Adams County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Adams County, Pennsylvania, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,354 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Adams County

The Grocery stores industry has added the most employment with 179 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Grocery stores industry makes up 13.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Adams County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (179 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (129 new jobs)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (120 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (94 new jobs)
5. Home furnishings stores (64 new jobs)

Out of the 102 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 35 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 64 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Adams County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 37 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry make up 10.2 percent of the total employment decline in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (37 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (36 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (31 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (27 jobs lost)
5. Animal food manufacturing (19 jobs lost)

Adams County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 39 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined slower than the industry has experienced in the State of Pennsylvania, where the it saw a loss of 46.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Adams County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (39 percent decline)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (37.6 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (37.5 percent decline)
4. Office administrative services (37 percent decline)
5. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (20.8 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 4.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Pennsylvania, which went through a gain of 1.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Adams County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Home furnishings stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 120.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Adams County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where this industry saw a gain of 0.7 percent. The Home furnishings stores industry in Adams County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home furnishings stores (120.8 percent gain)
2. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (87.5 percent gain)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (77.5 percent gain)
4. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (71.8 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (53.9 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 Adams County, Pennsylvania

The rate of poverty in Adams County, Pennsylvania has increased by 0.5 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 7.1 percent to 7.6 percent.

While the median household income saw a decline in the last five year in Adams County, Pennsylvania, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in the household income level was the White Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 6.4 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Hispanic population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Adams County, undergoing a 11.8 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Adams County, Pennsylvania can be considered to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 7.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 24.8 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Adams County, with 16.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Adams County, Pennsylvania reported a median household income of $39,320, this income level is 21.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Adams County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $50,378 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Adams County had a median household income level of $51,593, this was 3.3 percent greater 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 $49,968. This income level is only slightly greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 24.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $37,681.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Adams County accounted a relatively high household income of $49,964 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 6.1 percent higher than the median in Pennsylvania of $46,924 and this is 1.7 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The median household income in the area has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $46,815, which amounts to a 6.3 percent decline. Adams County, Pennsylvania, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 14 of 33 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Pennsylvania. Adams County ranks 393 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in household income across the nation.

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