Youngstown-Warren-Boardman One-Year Industry Employment Change

In the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 1,272 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Individual and family services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 539 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 11.7 percent of the total growth in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (539 new jobs)
2. Outpatient care centers (352 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (288 new jobs)
4. Clothing stores (263 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (251 new jobs)

Of the 128 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 70 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 57 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 713 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 14.6 percent of the total employment decline in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (713 jobs lost)
2. Railroad rolling stock manufacturing (555 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (237 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (220 jobs lost)
5. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (182 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 0.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Ohio, which experienced a gain of 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2 percent.

The Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Scientific research and development services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 51.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where this industry saw a gain of 9.5 percent. The Scientific research and development services industry in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scientific research and development services (51.6 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (43.0 percent gain)
3. Support activities for air transportation (34.3 percent gain)
4. Rooming and boarding houses (32.0 percent gain)
5. Advertising and related services (30.2 percent gain)

The Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 82.7 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 16.9 percent. The losses in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.5 in percent of jobs in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Railroad rolling stock manufacturing (82.7 percent decline)
2. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (66.2 percent decline)
3. Greenhouse and nursery production (59.8 percent decline)
4. Private households (35.1 percent decline)
5. Spectator sports (28.9 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.

Income and Poverty in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $38,497, representing a 5.1 percent decline. The Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 3 of 11 metro area in percent of decline for household income in Ohio. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman ranks 175 of 233 metro area in terms of the decline in median household income in the United States.

Hispanic Householders in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $29,981, which is 26.1 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,424 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $72,029. This median is 77.6 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman had a median income of $23,108, this median was 43 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 44.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $22,459.

When compared to other Metro Areas throughout the United States, the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area had a relatively low median household income of $40,559 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 18.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median is 21.1 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 53.2 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, encountering a 345.8 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Contrasted against to other Metropolitan Areas throughout the US, the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.5 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 34 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, reporting 20.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The poverty rate in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metro has increased by 0.4 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 11.5 percent to 11.9 percent.

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