In Greene County, jobs in the coal mining pay the highest wages

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Employment in the coal mining industry reported the top wages in Greene County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Greene County received a wage of $78,837 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Pennsylvania of $61,521 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $65,870.

Other high-paying jobs in Greene County, Pennsylvania exsists in natural gas distribution ($69,303), accounting and bookkeeping services ($68,668), support activities for mining ($46,478) and cement and concrete product manufacturing ($41,369) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Greene County Wages have increased by 19.3% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Greene County, Pennsylvania by a total of 19.3%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

Greene County Industry Wages Exceed Pennsylvania, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Greene County, Pennsylvania when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 1.9 percent higher than the with an state average of $39,178. The industry pay 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.

Greene County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Greene County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 255 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 36.1 percent of the total growth in Greene County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (255 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (63 new jobs)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (62 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (47 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (44 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Greene County

Given the industries in the area, the Coal mining industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 167 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Coal mining industry make up 43.0 percent of the total employment decline in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Coal mining (167 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (58 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (47 jobs lost)
4. Florists (22 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (21 jobs lost)

Given the 36 4-digit NAICS industries, 14 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 22 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Greene County, Pennsylvania, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 404 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Greene County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 683.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Greene County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Pennsylvania, where it saw a gain of 14.8 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Greene County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 22.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (683.9 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (151.1 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (120.8 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (103.3 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (90.9 percent gain)

Greene County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Florists industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 68.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Pennsylvania, where the it saw a loss of 24.6 percent. The losses in the Florists industry in Greene County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 23 in percent of jobs in the Florists industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Florists (68.8 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (66 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (61.3 percent decline)
4. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (49.4 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (44 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 4.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Pennsylvania, which experienced a gain of 0.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains 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.

Greene County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Greene County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 77 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 45 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 21 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 23 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Greene County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Coal mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 76 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Coal mining industry makes up 20.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Greene County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Coal mining (76 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (74 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (70 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (47 new jobs)
5. Support activities for mining (34 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Greene County

Given the industries in the area, the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 42 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry make up 21.2 percent of the total employment decline in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (42 jobs lost)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (23 jobs lost)
3. School and employee bus transportation (22 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (21 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (18 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Pennsylvania, which experienced a gain of 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Greene County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 82.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Greene County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 1.7 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Greene County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (82.6 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (52.1 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (31.6 percent gain)
4. Investigation and security services (27.8 percent gain)
5. Support activities for mining (26.2 percent gain)

Greene County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 53.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Pennsylvania, where the it saw a gain of 3.7 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Greene County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.4 in percent of workers in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (53.8 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (51.4 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (50 percent decline)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (33.3 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (22.3 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 Greene County, Pennsylvania

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 51.3 percent greater than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $53,747. In Greene County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,397 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent less than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Greene County had a median household income level of $33,053, this median was 6.9 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 $22,669. This household income level is 36.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Greene County, Pennsylvania reported a median household income of $38,025, this income level is 7.1 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Greene County reported a medium-low household income of $35,512 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 32.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and this is 38.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Greene County, Pennsylvania can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 37.5 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Greene County, reporting 25.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Greene County, Pennsylvania

In Greene County, Pennsylvania according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 2.2 percent of Black or African American, 47 percent of the Asian alone and 2.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Greene County, Pennsylvania has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Greene counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Pennsylvania's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Greene County, Pennsylvania, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 48.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Greene have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 11.4 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 46.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Greene County, Pennsylvania

Greene County, Pennsylvania has a population that is made of 94.5 percent White, 3.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 4.9 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Greene has decreased the level of diversity when 5.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

Greene County, Pennsylvania had a population that was estimated at 39,808 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 40,684. The decline denotes a decrease of -2.2 percent. Greene ranks 46 of 67 counties when analyzing total population change in Pennsylvania and the county ranks 2,927 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

By measuring total land area, Greene covers a total land area of 576 square miles. This area has a medium-low average area density of 69 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Miller, AR (69 per sq. mile ), Fayette, OH (69 per sq. mile ), Webster, LA (69 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- White, AR (69 per sq. mile ), Sauk, WI (69 per sq. mile ), Marshall, IA (69 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Greene internationally. The migration from outside the US into Greene totals 0 percent of all immigration into Pennsylvania. This amount of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Greene County, Pennsylvania to be 39.5 years of age. The median in Greene is less than the median age for the State of Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.3 years of age. With a total of 20.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Greene can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 65.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Greene County, Pennsylvania

In Greene County, the real estate market was made up of 17,068 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 268 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.6 percent.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Greene County, Pennsylvania. In 2000, 91.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Greene County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $56,900, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Pennsylvania 2000 home value of $97,000 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

Throughout the State of Pennsylvania, Greene County is positioned 48 of 67 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,258 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Greene County, Mining, Utilities and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has an LQ of 54.41. The percent of employment in the Mining sector is 54.41 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Greene County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Greene County, rising by 546.8 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.5 percent. The State of Pennsylvania faced a industry job change of 1.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Mining has the largest employers in Greene County. The industry averages 126 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the Pennsylvania average establishment size of 21 for the Mining industry.

In Greene County, Mining, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Mining provides the most jobs and contributes 27.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,514 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors provide 14.4 and 6.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Mining since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Greene County. The industry lost a total of 243 jobs, or 8.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 47.4 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).