Jackson County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 167 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 63 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 102 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Jackson County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has added the most employment with 352 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry makes up 12.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Jackson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (352 new jobs)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (120 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (116 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (107 new jobs)
5. Insurance carriers (97 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Jackson County

Given the industries in the area, the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 278 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry make up 16.2 percent of the total job loss in Jackson County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (278 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (232 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for forestry (146 jobs lost)
4. Wireless telecommunications carriers (124 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (103 jobs lost)

In Jackson County, Oregon, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,236 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Jackson County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 62.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oregon, where the it saw a loss of 3.9 percent. The losses in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry in Jackson County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.4 in percent of jobs in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (62.5 percent decline)
2. Wireless telecommunications carriers (48.5 percent decline)
3. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (44 percent decline)
4. ISPs and web search portals (41.6 percent decline)
5. Used merchandise stores (41.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 1.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in Oregon, experiencing a gain of 3.7 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Jackson County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 282.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Jackson County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where it saw a gain of 14.3 percent. The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Jackson County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (282.8 percent gain)
2. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (73.3 percent gain)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (53.0 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (48.3 percent gain)
5. Specialized design services (48.1 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 Jackson County, Oregon

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Jackson County, Oregon, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 65.6 percent in the last five years. The Asian Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Jackson County, encountering a 43.4 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $41,194, which amounts to a 3.4 percent decline. Jackson County, Oregon, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 13 of 14 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Oregon. Jackson County ranks 539 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 18.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $34,786. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Jackson County reported a median household income of $31,960, this was 25.1 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Jackson County, Oregon White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,317 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Jackson County, Oregon , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,044, this income level is 22.5 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $38,513. This income level is 9.7 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Jackson County accounted a medium-high median household income of $42,659 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 12.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the income level is 15.2 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Jackson County, Oregon may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 25.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Jackson County, having 21.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Jackson County, Oregon has increased by 0.5 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 12.5 percent to 13 percent.

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