Columbia County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 58 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 26 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 31 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Columbia County, Oregon, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 409 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Columbia County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 76 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 23.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Columbia County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (76 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (28 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (27 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (25 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (14 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Columbia County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Lessors of real estate industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 19 jobs. The declines in the Lessors of real estate industry make up 14.1 percent of the total employment decline in Columbia County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (19 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (19 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for water transportation (12 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (12 jobs lost)
5. Religious organizations (10 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Oregon, which experienced a gain of 3.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Columbia County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 30.9 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 seen in the Oregon, where the industry reported a gain of 0.3 percent. The losses in the Activities related to real estate industry in Columbia County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 4.1 in percent of workers in the Activities related to real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (30.9 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (28.6 percent decline)
3. Support activities for water transportation (25.2 percent decline)
4. Support activities for road transportation (18.2 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (16.9 percent decline)

Columbia County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 233.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Columbia County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 52.6 percent. The Unclassified industry in Columbia County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (233.3 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (82.4 percent gain)
3. Computer systems design and related services (75.0 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (35.2 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (32.8 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 Columbia County, Oregon

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Columbia County was reported to have a relatively high median household income of $53,582 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 10.7 percent higher than the median in Oregon of $47,872 and the median household income is 8.3 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 47.7 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $79,158. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $28,438. This median income level is 46.9 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. In Columbia County, Oregon White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $53,898 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Columbia County, Oregon , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $38,756, this median household income is 27.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Columbia County reported a median household income of $44,948, this median was 16.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Columbia County, Oregon may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.1 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 25.7 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Columbia County, reporting 11.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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