In Sullivan County, jobs in the computer systems design and related services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the computer systems design and related services industry wages were the highest in Sullivan County for 2006. The average industry job in Sullivan County was paid an annual wage of $104,625 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in New York of $90,344 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $80,588.

High-wage employment in Sullivan County, New York can be found in insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($70,464), specialized design services ($65,713), highway, street, and bridge construction ($65,430) and land subdivision ($54,605) 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.

Sullivan County Wages have increased by 18.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Sullivan County, New York by a total of 18.3%. This is greater than the growth in industry 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Sullivan County, New York when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 44.4 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $50,107. The overall industry wage 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.

Sullivan County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Sullivan County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 182.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Sullivan County has increased employment slower than the growth seen in the industry for New York, where the industry took a gain of 208.5 percent. The Unclassified industry in Sullivan 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 (182.0 percent gain)
2. Other information services (181.8 percent gain)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (169.4 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (153.7 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (96.3 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in New York, which went through a loss of -1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Sullivan County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drycleaning and laundry services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 90.7 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 industry reported a loss of 11.4 percent. The losses in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry in Sullivan County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 9.8 percent in terms of employment in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (90.7 percent decline)
2. Consumer goods rental (71.7 percent decline)
3. Home furnishings stores (66.3 percent decline)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (65.6 percent decline)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (61.2 percent decline)

In Sullivan County, New York, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 475 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sullivan County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Traveler accommodation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 547 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 31.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Sullivan County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (547 jobs lost)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (162 jobs lost)
3. Consumer goods rental (108 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (108 jobs lost)
5. Religious organizations (92 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sullivan County

The Residential mental health facilities industry has added the most employment with 561 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential mental health facilities industry makes up 29.8 percent of the growth in Sullivan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (561 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (181 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (104 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (101 new jobs)
5. Other food manufacturing (99 new jobs)

From the 81 4-digit NAICS industries, 43 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 35 industry sectors reported declines during the 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.

Sullivan County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in New York, which went through a gain of 1.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Sullivan County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 156.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sullivan County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of New York, where it saw a gain of 0.2 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Sullivan County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (156.5 percent gain)
2. Other information services (121.4 percent gain)
3. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (103.3 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (75.1 percent gain)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (46.2 percent gain)

Sullivan County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drycleaning and laundry services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 81.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the New York, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 4.8 percent. The losses in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry in Sullivan County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 2 in percent of jobs in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (81.7 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (46.5 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (34.4 percent decline)
4. Traveler accommodation (33.3 percent decline)
5. Chemical merchant wholesalers (33 percent decline)

In Sullivan County, New York, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 273 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sullivan County

The Traveler accommodation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 478 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 49.5 percent of the total employment decline in Sullivan County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (478 jobs lost)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (74 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (71 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (40 jobs lost)
5. Insurance carriers (22 jobs lost)

Given the 90 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 40 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 47 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sullivan County

The Residential mental health facilities industry has added the most employment with 120 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Residential mental health facilities industry makes up 20.3 percent of the growth in Sullivan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (120 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (69 new jobs)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (38 new jobs)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (30 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (25 new jobs)





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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 Sullivan County, New York

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Sullivan County, New York can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.3 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 39.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Sullivan County, having 27.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The household income has increased from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has increased to $48,210, posting a 11.4 percent growth. Sullivan County, New York, in terms of percent of growth, ranks 1 of 9 counties in percent of growth for the household income level in the State of New York. Sullivan County ranks 7 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of growth in household income across the nation.

The poverty rate in Sullivan County, New York has declined by 6.3 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 16.3 percent to 10 percent.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Sullivan County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $43,288 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 17.3 percent lower than the median income in State of New York of $50,770 and the median is 13.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

While the median household income saw a growth since 2000 in Sullivan County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through an increase of 98.1 percent since the year 2000. The White Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level growth in Sullivan County, encountering a 8.4 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 38.9 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $26,447. Hispanic Householders in Sullivan County, New York recorded a median income of $30,002, this median household income is 30.7 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Sullivan County reported a median household income of $45,547, this was 5.2 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Sullivan County, New York White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,392 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.6 percent greater than the median in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $53,277. This median income level is 23.1 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

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

Higher Education in Sullivan County, New York

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 5.0 percent. In the year 2005, 21 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 5.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 23.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

From 2000, Sullivan has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 5.6 percent to a total of 22.2 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the 2005 State of New York percent of 31.2 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

Sullivan County, New York may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 16.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Sullivan is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of New York's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Sullivan County, New York, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 32.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Sullivan have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 15.8 percent (Men) versus 17.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 35 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Sullivan County, New York as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17.6 percent of the White Alone, 6.6 percent of Black or African American, 38.8 percent of the Asian alone and 8.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Sullivan County, New York

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Sullivan internationally. The migration from outside the US into Sullivan totals 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of New York. This percent of international migration is medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Sullivan County, New York to be 39.3 years of age. The median in Sullivan is greater than the median age for the State of New York of 37.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.8 years old. With a total of 23.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Sullivan can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 62.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Sullivan County, New York has a population that is comprised of 78 percent White, 8.5 percent African American, 1.4 percent Asian, and 11 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 20.9 percent minorities. This is less than the State of New York percent of 37.7. Since 2000, Sullivan has increased the percent of minority population when 18.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Sullivan covers a total land area of 970 total square miles. The area has a medium-low density of 79 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Rowan, KY (79 per sq. mile ), Lonoke, AR (79 per sq. mile ), Grainger, TN (79 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Somerset, MD (79 per sq. mile ), Guernsey, OH (79 per sq. mile ), Bastrop, TX (79 per sq. mile ).

Sullivan County, New York had a population of 76,539 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 74,072. This growth denotes an increase of 3.3 percent. Sullivan ranks 20 of 62 counties in terms of population growth in New York and the county ranks 733 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Sullivan County, New York

Sullivan County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $157,300, reported by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall State of New York 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $258,900 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

In Sullivan County, the real estate market was made up of 46,998 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 1,988 residential structures since 2001, a change of 4.4 percent.

The residential home values in Sullivan County, New York have seen large increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $64,000, or 68.6 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $93,300.

Sullivan County has a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 3.5 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

The State of New York, Sullivan County stands 3 of 62 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 964 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

It can be understood that there is a fair amount of affordable housing in Sullivan County, New York. In 2005, 36.7 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Sullivan County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 22 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 4,316 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 16.9 and 15.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Sullivan County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Health care and social assistance and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has an LQ of 1.89. The level of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 1.89 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Sullivan specializes in Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Finance and insurance saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Sullivan County. The sector dealt with a loss of 289 jobs, or 24.1 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 55.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Sullivan is the County that is ranked 38 of 63 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of New York by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 37 of 63 Counties.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Sullivan County, moving a total of 92.3 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.7 percent. The State of New York experienced a sector employment shift of 5.9 percent, during the time since 2001.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in Sullivan County. In the County, the industry averages 44 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 40 and greater than the New York establishments size average of 42 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

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