Harmon County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Harmon County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Outpatient care centers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 78 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Outpatient care centers industry make up 37.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Harmon County, Oklahoma.

Top 1 Industries
1. Outpatient care centers (78 jobs lost)

In Harmon County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 3 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.





Harmon County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 46.1 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 has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry reported a gain of 7.8 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Harmon County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5 percent in terms of employment in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (46.1 percent decline)
2. Outpatient care centers (30.8 percent decline)
3. Nursing care facilities (17.4 percent decline)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (17.3 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (13.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in the State of Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Harmon County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 5.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Harmon County has expanded slower than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry took a gain of 5.5 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Harmon County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (5.3 percent gain)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Harmon County, Oklahoma

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Harmon County had a median income of $48,263, this was 84.4 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 60.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $10,359. In Harmon County, Oklahoma White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $28,658 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 9.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Harmon County, Oklahoma , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $17,662, this median household income is 32.5 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Harmon County, Oklahoma can be recognized as having a very high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 29.7 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 74.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 12 to 17 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Harmon County, accounting 42.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Harmon County had a very low median income for households of $26,167 (2005 Dollars). This median is 49.3 percent lower than the median in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the median household income is 87.8 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.