Eugene-Springfield, OR

Eugene-Springfield Metro Area industry wages have increased by 16.1% percent since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in the Eugene-Springfield Metro Area by a total of 16.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Oregon and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Eugene-Springfield Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind Oregon, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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Total wages in all industries in Eugene-Springfield, OR can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 Metro Area wages throughout the nation. The average pay is 12.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,156. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Eugene-Springfield Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Employment for all industries has increased by 8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Oregon, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

The Eugene-Springfield Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Data processing and related services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 327.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Eugene-Springfield has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oregon, where it saw a gain of 30.9 percent. The Data processing and related services industry in Eugene-Springfield outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 16.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Data processing and related services (327.7 percent gain)
2. Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (193.9 percent gain)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (193.8 percent gain)
4. Independent artists, writers, and performers (181.2 percent gain)
5. Other textile product mills (165.0 percent gain)

The Eugene-Springfield Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 89.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oregon, where the industry felt a loss of 30.4 percent. The losses in the Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry in Eugene-Springfield outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 11.5 in percent of workers in the Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (89.1 percent decline)
2. Glass and glass product manufacturing (89 percent decline)
3. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (67.7 percent decline)
4. Other residential care facilities (58.6 percent decline)
5. ISPs and web search portals (54.5 percent decline)

Of the 188 4-digit NAICS industries, 75 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 113 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 9,304 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Eugene-Springfield Metro Area

The Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,538 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 11.2 percent of the total growth in Eugene-Springfield.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,538 new jobs)
2. Department stores (725 new jobs)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (519 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (473 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (456 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Eugene-Springfield Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Vocational rehabilitation services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 405 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry make up 7.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Eugene-Springfield, OR.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vocational rehabilitation services (405 jobs lost)
2. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (376 jobs lost)
3. Other professional and technical services (277 jobs lost)
4. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (270 jobs lost)
5. Printing and related support activities (251 jobs lost)

Eugene-Springfield One-Year Industry Employment Change

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In the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,160 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 194 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 67 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 126 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Eugene-Springfield Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 332 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Department stores industry makes up 5.9 percent of the growth in Eugene-Springfield.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (332 new jobs)
2. Employment services (296 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (269 new jobs)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (261 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (247 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Eugene-Springfield Metro Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Business support services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 146 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Business support services industry make up 7.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Eugene-Springfield, OR.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (146 jobs lost)
2. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (121 jobs lost)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (109 jobs lost)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (107 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (88 jobs lost)

The Eugene-Springfield Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 43.3 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 Oregon, where the industry felt a gain of 7.3 percent. The losses in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry in Eugene-Springfield outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 3.9 in percent of workers in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (43.3 percent decline)
2. Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing (36.4 percent decline)
3. Other heavy construction (33.3 percent decline)
4. Textile furnishings mills (29.5 percent decline)
5. Rubber product manufacturing (27.8 percent decline)

The Eugene-Springfield Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 205.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Eugene-Springfield has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where the industry felt a gain of 10.9 percent. The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Eugene-Springfield outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (205.8 percent gain)
2. Rooming and boarding houses (108.8 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (78.1 percent gain)
4. Nonscheduled air transportation (59.6 percent gain)
5. Local messengers and local delivery (55.4 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 3.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in the State of Oregon, which saw a gain of 3.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.

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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 Eugene-Springfield, OR

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Compared to Metro Areas across the United States, the Eugene-Springfield metro area had a medium-low median income for all households of $43,222 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 10.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the income level is 13.7 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic in Eugene-Springfield, OR , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $34,917, this income level is 19.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Eugene-Springfield, OR White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $44,109 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $21,065. This income level is 51.3 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 17.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $35,742. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Eugene-Springfield had a median income of $37,575, which was 13.1 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the Hispanic category. This category saw a decline of 52.5 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Eugene-Springfield, undergoing a 12.1 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

Contrasted against to other Metropolitan Areas throughout the US, the Eugene-Springfield metro area can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 31.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Eugene-Springfield, reporting 21 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $37,290, posting a 13.7 percent decline. The Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 1 of 4 metro area in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Oregon. Eugene-Springfield ranks 35 of 233 metro area when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

The poverty rate in the Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro has increased by 1.7 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 14.4 percent to 16.1 percent.

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

Higher Education in the Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area

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From the year 2000, the Eugene-Springfield metro area has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.4 percent to a total of 28 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the State of Oregon percent of 27.8 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.

Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area can be considered to have a highly-educated working age population, with 28 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey. The Eugene-Springfield MSA has a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Oregon's proportion of 27.8 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 27.2 percent.

According to the 2005 American Community Survey in the Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Eugene-Springfield metro area have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 28.2 percent (Men) versus 27.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In the Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 27.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 17.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 1.2 percent. In the year 2005, 28.2 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 3.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 27.6 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Eugene-Springfield, OR

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The Eugene-Springfield metro area had a population of 335,180 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 323,431. This growth represents an increase of 3.6 percent. Eugene-Springfield ranks 5 of 6 MSAs in terms of population growth in Oregon and the metro area ranks 160 of 361 metro areas in terms of population growth in the United States.

From 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated into the Eugene-Springfield metro area, with 4,088 people migrating in from another country. The international migration into Eugene-Springfield makes up 5.7 percent of immigration into the State of Oregon. This amount of international migration is high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The Eugene-Springfield metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is made of 87.2 percent White, 0.8 percent African American, 2.5 percent Asian, and 5.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 8.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Eugene-Springfield has increased the percent of minority makeup when 7.3 percent of the population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, the Eugene-Springfield metro area spans a total of 4554 square miles. The MSA has a medium-low population density of 74 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Hinesville-Fort Stewart (75 per sq. mile ), Kennewick-Richland-Pasco (75 per sq. mile ), Alexandria (75 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Santa Fe (74 per sq. mile ), St Joseph (73 per sq. mile ), Fort Smith (71 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in the Eugene-Springfield metro area to be 38.0 years old. The median age in Eugene-Springfield is greater than the median age in Oregon of 37.0. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 36.6 years of age. With 28.8 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Eugene-Springfield can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 12.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other metro areas throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Eugene-Springfield

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In Eugene-Springfield, the real estate market was made up of 145,876 homes in the year 2005. This MSA has gone through a medium level of growth in the number housing units, adding in all 5,359 homes since 2001, or 3.8 percent.

The residential real estate values in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon have experienced moderate increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $32,600, or 23.1 percent, since 2000 when their medians were reported to be $141,000.

In the State of Oregon, Eugene-Springfield is positioned 6 of the 6 metro areas by percent in growth of new residential structures. The metropolitan area places 247 of 361, in terms of residential real estate percentage change compared to other United States metro areas.

Eugene-Springfield recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $173,600, published by the American Community Survey. This is less than the Oregon 2005 median home value of $201,200 and greater than home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

There is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon. In 2005, only 19.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Eugene-Springfield can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. During the year 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 5 percent of the houses were valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Eugene, Oregon -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Eugene Metropolitan Area (MSA), averaging 33 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Oregon average establishment size of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Eugene, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Real estate and rental and leasing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 1.4. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 1.4 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Eugene may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Eugene, increasing by 34.5 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.5 percent. The State of Oregon went through a industry job change of 12 percent, during the period.

An industry with high wages in Eugene is the utilities industry with wages that annually pay $57,876. Throughout the MSA since the year 2001, the industry annual average pay has grown by 14.5 percent or $7,314. The State of Oregon reflects the same economic condition in the utilities industry, ranking at the top of sectors according to average 2004 industry pay.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in the Eugene Metropolitan Area. The industry was hit with a loss of 372 jobs during the period, or 17.2 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 33.7 percent of all employment losses in the Metro Area.

In Eugene, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 16.6 percent of the total MSA employment. This totals 20,255 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 15.6 and 14.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).