Lebanon County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Lebanon County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 89.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Pennsylvania, where the industry reported a loss of 46.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Lebanon County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (89.1 percent decline)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (40.4 percent decline)
3. Office administrative services (36.9 percent decline)
4. Insurance carriers (31.2 percent decline)
5. Other personal services (29.3 percent decline)

Lebanon County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Religious organizations industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 181.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lebanon County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Pennsylvania, where it saw a gain of 10.8 percent. The Religious organizations industry in Lebanon County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Religious organizations (181.3 percent gain)
2. Waste collection (147.1 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (80.0 percent gain)
4. Utility system construction (71.1 percent gain)
5. Employment services (67.9 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Pennsylvania, which went through a gain of 1.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lebanon County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 440 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 26.8 percent of the total employment growth in Lebanon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (440 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (101 new jobs)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (89 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (76 new jobs)
5. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (75 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lebanon County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 126 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 16.1 percent of the total employment decline in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (126 jobs lost)
2. Private households (90 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (82 jobs lost)
4. Printing and related support activities (59 jobs lost)
5. Office administrative services (44 jobs lost)

In Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,370 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 120 4-digit NAICS industries, 53 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 61 industries reported a drop in employment.





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 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

In Lebanon County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $48,406 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 28.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $34,235. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $54,113. This income level is 13.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lebanon County reported a median household income of $30,503, this was 36.2 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $28,302, this income level is 40.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania can be considered to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 7.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 31.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Lebanon County, with 14.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania has declined by 1.5 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 7.5 percent to 6 percent.

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 91.8 percent since 2000. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Lebanon County, experiencing a 106.9 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Lebanon County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $47,780 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 1.8 percent higher than the median in Pennsylvania of $46,924 and this is 2.8 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The median household income in the area has declined a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $47,768, which amounts to a 0 percent decline. Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 33 of 33 counties in percent of decline for household income in Pennsylvania. Lebanon County ranks 668 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

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