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People with jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services industry wages were the highest in Harney County for 2006. The average industry job in Harney County was paid an annual wage of $32,950 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage rate in Oregon of $41,755 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $50,686.

High-wage employment in Harney County, Oregon can be found in other crop farming ($27,446), building equipment contractors ($26,972), depository credit intermediation ($26,963) and automotive repair and maintenance ($23,523) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail Comparison

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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.

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Harney County, Oregon by a total of 27.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Oregon and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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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.

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Total wages in all industries in Harney County, Oregon can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 36.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,156. The average industry wage was less than the national industry average 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.

Total industry employment has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of Oregon, experiencing a gain of 5.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Harney County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 52.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Harney County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oregon, where this industry saw a gain of 14.5 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Harney County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 13.9 percent in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (52.7 percent gain)
2. Religious organizations (26.1 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (10.6 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (10.5 percent gain)

Harney County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 28.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oregon, where the industry felt a gain of 48.3 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Harney County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 26.1 in percent of workers in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (28.6 percent decline)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (24.1 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (23.5 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (16.3 percent decline)

In Harney County, Oregon, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 26 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

From the 8 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 4 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Harney County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 36 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 80.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Harney County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (36 new jobs)
2. Religious organizations (4 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (4 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (2 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Harney County

Given the industries in the area, the Cattle ranching and farming industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 23 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 50.7 percent of the total employment decline in Harney County, Oregon.

Top 4 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (23 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (15 jobs lost)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (5 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (3 jobs lost)





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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.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Harney County

Given the industries in the area, the Offices of other health practitioners industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 3 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Offices of other health practitioners industry make up 66.7 percent of the total employment decline in Harney County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (3 jobs lost)
2. Activities related to real estate (36 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (26 jobs lost)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (13 jobs lost)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (12 jobs lost)

In Harney County, Oregon, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 16 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 10 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 2 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Harney County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 14 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 50.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Harney County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (14 new jobs)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (5 new jobs)

Harney County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 16.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8.8 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Harney County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4 percent in terms of employment in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (16.7 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (2.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Oregon, which went through a gain of 3.7 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Harney County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 27.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Harney County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oregon, where this industry saw a gain of 2.5 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Harney County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (27.0 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (14.9 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (13.2 percent gain)
4. Religious organizations (9.4 percent gain)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (6.8 percent gain)





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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.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Harney County, Oregon can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 36.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Harney County, having 18.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

In Harney County, Oregon White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,881 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $35,649. This income level is 1.6 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic households in Harney County, Oregon reported a median household income of $32,279, this median household income is 10.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Harney County had a median income of $23,400, this median was 35.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Harney County was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $36,220 (2005 Dollars). This median is 32.2 percent lower than the median in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the income level is 35.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

In Harney County, Oregon according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 26.4 percent of the Asian alone and 9.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Harney County, Oregon can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 11.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Harney has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Oregon's proportion of 25 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Harney County, Oregon, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Harney have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.4 percent (Men) versus 10.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 39 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Harney County, Oregon to be 44.1 years of age. The median age in Harney is greater than the median age in the State of Oregon of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 39.9 years of age. With a total of 23.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Harney can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 58.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 17.7 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

From 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Harney internationally. The migration from outside the US into Harney totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Oregon. This level of international migration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Harney County, Oregon had a population that was estimated at 6,898 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 7,613. The decline represents a decrease of -9.4 percent. Harney ranks 36 of 36 counties in terms of population growth in Oregon and the county ranks 2,874 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When measuring the total land area, Harney spans a total of 10134 square miles. This area has a very low density of 1 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

Harney County, Oregon has a population that is made up of 91.1 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 3.5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Harney has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 4.9 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Harney County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $73,300, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Oregon 2000 home value of $152,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

When compared to other counties in Oregon, Harney County places 30 of 36 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,837 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Harney County, Oregon. In 2000, 88.7 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Harney County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 3,571 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 21 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.6 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Harney County, Oregon -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Harney County. The industry averages 39 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Oregon typical size of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.

Information is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Harney County, increasing by 30.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -14.9 percent. The State of Oregon felt a shift in employment in the industry of -15.7 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Harney County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 8.93. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 8.93 times greater than the national average, signifying that Harney County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Harney County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 18.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 281 individuals. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries make up 18.3 and 16.5 percent of all employment.









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