Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Jefferson County Industry Wages Lag Behind Oregon, and Wages Lag Behind the United States


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The average total wages in all industries in Jefferson County, Oregon when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.6 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,156. The average industry wage was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of 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.

Friday, February 09, 2007

Jefferson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jefferson County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 27 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 20.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Jefferson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (27 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (23 new jobs)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (22 new jobs)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (16 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (14 new jobs)

From the 23 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 12 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Jefferson County, Oregon, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 163 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jefferson County

The Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 44 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 38.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Jefferson County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (44 jobs lost)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (30 jobs lost)
3. Other crop farming (16 jobs lost)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (7 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (5 jobs lost)

Jefferson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 75 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oregon, where the industry reported a gain of 7.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Jefferson County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (75 percent decline)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (44.9 percent decline)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (40 percent decline)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (36.1 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (21.9 percent decline)

Jefferson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 105.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Jefferson County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oregon, where the industry felt a gain of 20.7 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Jefferson County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 11 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (105.0 percent gain)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (71.6 percent gain)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (61.3 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (45.3 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (33.3 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in the State of Oregon, which went through a gain of 5.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

 

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