McKean County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in McKean County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 39 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 17.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in McKean County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (39 jobs lost)
2. Private households (33 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (17 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (17 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (16 jobs lost)

In McKean County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 123 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in McKean County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 117 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 21.2 percent of the total growth in McKean County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (117 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (95 new jobs)
3. Nursing care facilities (58 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (51 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (35 new jobs)

Of the 63 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 30 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 32 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Pennsylvania, experiencing a gain of 1.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

McKean County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Home health care services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 112.1 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in McKean County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where the industry took a gain of 5.5 percent. The Home health care services industry in McKean County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (112.1 percent gain)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (102.0 percent gain)
3. Remediation and other waste services (70.0 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (42.2 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (28.8 percent gain)

McKean County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 38.8 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined slower than the industry sector has felt in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry reported a loss of 46.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in McKean County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.9 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (38.8 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (31.3 percent decline)
3. Other ambulatory health care services (24.3 percent decline)
4. Florists (14.5 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (14.2 percent decline)





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 McKean County, Pennsylvania

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, McKean County, Pennsylvania can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 13.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 49.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in McKean County, with 19 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, McKean County had a medium-low median household income of $38,657 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 21.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and this is 27.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in McKean County reported a median household income of $23,400, this was 39.5 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic Householders in McKean County, Pennsylvania recorded a median income of $47,332, this median household income is 22.4 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In McKean County, Pennsylvania White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $38,780 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $47,775. This income level is 23.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 26.5 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $28,415.







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