Johnstown, PA

Johnstown Metro Area industry wages have increased by 20.4% percent since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in the Johnstown Metro Area by a total of 20.4%. 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.

Johnstown Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind Pennsylvania, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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The overall industry wages in Johnstown, PA can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 Metro Area wages throughout the nation. The average pay is 27.6 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $39,178. The overall 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.

Johnstown Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Out of the 115 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 53 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 59 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In the Johnstown, PA metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 933 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Johnstown Metro Area

Given the industries in the area, the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 676 jobs. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 15.5 percent of the total job loss in Johnstown, PA.

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)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Johnstown Metro Area

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has added the most employment 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 Johnstown.

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)

The Johnstown Metro Area: 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 to 2006. This industry in Johnstown has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where this industry saw a loss of 6.6 percent. The Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry in Johnstown outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.7 percent of the industry employment.

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)

The Johnstown Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 80 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined slower than the industry has experienced in the State of Pennsylvania, where the it saw a loss of 88.9 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Johnstown outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.7 in percent of jobs 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)

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Pennsylvania, experiencing a gain of 0.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Johnstown One-Year Industry Employment Change

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The Johnstown Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 68.9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a loss of 15.4 percent. The losses in the Wireless telecommunications carriers industry in Johnstown outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.5 in percent of jobs 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)

The Johnstown Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Educational support services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 240.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Johnstown has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 2.2 percent. The Educational support services industry in Johnstown outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11.1 percent of the industry employment.

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)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Pennsylvania, experiencing a gain of 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Johnstown Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 87 jobs. The declines in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 10.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Johnstown, PA.

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)

In the Johnstown, PA metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 1,484 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Out of the 123 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 49 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 73 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Johnstown Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 306 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 13.3 percent of the growth in Johnstown.

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)

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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 Johnstown, PA

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The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $34,841, posting a 2.2 percent decline. The Johnstown, PA MSA, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 11 of 11 metro area in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Pennsylvania. Johnstown ranks 220 of 233 metro area when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Johnstown reported an income level of $41,472, this median was 16.4 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 37 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $22,452. In Johnstown, PA White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,802 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic households in Johnstown, PA reported a median household income of $29,177, this median is 18.1 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $41,175. This median is 15.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

While the median household income saw a decline in the last five year in the Johnstown, PA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 6.8 percent since the year 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Johnstown, seeing a 178.2 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

When compared to other Metro Areas across the United States, the Johnstown metro area can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 12.2 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 34.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Johnstown, accounting 21.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to Metro Areas across the United States, the Johnstown metro area accounted a very low median income for households of $35,617 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 31.7 percent lower than the median income in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and this is 37.9 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The poverty rate in the Johnstown, PA Metro has increased by 1.0 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 12.2 percent to 13.2 percent.

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

Higher Education in the Johnstown, PA Metro Area

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Johnstown, PA Metro Area can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 18 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2005 American Community Survey. The Johnstown MSA counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Pennsylvania's proportion of 25.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

The American Community Survey reported that in the Johnstown, PA Metro Area, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 49.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in the Johnstown metro area have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 21 percent (Men) versus 15.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma category, with 49.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In the Johnstown, PA Metro Area according to the American Community Survey of 2005, 18 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 8.0 percent. By the year 2005, 21 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 3.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 15.4 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

From the year 2000, the Johnstown metro area has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 5.2 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 national percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Johnstown, PA

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The Johnstown metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population base 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 in terms of race and ethnicity, with 4.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Johnstown has increased the percent of minority population when 4.1 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated into the Johnstown metro area, with 302 people migrating in internationally. The migration from outside the US into Johnstown accounts for 0.3 percent of the total international migration into the State of Pennsylvania. This percent of immigration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

When measuring the total land area, the Johnstown metro area spans a total area of 688 square miles. The MSA has a medium-high average population density of 215 persons per square mile. Similar metro areas in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Waco (216 per sq. mile ), Las Vegas-Paradise (216 per sq. mile ), Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton (217 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Panama City-Lynn Haven (212 per sq. mile ), Ithaca (210 per sq. mile ), Oklahoma City (210 per sq. mile ).

The Johnstown metro area had a total estimated population of 148,073 in 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 152,245. The decline shows a decrease of -2.7 percent. Johnstown ranks 12 of 14 MSAs by growth in total population in Pennsylvania and the metro area ranks 349 of 361 metro areas when analyzing total MSA population change across the nation.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in the Johnstown metro area to be 43.9 years old. The median age in Johnstown is greater than the median age in Pennsylvania of 39.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 40.9 years old. With a total of 63.8 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Johnstown can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other metro areas in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

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

Housing Report for Johnstown

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Throughout the State of Pennsylvania, Johnstown is positioned 14 of the 14 metro areas by percent in growth of new residential structures. The metropolitan area places 357 of 361, in terms of residential real estate percentage change compared to other United States metro areas.

Johnstown recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $72,100, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the State of Pennsylvania 2005 median home value of $131,900 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Johnstown can be understood as having a medium proportion of high-valued homes. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 1.9 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

In Johnstown, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 66,215 homes in the year 2005. This MSA has gone through a small amount of growth in the number housing units, adding a sum of 312 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.5 percent.

The residential real estate values in Johnstown, Pennsylvania have experienced moderate increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $6,900, or 10.6 percent, from 2000 when they had reported median values of $65,200.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. In 2005, 81.1 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Johnstown, Pennsylvania -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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An industry with high wages in Johnstown is the management of companies and enterprises industry with wages that annually pay $71,215. From the year 2001, the annual average pay of the industry has grown by 9.5 percent or $6,198. The State of Pennsylvania reflects a similar economic condition in the management of companies and enterprises industry, falling near the top of sectors by 2004 industry pay.

Administrative and waste services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Johnstown, increasing by 34.7 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.5 percent. The State of Pennsylvania encountered a change in industry employment of 1.5 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Educational services has the largest businesses in Johnstown MSA, with the industry averaging 43 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 27 and less than the Pennsylvania average of 46 for the Educational services industry.

The Johnstown Metropolitan Area is ranked at 266 of 363 throughout the US by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has slipped behind between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the Metropolitan Area was ranked 253 of 363 Counties.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in the Johnstown Metropolitan Area. The industry was hit with a loss of 991 jobs during the period, or 17 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 36 percent of all Metro Area employment losses since 2001.

In Johnstown, 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 is the largest employment industry and makes up 22.6 percent of total employment in the Metro Area, making up 10,697 employees. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors account for 16 and 10.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Johnstown, Educational services, Health care and social assistance and Utilities industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Educational services sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.87. The percent of employment in the Educational services industry is 1.87 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Johnstown produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Educational services.

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