In Cameron County, jobs in the forging and stamping pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the forging and stamping industry wages were the highest in Cameron County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Cameron County received an annual wage of $39,858 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in Pennsylvania of $40,813 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $45,083.

Other high-paying jobs in Cameron County, Pennsylvania may be found in legal services ($35,092), metalworking machinery manufacturing ($29,855), machine shops and threaded product mfg. ($24,640) and residential building construction ($22,004) 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.

Cameron County Wages have increased by 13.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Cameron County, Pennsylvania by a total of 13.6%. This is less than the growth in industry 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Cameron County, Pennsylvania when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $39,178. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Cameron County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cameron County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 31 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 82.9 percent of the total growth in Cameron County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (31 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (6 new jobs)
3. Business support services (446 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (432 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cameron County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Forging and stamping industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 99 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Forging and stamping industry make up 94.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.

Top 2 Industries
1. Forging and stamping (99 jobs lost)
2. Logging (3 jobs lost)

From the 6 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 2 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Cameron County, Pennsylvania, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 9 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Pennsylvania, which experienced a gain of 0.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Cameron County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 25 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined slower than the industry sector has gone through in the Pennsylvania, where the industry reported a loss of 32.4 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Cameron County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 10.8 in percent of jobs in the Logging industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Logging (25 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (16.7 percent decline)
3. Legal services (13.3 percent decline)
4. Forging and stamping (9.9 percent decline)

Cameron County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 131.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Cameron County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 8.6 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Cameron County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 13.9 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (131.4 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (10.1 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.

Cameron County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Cameron County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 14.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cameron County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where this industry saw a loss of 0.4 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Cameron County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (14.0 percent gain)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (12.4 percent gain)
3. Legal services (8.3 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (4.8 percent gain)
5. Civic and social organizations (4.5 percent gain)

Cameron County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 33.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Pennsylvania, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.2 percent. The losses in the Building material and supplies dealers industry in Cameron County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.4 percent in terms of employment in the Building material and supplies dealers industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (33.3 percent decline)
2. Logging (25 percent decline)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (8.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Pennsylvania, which experienced a gain of 1.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cameron County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry has added the most employment with 10 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry makes up 47.0 percent of the total employment growth in Cameron County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (10 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (8 new jobs)
3. Civic and social organizations (2 new jobs)

In Cameron County, Pennsylvania, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 25 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 9 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 6 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cameron County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 8 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry make up 55.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (8 jobs lost)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (4 jobs lost)
3. Logging (3 jobs lost)
4. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (15 jobs lost)
5. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (11 jobs lost)





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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 Cameron County, Pennsylvania

In Cameron County, Pennsylvania White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,728 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $48,263. This household income level is 28.1 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 80.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $7,313. Hispanic Householders in Cameron County, Pennsylvania , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $62,888, this median is 66.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Cameron County, Pennsylvania can be understood to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 100 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Cameron County, reporting 15.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Cameron County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $37,688 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 24.5 percent lower than the median in Pennsylvania of $46,924 and the income level is 30.4 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Cameron County, Pennsylvania

Reported by the 2000 Census in Cameron County, Pennsylvania, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 46.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Cameron on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 16 percent (Men) versus 8.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 53.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Cameron County, Pennsylvania according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Cameron County, Pennsylvania has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 12 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Cameron has 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 national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Cameron County, Pennsylvania

Cameron County, Pennsylvania has a population that is made up of 98.1 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, 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, Cameron has increased in diversity when 1.2 percent of the population were minorities.

Since 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Cameron internationally. The international migration into Cameron accounts for 0 percent of immigration into the State of Pennsylvania. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Cameron County, Pennsylvania had a population that was estimated at 5,639 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 5,943. The decline represents a decrease of -5.1 percent. Cameron ranks 40 of 67 counties in terms of population growth in Pennsylvania and the county ranks 2,518 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Cameron County, Pennsylvania to be 43.4 years old. The median age in Cameron is greater than the median age in Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 41.4 years old. With a total of 21.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Cameron can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 58.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 19.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Cameron spans a total of 397 square miles. This area has a very low population density of 14 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Anderson, KS (14 per sq. mile ), Mohave, AZ (14 per sq. mile ), Prairie, AR (14 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Schuyler, MO (14 per sq. mile ), Terry, TX (14 per sq. mile ), Sharkey, MS (14 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Cameron County, Pennsylvania

Cameron County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $61,300, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Pennsylvania 2000 home median value of $97,000 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

Throughout the State of Pennsylvania, Cameron County stands 65 of 67 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,992 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Cameron County, Pennsylvania. In 2000, 94.8 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Cameron County, the census reported 4,609 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 11 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.2 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Cameron County, Manufacturing, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 5.17. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 5.17 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Cameron specializes in Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Cameron County. In the County, the industry averages 55 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 Cameron County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 66.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,473 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 9.8 and 7.9 percent of all employment.

Other services, except public administration from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Cameron County, with an industry growth of 15.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 2.8 percent. The State of Pennsylvania saw a change in employment in the sector of 3.3 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.









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