In Bradford County, jobs in the wired telecommunications carriers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the wired telecommunications carriers industry paid the average highest wages in Bradford County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Bradford County was paid an annual wage of $71,351 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Pennsylvania of $64,959 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $68,448.

Other high-paying jobs in Bradford County, Pennsylvania are present in offices of physicians ($46,383), petroleum merchant wholesalers ($39,311), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($38,650) and insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($38,299) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Bradford County Wages have increased by 12.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Bradford County, Pennsylvania by a total of 12.8%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Pennsylvania and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Bradford County, Pennsylvania when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 21.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $39,178. The average industry wage 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.

Bradford County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bradford County

The School and employee bus transportation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 157 jobs in that time period. The declines in the School and employee bus transportation industry make up 15.9 percent of the total employment decline in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. School and employee bus transportation (157 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (140 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (97 jobs lost)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (79 jobs lost)
5. Consumer goods rental (68 jobs lost)

Of the 67 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 27 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 40 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Bradford County, Pennsylvania, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 1,084 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bradford County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 170 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 19.5 percent of the growth in Bradford County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (170 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (60 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (49 new jobs)
4. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (46 new jobs)
5. Vocational rehabilitation services (45 new jobs)

Bradford County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 279.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Bradford County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Pennsylvania, where it saw a loss of 2.7 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Bradford County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (279.7 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (78.2 percent gain)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (77.3 percent gain)
4. Other ambulatory health care services (57.2 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (50.0 percent gain)

Bradford County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 82 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 gone through in the Pennsylvania, where the industry reported a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Bradford County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 7.9 percent in terms of employment in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (82 percent decline)
2. Private households (65.9 percent decline)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (60.6 percent decline)
4. School and employee bus transportation (54.4 percent decline)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (50 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 5.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Bradford County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bradford County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the General medical and surgical hospitals industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 75 jobs. The declines in the General medical and surgical hospitals industry make up 16.0 percent of the total employment decline in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (75 jobs lost)
2. Private households (65 jobs lost)
3. Residential mental health facilities (53 jobs lost)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (41 jobs lost)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (37 jobs lost)

In Bradford County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 823 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 71 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 36 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 32 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bradford County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Individual and family services industry has added the most employment with 85 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 29.0 percent of the growth in Bradford County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (85 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (47 new jobs)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (18 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (14 new jobs)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (13 new jobs)

Bradford County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 76.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 46.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Bradford County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.9 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (76.3 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (45.3 percent decline)
3. Other ambulatory health care services (32.2 percent decline)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (28.5 percent decline)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (20.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 4.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Pennsylvania, which experienced a gain of 1.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Bradford County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 72.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bradford County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Pennsylvania, where it saw a gain of 2.4 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Bradford County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (72.7 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (67.9 percent gain)
3. Individual and family services (65.5 percent gain)
4. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (27.1 percent gain)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (20.0 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 Bradford County, Pennsylvania

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Bradford County, Pennsylvania can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.8 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 24.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Bradford County, accounting 22 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Bradford County reported a medium-high household income of $40,994 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 14.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and this is 19.9 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

In Bradford County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $40,930 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent less than the median income in 2000. Hispanic in Bradford County, Pennsylvania , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $34,369, this median household income is 16.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Bradford County reported an income level of $27,788, this level was 32.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 17.9 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $33,638. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $46,160. This household income level is 12.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Bradford County, Pennsylvania

In Bradford County, Pennsylvania according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.8 percent of the White Alone, 6.6 percent of Black or African American, 67.8 percent of the Asian alone and 24 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 47.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Bradford have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 14.6 percent (Men) versus 15 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 46.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Bradford County, Pennsylvania may to understood as having a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 14.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Bradford is reported having 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.





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

Demographic Profile for Bradford County, Pennsylvania

In terms of total land area, Bradford spans a total area of 1151 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average population density of 54 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Allen, KY (54 per sq. mile ), Bremer, IA (54 per sq. mile ), Meigs, OH (54 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Pendleton, KY (54 per sq. mile ), Yakima, WA (54 per sq. mile ), Garfield, OK (54 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Bradford internationally. The international migration into Bradford totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Pennsylvania. This percent of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Bradford County, Pennsylvania to be 41.1 years old. The median in Bradford is greater than the median age in Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.0 years old. With 23.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Bradford can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 16.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Bradford County, Pennsylvania had a total estimated population of 62,537 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 62,793. The decline denotes a decrease of -0.4 percent. Bradford ranks 37 of 67 counties when analyzing total population change in Pennsylvania and the county ranks 2,439 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Bradford County, Pennsylvania has a population that is comprised of 97.5 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.6 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Bradford has increased the level of diversity when 1.5 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Bradford County, Pennsylvania

In Bradford County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 29,274 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 430 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.5 percent.

Bradford County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $73,900, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Pennsylvania 2000 home median value of $97,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. In 2000, 87.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In the State of Pennsylvania, Bradford County places 51 of 67 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,338 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Bradford County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 29.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 5,706 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 22.9 and 14.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Bradford County. In the County, the industry averages 80 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Pennsylvania establishments size average of 41 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Bradford County. The sector dealt with a loss of 809 total jobs during the period, accounting for 12.4 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 51.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Bradford County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Mining industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.3. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.3 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Bradford may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Bradford County, with a job growth of 37.8 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Pennsylvania experienced a sector employment shift of 3.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.







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