Lawrence County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 1.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Pennsylvania, which went through a gain of 1.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other personal services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 196.2 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lawrence County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 2.3 percent. The Other personal services industry in Lawrence County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (196.2 percent gain)
2. Shoe stores (94.1 percent gain)
3. Child day care services (65.7 percent gain)
4. Special food services (33.1 percent gain)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (29.9 percent gain)

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 53.8 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Pennsylvania, where the industry reported a gain of 2.7 percent. The losses in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Lawrence County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.4 in percent of jobs in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (53.8 percent decline)
2. Private households (52.6 percent decline)
3. Management and technical consulting services (35.4 percent decline)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (24.7 percent decline)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (24.6 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Child day care services industry has added the most employment with 91 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Child day care services industry makes up 14.2 percent of the total employment growth in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (91 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (54 new jobs)
3. Special food services (46 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (44 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (38 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Community care facilities for the elderly industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 84 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry make up 11.7 percent of the total employment decline in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (84 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (50 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (49 jobs lost)
4. Business support services (47 jobs lost)
5. Management and technical consulting services (43 jobs lost)

Given the 100 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 48 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 51 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 298 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.





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 Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.1 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 35.9 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Lawrence County, with 22.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The rate of poverty in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania has declined by 0.8 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 12.1 percent to 11.3 percent.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Lawrence County reported a medium-low median income for households of $38,788 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 21 percent lower than the median income in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and the income level is 26.7 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The household income has increased from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has increased to $39,940, which represents a 3 percent growth. Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 1 of 5 counties in percent of growth for median household income in the State of Pennsylvania. Lawrence County ranks 53 of 119 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the growth in median income level for the United States.

In Lawrence County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $39,504 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania recorded a median income of $35,197, this median household income is 9.3 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 42.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $22,272. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $48,890. This income level is 26 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lawrence County reported a median household income of $29,104, this level was 25 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

While household income level experienced a growth in the last five year in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic growth in median household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through an increase of 109.2 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level growth in Lawrence County, undergoing a 69.9 percent decline in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

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