In Luzerne County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Employment in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry paid the average highest wages in Luzerne County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Luzerne County received an annual wage of $92,434 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry pay the State of Pennsylvania of $116,935 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $138,150.

Other high-paying jobs in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania can be found in medical and diagnostic laboratories ($67,977), petroleum and coal products manufacturing ($66,482), computer systems design and related services ($65,631) and offices of physicians ($56,012) 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.

Luzerne County Wages have increased by 11.4% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania by a total of 11.4%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Pennsylvania and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania can be described as medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 22.2 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $39,178. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Luzerne County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Luzerne County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Fabric mills industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,230 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Fabric mills industry make up 11.8 percent of the total job loss in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fabric mills (1,230 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (1,154 jobs lost)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (967 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (650 jobs lost)
5. Printing and related support activities (542 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Luzerne County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Warehousing and storage industry has grown the most with 2,343 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Warehousing and storage industry makes up 16.2 percent of the total growth in Luzerne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (2,343 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (1,198 new jobs)
3. Animal slaughtering and processing (861 new jobs)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (672 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (539 new jobs)

In Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 222 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 156 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 68 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 88 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Luzerne County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 97.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Pennsylvania, where the it saw a loss of 50.2 percent. The losses in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry in Luzerne County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 45.7 percent in terms of employment in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (97.4 percent decline)
2. Fabric mills (85.6 percent decline)
3. Social advocacy organizations (74.7 percent decline)
4. Private households (62.6 percent decline)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (58.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in the State of Pennsylvania, which went through a gain of 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Luzerne County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other financial investment activities industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 632.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Luzerne County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Pennsylvania, where this industry saw a loss of . percent. The Other financial investment activities industry in Luzerne County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 20 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other financial investment activities (632.4 percent gain)
2. Animal slaughtering and processing (289.0 percent gain)
3. Warehousing and storage (196.5 percent gain)
4. Motion picture and video industries (145.2 percent gain)
5. Household goods repair and maintenance (140.3 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.

Luzerne County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Luzerne County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Fabric mills industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 72.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a loss of 17.3 percent. The losses in the Fabric mills industry in Luzerne County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 13 in percent of jobs in the Fabric mills industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fabric mills (72.2 percent decline)
2. General rental centers (70.1 percent decline)
3. Private households (56.3 percent decline)
4. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (53 percent decline)
5. Grantmaking and giving services (50.5 percent decline)

Luzerne County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 362.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Luzerne County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a loss of 5 percent. The Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry in Luzerne County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (362.6 percent gain)
2. Promoters of performing arts and sports (327.3 percent gain)
3. Other residential care facilities (136.6 percent gain)
4. Advertising and related services (73.2 percent gain)
5. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (68.5 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of Pennsylvania, which went through a gain of 1.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

In Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 132 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Luzerne County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Warehousing and storage industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 968 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Warehousing and storage industry makes up 17.6 percent of the total employment growth in Luzerne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (968 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (465 new jobs)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (431 new jobs)
4. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (404 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (330 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Luzerne County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 761 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 13.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (761 jobs lost)
2. Fabric mills (537 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (311 jobs lost)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (300 jobs lost)
5. Other ambulatory health care services (255 jobs lost)

Out of the 164 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 86 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 77 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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 Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

The poverty rate in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has increased by 1.7 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 11.1 percent to 12.8 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Luzerne County reported a medium-high median income for households of $39,512 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 18.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and this is 24.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

As the median income level saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median household income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 11.8 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Luzerne County, encountering a 287 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $37,240, posting a 5.8 percent decline. Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 16 of 33 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Pennsylvania. Luzerne County ranks 428 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in household income across the nation.

In Luzerne County, Pennsylvania White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $39,737 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $71,872. This median income level is 81.9 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Luzerne County had a median income of $19,013, this level was 51.9 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 35.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $25,603. Hispanic headed households in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,753, which is 22.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 55.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Luzerne County, accounting 18.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, 20.4 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 4.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 19.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 16.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Luzerne has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Pennsylvania's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Luzerne have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 17.6 percent (Men) versus 15.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 42.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Since the year 2000, Luzerne 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 3.4 percent to a total of 19.8 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 25.6 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

In Luzerne County, Pennsylvania as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 16.4 percent of the White Alone, 5.8 percent of Black or African American, 50 percent of the Asian alone and 10.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania to be 42.0 years old. The median age in Luzerne is greater than the median age in the State of Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 40.9 years of age. With 20 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Luzerne can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 18.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

In terms of total land area, Luzerne extends a total area of 891 square miles. This area has a medium-high density of 351 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Roanoke, VA (351 per sq. mile ), Scott, IA (352 per sq. mile ), Rutherford, TN (353 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Rock Island, IL (346 per sq. mile ), Muskegon, MI (345 per sq. mile ), Washington, TN (345 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Luzerne internationally. The international migration into Luzerne makes up 0.9 percent of the total international migration into the State of Pennsylvania. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has a population that is comprised of 93.9 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 2.7 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 5.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Luzerne has increased the percent of minority makeup when 3.5 percent of the population were minorities.

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania had a population that was estimated at 312,861 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 318,606. The decline signifies a decrease of -1.8 percent. Luzerne ranks 65 of 67 counties in terms of population growth in Pennsylvania and the county ranks 3,119 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

When compared to other counties in Pennsylvania, Luzerne County ranks 53 of 67 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,455 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Luzerne County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $96,600, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall Pennsylvania 2005 median home value of $131,900 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania have moderate increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $11,800, or 13.9 percent, from their 2000 value of $84,800.

In Luzerne County, there were a total of 146,911 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 1,873 homes since 2001, or 1.3 percent.

Luzerne County may be be described as having a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 0.7 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. In 2005, 65.5 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Luzerne County. The sector faced a loss of 4,392 total jobs during the period, accounting for 18.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 57.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Luzerne County, Utilities, Transportation and Warehousing and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Utilities sector has a United State LQ of 2.51. The level of employment in the Utilities sector is 2.51 times greater than the national average, signifying that Luzerne County may specialize, or be an exporter of Utilities.

Utilities has the largest businesses in Luzerne County, averaging 104 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the State of Pennsylvania average establishment size of 35 for the Utilities industry.

Management of companies and enterprises from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Luzerne County, with an industry growth of 28.6 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 1.6 percent. The State of Pennsylvania had an industry job change of 51.7 percent, during the period.

In Luzerne County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 17 percent of total employment in the county, making up 21,191 people employed. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade sectors account for 15.2 and 14.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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