In Adams County, jobs in the electronic equipment repair and maintenance pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry wages were the highest in Adams County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Adams County earned an annual wage of $74,837 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Pennsylvania of $42,905 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $46,416.

Top-pay jobs in Adams County, Pennsylvania may be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($72,513), power generation and supply ($63,603), offices of physicians ($56,974) and nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying ($50,231) 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.

Adams County Wages have increased by 16.9% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Adams County, Pennsylvania by a total of 16.9%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Pennsylvania and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Adams County Industry Wages Lag Behind Pennsylvania, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Adams County, Pennsylvania can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.1 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $39,178. The industry pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Adams County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Adams County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1211.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Adams County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Pennsylvania, where this industry saw a gain of 12.5 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Adams County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 3.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (1211.1 percent gain)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (447.4 percent gain)
3. Other ambulatory health care services (259.5 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (213.3 percent gain)
5. Home furnishings stores (148.9 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 14.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 0.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Adams County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 75 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined slower than the industry has experienced in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 88.9 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Adams County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (75 percent decline)
2. Special food services (65.1 percent decline)
3. Consumer goods rental (56.1 percent decline)
4. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (50.5 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (36.1 percent decline)

Of the 92 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 28 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 64 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Adams County, Pennsylvania, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 3,783 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Adams County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 126 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry make up 18.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (126 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (116 jobs lost)
3. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (82 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (60 jobs lost)
5. Consumer goods rental (43 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Adams County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery stores industry has grown the most with 306 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 9.0 percent of the growth in Adams County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (306 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (216 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (198 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (193 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (159 new jobs)





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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.

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)





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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.

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.

Higher Education in Adams County, Pennsylvania

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 1.4 percent. In the year 2005, 18.4 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 1.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 18 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Adams County, Pennsylvania can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 16.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Adams was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Pennsylvania's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Adams County, Pennsylvania, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 42.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Adams have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 17 percent (Men) versus 16.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 45.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Since the year 2000, Adams has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 1.6 percent to a total of 18.2 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 25.6 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In Adams County, Pennsylvania according the 2000 Decennial Census, 16.6 percent of the White Alone, 15.4 percent of Black or African American, 55.4 percent of the Asian alone and 6.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Adams County, Pennsylvania

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Adams County, Pennsylvania to be 38.2 years old. The median in Adams is less than the median age in Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.1 years old. With 22.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Adams can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 63.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

When measuring the total land area, Adams encompasses a total area of 520 total square miles. The area has a medium-low density of 192 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Marion, FL (192 per sq. mile ), Etowah, AL (193 per sq. mile ), Oneida, NY (193 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lowndes, GA (192 per sq. mile ), Johnson, IA (191 per sq. mile ), Washington, AR (190 per sq. mile ).

Adams County, Pennsylvania had a population of 99,749 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 91,615. This growth signifies an increase of 8.9 percent. Adams ranks 12 of 67 counties in terms of population growth in Pennsylvania and the county ranks 367 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Since 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Adams from outside the country. The immigration into Adams accounts for 0.8 percent of all immigration into Pennsylvania. This amount of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Adams County, Pennsylvania has a population that is made of 92 percent White, 1.5 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 4.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 7.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Adams has increased the percent of minority makeup when 5.4 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Adams County, Pennsylvania

In Adams County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 38,693 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 2,125 housing units since the year 2001, or 5.8 percent.

The residential housing values in Adams County, Pennsylvania have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $47,100, or 42.8 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $110,100.

Adams County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $157,200, reported by the American Community Survey. This is greater than the Pennsylvania 2005 home value of $131,900 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Adams County may be be described as having a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 0.9 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Throughout the State of Pennsylvania, Adams County stands 6 of 67 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 712 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

There seems to be a fair amount of real estate that is affordable in Adams County, Pennsylvania. In 2005, 34.6 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Adams County, Pennsylvania -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Adams County, with a job growth of 144.2 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Pennsylvania had changed in sector employment of 1.5 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Adams County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 4.66. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 4.66 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Adams specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

The Health care and social assistance sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Adams County since 2001, going from making up 12.4 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Adams County, with the industry averaging 63 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Pennsylvania average of 41 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Adams County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 25.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 7,563 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 12.9 and 11.4 percent of industry employment.







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