Washington County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Washington County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machinery and equipment rental and leasing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 26.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Machinery and equipment rental and leasing industry in Washington County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 8.5 in percent of jobs in the Machinery and equipment rental and leasing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (26.3 percent decline)
2. Support activities for animal production (21.7 percent decline)
3. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (20.3 percent decline)
4. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (19 percent decline)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (18.6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Oregon, experiencing a gain of 3.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Washington County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Taxi and limousine service industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 241.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Washington County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oregon, where this industry saw a gain of 0.2 percent. The Taxi and limousine service industry in Washington County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Taxi and limousine service (241.7 percent gain)
2. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (85.7 percent gain)
3. Vending machine operators (74.1 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (67.6 percent gain)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (63.2 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Washington County

Given the industries in the area, the Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 136 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing industry make up 7.6 percent of the total employment decline in Washington County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (136 jobs lost)
2. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (112 jobs lost)
3. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (108 jobs lost)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (105 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (79 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Washington County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,476 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry makes up 12.0 percent of the total employment growth in Washington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (1,476 new jobs)
2. Business support services (706 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (570 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (417 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (374 new jobs)

In Washington County, Oregon, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 10,627 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

From the 185 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 62 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 122 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.





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 Washington County, Oregon

The areas median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $53,431, representing a 12.4 percent decline. Washington County, Oregon, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 2 of 14 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Oregon. Washington County ranks 116 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Washington County was reported to have a relatively high household income of $60,983 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 21.5 percent higher than the household income median in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the median household income is 19.4 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Washington County, Oregon can be considered to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 7.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 20.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Washington County, accounting 10.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Washington County, Oregon White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $61,790 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 17.2 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $50,474. Hispanic households in Washington County, Oregon , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $43,408, which is 28.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Washington County reported a median household income of $51,645, this median was 15.3 percent less than the median income level in this area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $71,147. This household income level is 16.7 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

The poverty rate in Washington County, Oregon has increased by 2.9 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 7.4 percent to 10.3 percent.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Washington County, Oregon, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 49.4 percent since 2000. The Hispanic population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Washington County, encountering a 9.5 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

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