In Cambria County, jobs in the unclassified pay the highest wages

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Employment in the unclassified industry paid the average highest wages in Cambria County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Cambria County received a wage of $116,000 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in Pennsylvania of $51,732 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $35,742.

Other high-paying jobs in Cambria County, Pennsylvania may be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($94,021), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($83,008), electric goods merchant wholesalers ($81,057) and medical and diagnostic laboratories ($79,509) 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Cambria County, Pennsylvania can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 27.6 percent lower than the with an state 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.

Cambria County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Cambria County, Pennsylvania, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 933 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cambria County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 724 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 11.9 percent of the growth in Cambria County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (724 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (532 new jobs)
3. Business support services (446 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (432 new jobs)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (395 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cambria County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Department stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 676 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 15.5 percent of the total job loss in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (676 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (342 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (340 jobs lost)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (246 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (199 jobs lost)

Out of the 115 4-digit NAICS industries, 53 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 59 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Cambria County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 80 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined slower than the industry sector has gone through in the Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a loss of 88.9 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Cambria County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (80 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (78 percent decline)
3. Shoe stores (76.6 percent decline)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (73.9 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (70.5 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Cambria County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 851.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cambria County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a loss of 6.6 percent. The Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry in Cambria County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (851.9 percent gain)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (530.2 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (439.3 percent gain)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (260.8 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (228.1 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.

Cambria County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 3.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Pennsylvania, which experienced a gain of 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Cambria County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 68.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 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 loss of 15.4 percent. The losses in the Wireless telecommunications carriers industry in Cambria County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.5 percent in terms of employment in the Wireless telecommunications carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wireless telecommunications carriers (68.9 percent decline)
2. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (39.8 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (39.4 percent decline)
4. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (34.5 percent decline)
5. Private households (31.3 percent decline)

Cambria County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Educational support services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 240.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Cambria County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry took a gain of 2.2 percent. The Educational support services industry in Cambria County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 11.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Educational support services (240.5 percent gain)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (92.4 percent gain)
3. Home health care services (70.5 percent gain)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (59.1 percent gain)
5. Support activities for mining (53.2 percent gain)

In Cambria County, Pennsylvania, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,484 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cambria County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 306 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 13.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Cambria County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (306 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (217 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (133 new jobs)
4. Insurance carriers (120 new jobs)
5. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (105 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cambria County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 87 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 10.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (87 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (73 jobs lost)
3. Power generation and supply (61 jobs lost)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (53 jobs lost)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (51 jobs lost)

Given the 123 4-digit NAICS industries, 49 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 73 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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 Cambria County, Pennsylvania

As the median income level saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 24.7 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Cambria County, undergoing a 90.9 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The poverty rate in Cambria County, Pennsylvania has increased by 0.7 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 12.5 percent to 13.2 percent.

The household income has declined a small amount from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $34,841, representing a 1.3 percent decline. Cambria County, Pennsylvania, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 31 of 33 counties in percent of decline for household income in Pennsylvania. Cambria County ranks 634 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income in the US.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Cambria County, Pennsylvania can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 33.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Cambria County, having 21.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 37.1 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $22,203. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $42,525. This household income level is 20.4 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Cambria County reported a median household income of $41,482, which was 17.5 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Hispanic households in Cambria County, Pennsylvania , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $35,393, which is 0.2 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Cambria County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $35,566 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Cambria County reported a medium-low household income of $35,309 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 32.9 percent lower than the median in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and the income level is 39.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

In Cambria County, Pennsylvania as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 13.8 percent of the White Alone, 5 percent of Black or African American, 44.6 percent of the Asian alone and 8.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Cambria County, Pennsylvania may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 13.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Cambria is reported having a lower percent of population with this high education level 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 Cambria County, Pennsylvania, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 47.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Cambria have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 15 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 47.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Since the year 2000, Cambria has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 4.2 percent to a total of 18 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the 2005 State of Pennsylvania percent of 25.6 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 6.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 21 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 2.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 15.4 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Cambria internationally. The international migration into Cambria accounts for 0.3 percent of all immigration into Pennsylvania. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Cambria County, Pennsylvania has a population that is comprised of 94.7 percent White, 3.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 4.7 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Cambria has increased the level of diversity when 4.1 percent of the population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Cambria County, Pennsylvania to be 42.7 years old. The median in Cambria is greater than the median age in the State of Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 41.3 years old. With 19.7 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Cambria can be understood as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 18.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Cambria County, Pennsylvania had a population of 148,073 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 152,245. The decline shows a decrease of -2.7 percent. Cambria ranks 64 of 67 counties when analyzing total population change in Pennsylvania and the county ranks 3,114 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Cambria covers a total land area of 688 total square miles. The area has a medium-high population density of 215 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- McLennan, TX (216 per sq. mile ), Shelby, AL (216 per sq. mile ), Clark, NV (216 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Anderson, TN (215 per sq. mile ), Kanawha, WV (214 per sq. mile ), Nantucket, MA (213 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Cambria County, Pennsylvania

In Cambria County, the real estate market was made up of 66,215 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 312 residential units since 2001, or 0.5 percent.

The residential housing values in Cambria County, Pennsylvania have moderate increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $9,400, or 15 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $62,700.

Cambria County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $72,100, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall State of Pennsylvania 2005 home median value of $131,900 and less than home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Cambria County is made up of a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 1.9 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. In 2005, 81.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

When compared to other counties in Pennsylvania, Cambria County ranks 64 of 67 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,886 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Cambria County. The sector dealt with a loss of 991 total jobs during the period, accounting for 17 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 36 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Cambria County, Educational services, Health care and social assistance and Utilities industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Educational services sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.87. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Educational services sector is 1.87 times greater than the national average, signifying that Cambria County may specialize, or be an exporter of Educational services.

In Cambria County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 22.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 10,697 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors provide 16 and 10.2 percent of all employment.

Educational services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Cambria County, averaging 43 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 27 and less than the Pennsylvania typical size of 46 for the Educational services industry.

Administrative and waste services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Cambria County, changing a total of 34.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Pennsylvania experienced a change in employment in the sector of 1.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.







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