (387 jobs lost)

In Queens County, New York, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 4,722 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Queens County

The Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 3,758 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 22.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Queens County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (3,758 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (2,568 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (828 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (779 new jobs)
5. Support activities for air transportation (744 new jobs)

From the 202 4-digit NAICS industries, 111 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 91 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.

Income and Poverty in Queens County, New York

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $48,093, posting a 3.1 percent decline. Queens County, New York, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 19 of 29 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of New York. Queens County ranks 551 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in household income across the nation.

The poverty rate in Queens County, New York has declined by 2.7 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 14.6 percent to 11.9 percent.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Queens County, New York may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 19.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Queens County, with 19.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Queens County accounted a relatively high household income of $49,654 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 2.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of New York of $50,770 and this is 1 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Queens County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 20.1 percent in the last five years. The Black or African American population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Queens County, encountering a 2.2 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $51,035. This median income level is 2.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic headed households in Queens County, New York , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $45,288, this median is 8.8 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 1.6 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $50,438. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Queens County had a median income of $49,375, this median was 0.6 percent less than the median for all households. In Queens County, New York White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $50,976 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

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

Higher Education in Queens County, New York

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 2.8 percent. By 2005, 28.8 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 4.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 27.6 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In Queens County, New York according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 25.6 percent of the White Alone, 17.8 percent of Black or African American, 37.6 percent of the Asian alone and 11.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Since 2000, Queens has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 3.8 percent to a total of 28.2 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of New York percent of 31.2 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

Queens County, New York may to understood as having a highly-educated population, with 24.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Queens has 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Queens County, New York, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 26.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Queens on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 25.8 percent (Men) versus 23 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 29 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Queens County, New York

Estimated since the year 2000, a extremely high number of individuals have migrated to Queens from outside the country. The immigration into Queens accounts for 27.2 percent of immigration into the State of New York. This percent of international migration is extremely high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Queens County, New York has a population that is comprised of 31.7 percent White, 19.4 percent African American, 20.8 percent Asian, and 26.1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 66.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of New York percent of 37.7. Since 2000, Queens has increased the level of diversity when 63.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Queens County, New York to be 37.5 years of age. The median in Queens is equal to the median age in New York of 37.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 35.5 years of age. With a total of 22.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Queens can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 64.6 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Queens County, New York had an estimated population of 2,241,600 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 2,231,312. This growth denotes an increase of 0.5 percent. Queens ranks 10 of 62 counties when calculating total change in population for New York and the county ranks 316 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

By measuring total land area, Queens spans a total area of 109 square miles. This area has a extremly high average population density of 20,521 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities 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 -- San Francisco, CA (15,835 per sq. mile ), Hudson, NJ (12,927 per sq. mile ), Suffolk, MA (11,184 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Queens County, New York

In Queens County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 831,819 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 11,857 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.4 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Queens County, New York have increased sharply from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $207,600, or 97.6 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $212,600.

Queens County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $420,200, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the State of New York 2005 home median value of $258,900 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Queens County can be understood as having a extremely high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 35.8 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

There seems to be a limited amount of affordable housing in Queens County, New York. In 2005, 7.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

The State of New York, Queens County stands 32 of 62 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,365 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Queens County, Health care and social assistance, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 21 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 93,517 individuals. The Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade sectors account for 11.9 and 11.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

Finance and insurance has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Queens County, growing by 33.6 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.8 percent. The State of New York experienced a change in employment in the sector of -5.1 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Queens County. The industry lost a total of 11,221 employees during the period, or 26.1 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 43.1 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Queens County, Transportation and Warehousing, Real estate and rental and leasing and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Transportation and Warehousing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.22. This means the percent of total employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 3.22 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Queens specializes in Transportation and Warehousing.

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Queens County, with the industry averaging 188 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the New York average of 103 for the Utilities industry.







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