In Blair County, jobs in the paper and paper product merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the paper and paper product merchant wholesalers industry had the highest average wages in Blair County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Blair County was paid an annual wage of $76,597 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Pennsylvania of $52,955 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $50,207.

High-wage employment in Blair County, Pennsylvania exsists in insurance carriers ($68,275), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($63,781), offices of physicians ($57,791) and data processing and related services ($51,923) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Blair County Wages have increased by 14.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Blair County, Pennsylvania by a total of 14.1%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Pennsylvania and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Blair County, Pennsylvania can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 27 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $39,178. The average industry wage was less than the national industry average 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.

Blair County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Blair County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 1460.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Blair County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 42.2 percent. The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Blair County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 9.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (1460.0 percent gain)
2. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (334.3 percent gain)
3. Travel arrangement and reservation services (158.9 percent gain)
4. Warehousing and storage (151.0 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (128.0 percent gain)

Blair County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 65.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 3.8 percent. The losses in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry in Blair County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.3 in percent of workers in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (65.2 percent decline)
2. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (54.9 percent decline)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (53.4 percent decline)
4. Other ambulatory health care services (49.2 percent decline)
5. Used merchandise stores (43.4 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 0.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Blair County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 567 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 11.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Blair County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (567 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (395 new jobs)
3. Warehousing and storage (363 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (295 new jobs)
5. Employment services (245 new jobs)

In Blair County, Pennsylvania, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,313 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Blair County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Department stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 509 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Department stores industry make up 18.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (509 jobs lost)
2. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (259 jobs lost)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (255 jobs lost)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (167 jobs lost)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (162 jobs lost)

Given the 107 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 46 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 61 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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.

Blair County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Blair County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 32 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Blair County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Individual and family services industry has added the most employment with 188 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 18.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Blair County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (188 new jobs)
2. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (74 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (64 new jobs)
4. Professional and similar organizations (58 new jobs)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (45 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Blair County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 338 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry make up 17.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (338 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (211 jobs lost)
3. Advertising and related services (109 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (92 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (90 jobs lost)

Given the 121 4-digit NAICS industries, 59 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 61 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total employment has decreased by 0.1 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 since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Blair County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 188.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Blair County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a loss of 1.6 percent. The Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers industry in Blair County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (188.9 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (35.9 percent gain)
3. Other support services (34.8 percent gain)
4. Professional and similar organizations (30.5 percent gain)
5. Other schools and instruction (29.5 percent gain)

Blair County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 71 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Pennsylvania, where the it saw a gain of 0.3 percent. The losses in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry in Blair County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.4 percent in terms of employees in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (71 percent decline)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (41.6 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (31.5 percent decline)
4. Employment services (24.7 percent decline)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (23.1 percent decline)





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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 Blair County, Pennsylvania

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $33,730, which amounts to a 12.3 percent decline. Blair County, Pennsylvania, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 2 of 33 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Pennsylvania. Blair County ranks 121 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income level for the United States.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 35.7 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $24,716. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Blair County had a median household income level of $16,088, which was 58.2 percent less than the areas median level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $69,155. This median income level is 79.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Blair County, Pennsylvania White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,592 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Blair County, Pennsylvania , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $23,799, this median household income is 38.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Blair County, Pennsylvania can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 12.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 58.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Blair County, having 20.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Blair County, Pennsylvania has increased by 1.2 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 12.6 percent to 13.8 percent.

While the median household income saw a decline in the last five year in Blair County, Pennsylvania, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 4144104.1 percent in the last five years. The White Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Blair County, experiencing a 11.4 percent decline in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Blair County accounted a medium-low median household income of $38,447 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 22 percent lower than the household income median in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and the median household income is 27.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Blair County, Pennsylvania

In Blair County, Pennsylvania according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 13.8 percent of the White Alone, 9.8 percent of Black or African American, 56.8 percent of the Asian alone and 14 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has decreased by 0.4 percent. By 2005, 15.6 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 3.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 16 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Blair County, Pennsylvania, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 48.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Blair on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 15.6 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 51.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Blair County, Pennsylvania has a moderately-educated population, with 13.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Blair was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Pennsylvania's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

From the year 2000, Blair has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.0 percent to a total of 15.8 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 US percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Blair County, Pennsylvania

In terms of total land area, Blair spans a total of 526 total square miles. The area has a medium-high population density of 241 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Bell, TX (242 per sq. mile ), Ouachita, LA (243 per sq. mile ), Kent, DE (244 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- La Crosse, WI (241 per sq. mile ), Wicomico, MD (240 per sq. mile ), Orange, TX (238 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Blair County, Pennsylvania to be 41.3 years of age. The median in Blair is greater than the median in Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.6 years of age. With a total of 21.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Blair can be understood as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Blair County, Pennsylvania has a population that is made up of 97 percent White, 1.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Blair has increased the percent of minority makeup when 2.1 percent of the people were minorities.

Blair County, Pennsylvania had a population that was estimated at 126,795 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 129,060. The decline denotes a decrease of -1.8 percent. Blair ranks 59 of 67 counties by growth in total population in Pennsylvania and the county ranks 3,076 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Blair from another country. The international migration into Blair totals 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Pennsylvania. This percent of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Blair County, Pennsylvania

In the State of Pennsylvania, Blair County places 46 of 67 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,253 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Blair County, there were a total of 56,101 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 885 residential units since 2001, or 1.6 percent.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Blair County, Pennsylvania. In 2005, 71.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Blair County is made up of a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 0.7 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Blair County, Pennsylvania have moderate increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $14,300, or 19.4 percent, since their values in that year of $73,600.

Blair County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $87,900, reported by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall Pennsylvania 2005 home value of $131,900 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Blair County, Health care and social assistance, Transportation and Warehousing and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.46. The percent of employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.46 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Blair County may specialize, or be an exporter of Health care and social assistance.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Blair County. The industry averages 57 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Pennsylvania average establishment size of 41 for the Manufacturing industry.

Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Blair County, increasing in size by 29.4 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.5 percent. The State of Pennsylvania felt a shift in employment in the industry of 1.5 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Blair County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 18.9 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 9,619 people employed. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries total 16.9 and 16.1 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Blair County. The sector dealt with a loss of 1,289 total jobs during the period, accounting for 13.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 65.7 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.







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