Lancaster, PA

Lancaster Metro Area industry wages have increased by 14.3% percent since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in the Lancaster Metro Area by a total of 14.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Pennsylvania and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Lancaster, PA can be described as medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 Metro Area wages throughout the nation. The average pay is 11.9 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.

Lancaster Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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

The Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 85.5 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 29.6 percent. The losses in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry in Lancaster outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 15.4 in percent of jobs in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (85.5 percent decline)
2. Cutlery and handtool manufacturing (82.6 percent decline)
3. Technical and trade schools (75.5 percent decline)
4. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (72.1 percent decline)
5. Social advocacy organizations (70.7 percent decline)

The Lancaster Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Educational support services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 780.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lancaster has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Pennsylvania, where the industry took a gain of 74.7 percent. The Educational support services industry in Lancaster outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 70.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Educational support services (780.0 percent gain)
2. Waste collection (347.3 percent gain)
3. Sound recording industries (251.8 percent gain)
4. Support activities for road transportation (222.9 percent gain)
5. Other residential care facilities (220.2 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is 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 greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Lancaster Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Community care facilities for the elderly industry has added the most employment with 4,308 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry makes up 17.6 percent of the total employment growth in Lancaster.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (4,308 new jobs)
2. Warehousing and storage (2,580 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (1,757 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (1,022 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (1,006 new jobs)

In the Lancaster, PA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 8,103 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Of the 185 4-digit NAICS industries, 86 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 98 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Lancaster Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nursing care facilities industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,663 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 10.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lancaster, PA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (1,663 jobs lost)
2. Plastics product manufacturing (1,453 jobs lost)
3. Printing and related support activities (1,133 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (1,022 jobs lost)
5. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (593 jobs lost)

Lancaster One-Year Industry Employment Change

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In the Lancaster, PA metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 243 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 192 4-digit NAICS industries, 84 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 107 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Lancaster Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nursing care facilities industry has added the most employment with 624 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 9.0 percent of the total growth in Lancaster.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (624 new jobs)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (412 new jobs)
3. Warehousing and storage (338 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (334 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (304 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Lancaster Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,722 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Employment services industry make up 27.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lancaster, PA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,722 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (359 jobs lost)
3. Poultry and egg production (313 jobs lost)
4. Dairy product manufacturing (249 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (230 jobs lost)

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

The Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 80.1 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 has experienced in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry reported a loss of 7.1 percent. The losses in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry in Lancaster outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.9 percent in terms of employment in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (80.1 percent decline)
2. Technical and trade schools (78.7 percent decline)
3. Support activities for air transportation (47 percent decline)
4. Business, computer and management training (46.9 percent decline)
5. Private households (45.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Pennsylvania, which experienced a gain of 1.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.

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

The Waste collection industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 123.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lancaster has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Pennsylvania, where it saw a gain of 63.5 percent. The Waste collection industry in Lancaster outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 7.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste collection (123.1 percent gain)
2. Sound recording industries (80.7 percent gain)
3. Cutlery and handtool manufacturing (69.2 percent gain)
4. ISPs and web search portals (65.9 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (64.5 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.

Income and Poverty in Lancaster, PA

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When put side-by-side with other Metros throughout the United States, the Lancaster metro area can be understood to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 7.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 27.9 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Lancaster, reporting 12.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When analyzed against other Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the US, the Lancaster metro area accounted a relatively high household income of $53,243 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 11.9 percent higher than the household income median in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and this is 7.7 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in the Lancaster, PA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in the household income level was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 47.3 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Lancaster, seeing a 98.7 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The poverty rate in the Lancaster, PA Metro has increased by 1.3 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 7.8 percent to 9.1 percent.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $49,282, which amounts to a 7.4 percent decline. The Lancaster, PA MSA, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 4 of 11 metro area in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Pennsylvania. Lancaster ranks 130 of 233 metro area when comparing the decline in household income across the nation.

In Lancaster, PA White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $54,377 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $58,467. This median income level is 9.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lancaster had a median income of $42,413, this level was 20.3 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic headed households in Lancaster, PA , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $32,170, this median is 39.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 32.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $35,858.

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

Higher Education in the Lancaster, PA Metro Area

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In the Lancaster, PA Metro Area as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 23.6 percent of the White Alone, 14.8 percent of Black or African American, 24.2 percent of the Asian alone and 10.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.2 percent. By 2005, 24.2 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 2.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 21.8 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the Lancaster, PA Metro Area, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 38.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in the Lancaster metro area have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 24.2 percent (Men) versus 21.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma category, with 41.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From the year 2000, the Lancaster metro area has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.4 percent to a total of 23 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the 2005 State of Pennsylvania percent of 25.6 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

Lancaster, PA Metro Area may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 23 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2005 American Community Survey. The Lancaster MSA is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Pennsylvania's proportion of 25.6 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 27.2 percent.

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

Housing Report for Lancaster

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Lancaster may be described as having a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. During the year 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 3.2 percent of the areas residential property was valued over $500k.

In the State of Pennsylvania, Lancaster places 4 of the 14 metro areas by percentage growth in residential real estate. The metro area is positioned 203 of 361, comparing the percentage change in residential real estate in other US MSAs.

Lancaster had a median home value in the year 2005 of $158,700, according to the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the Pennsylvania 2005 home value of $131,900 and less than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

In Lancaster, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 190,744 housing structures in 2005. The metro area has seen a medium level of growth in the number housing units, adding all together 8,612 homes since 2001, or 4.7 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Lancaster, Pennsylvania have seen large increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $39,400, or 33 percent, from their 2000 median values of $119,300.

There seems to be a fair amount of housing that is affordable in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 2005, 30 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

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Management of companies and enterprises has the largest businesses in Lancaster MSA, with the industry averaging 64 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the Pennsylvania average of 56 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In Lancaster, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 21.5 percent of the total MSA employment. This totals 44,623 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 14.2 and 13.9 percent of total employment, respectively.

Management of companies and enterprises is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Lancaster, increasing by 141.5 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 1.6 percent. The State of Pennsylvania went through a industry job change of 51.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in the Lancaster Metro Area. The sector dealt with a loss of 8,485 jobs during the period, or 16 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 79.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

A high-wage industry in Lancaster is the management of companies and enterprises sector with an annual pay of $71,679. Throughout the MSA since the year 2001, the annual average wages in the industry have grown by 2.9 percent or $2,020. The State of Pennsylvania holds a similar job market in the management of companies and enterprises sector, placing near the top of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.

In Lancaster, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.67. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 1.67 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Lancaster produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in the Lancaster Metro Area, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 26.6 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 21.5 percent of employment in 2005.

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