In Dauphin County, jobs in the other financial investment activities pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the other financial investment activities industry paid the average highest wages in Dauphin County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Dauphin County received a wage of $85,130 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Pennsylvania of . and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $120,327.

High-wage employment in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania exsists in management of companies and enterprises ($78,697), management and technical consulting services ($67,479), wired telecommunications carriers ($67,041) and druggists' goods merchant wholesalers ($66,892) 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.

Dauphin County Wages have increased by 20.3% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania by a total of 20.3%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Pennsylvania and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 1.2 percent lower than the with an state average of $39,178. The overall 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.

Dauphin County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 142 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 63 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 79 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 5,744 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Dauphin County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Insurance carriers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,098 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Insurance carriers industry make up 10.6 percent of the total employment decline in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (1,098 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (957 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (817 jobs lost)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (528 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (485 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Dauphin County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,601 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry makes up 9.6 percent of the total employment growth in Dauphin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (1,601 new jobs)
2. Employment services (1,303 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (1,057 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (1,035 new jobs)
5. Warehousing and storage (774 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent 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.

Dauphin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 96.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). 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 88.9 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Dauphin County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (96.6 percent decline)
2. ISPs and web search portals (88.3 percent decline)
3. Support activities for air transportation (79.6 percent decline)
4. Vending machine operators (68.6 percent decline)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (64.9 percent decline)

Dauphin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 490.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Dauphin County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Pennsylvania, where this industry saw a loss of 22.6 percent. The Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry in Dauphin County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (490.2 percent gain)
2. School and employee bus transportation (245.6 percent gain)
3. Computer systems design and related services (243.4 percent gain)
4. Remediation and other waste services (237.0 percent gain)
5. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (232.1 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.

Dauphin County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 4,198 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 146 4-digit NAICS industries, 59 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 85 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Dauphin County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 566 jobs. The declines in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry make up 15.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (566 jobs lost)
2. Outpatient care centers (324 jobs lost)
3. Insurance carriers (318 jobs lost)
4. Residential mental health facilities (299 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (185 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Dauphin County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 764 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 10.4 percent of the total employment growth in Dauphin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (764 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (582 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (554 new jobs)
4. Wireless telecommunications carriers (516 new jobs)
5. Computer systems design and related services (381 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Dauphin County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 370.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Dauphin County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a loss of 15.4 percent. The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry in Dauphin County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wireless telecommunications carriers (370.6 percent gain)
2. Religious organizations (150.6 percent gain)
3. Scientific research and development services (72.9 percent gain)
4. Specialized design services (58.9 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (47.9 percent gain)

Dauphin County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for air transportation industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 61.2 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 reported a loss of 10 percent. The losses in the Support activities for air transportation industry in Dauphin County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.3 percent in terms of employment in the Support activities for air transportation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for air transportation (61.2 percent decline)
2. Private households (60.5 percent decline)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (60 percent decline)
4. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (34.2 percent decline)
5. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (32.1 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 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

The rate of poverty in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania has increased by 0.6 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 9.7 percent to 10.3 percent.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 31.8 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Dauphin County, with 17.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Dauphin County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $52,769 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $27,608, which is 43.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 28.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $34,676. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $51,085. This income level is 5.2 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Dauphin County reported an income level of $37,190, this level was 23.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Dauphin County was reported to have a relatively high median household income of $48,563 (2005 Dollars). This median is 3.4 percent higher than the median in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and the median is 1.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

While the median household income saw a growth in the last five year in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest growth in the household income level was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 29.4 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income growth in Dauphin County, undergoing a 32.7 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The areas median household income has increased a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has increased to $49,190, which represents a 1.3 percent growth. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, when comparing total percent of growth, ranks 5 of 5 counties in percent of growth for household income in Pennsylvania. Dauphin County ranks 87 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing the growth in median household income in the United States.

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

Demographic Profile for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania to be 39.7 years old. The median in Dauphin is equal to the median age in Pennsylvania of 39.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 37.9 years old. With a total of 23.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Dauphin can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Dauphin extends a total area of 525 total square miles. The area has a medium-high average population density of 484 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Rockwall, TX (489 per sq. mile ), Loudoun, VA (492 per sq. mile ), Warren, OH (492 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Atlantic, NJ (483 per sq. mile ), Washtenaw, MI (482 per sq. mile ), Pulaski, AR (475 per sq. mile ).

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania has a population base that is comprised of 73.9 percent White, 16.9 percent African American, 2.4 percent Asian, and 5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 24.3 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Dauphin has increased the level of diversity when 22.8 percent of the population were minorities.

Since 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Dauphin internationally. The international migration into Dauphin accounts for 2.5 percent of all immigration into Pennsylvania. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania had a population that was estimated at 253,995 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 251,827. This growth shows an increase of 0.9 percent. Dauphin ranks 21 of 67 counties by growth in total population in Pennsylvania and the county ranks 794 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

In Dauphin County, the real estate market was made up of 114,955 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 3,101 homes since 2001, or 2.8 percent.

The residential real estate values in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $29,300, or 29.3 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $99,900.

Throughout the State of Pennsylvania, Dauphin County places 24 of 67 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,468 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Dauphin County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $129,200, according to the American Community Survey. This is less than the overall Pennsylvania 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $131,900 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Dauphin County can be understood as having a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 1.4 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

According to the data, there is a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. In 2005, 47.5 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau