In Venango County, jobs in the medical and diagnostic laboratories pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the medical and diagnostic laboratories industry had the highest average wages in Venango County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Venango County was paid an annual wage of $78,403 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Pennsylvania of $51,093 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $50,276.

Other high-paying jobs in Venango County, Pennsylvania may be found in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($54,400), offices of physicians ($52,387), general freight trucking ($49,227) and specialized freight trucking ($47,877) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Venango County Wages have increased by 18.3% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Venango County, Pennsylvania by a total of 18.3%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Venango County, Pennsylvania when analyzed can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 24.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $39,178. The average 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.

Venango County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 0.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Venango County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 78.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 50.4 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Venango County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 19.8 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (78.5 percent decline)
2. Shoe stores (65 percent decline)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (62.9 percent decline)
4. Special food services (60.1 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (43.3 percent decline)

Venango County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 513.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Venango County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Pennsylvania, where it saw a gain of 72 percent. The Individual and family services industry in Venango County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 35 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (513.6 percent gain)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (460.8 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (154.5 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (67.4 percent gain)
5. Used merchandise stores (56.3 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Venango County

The Individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 289 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Individual and family services industry makes up 28.9 percent of the total employment growth in Venango County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (289 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (165 new jobs)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (78 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (77 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (54 new jobs)

In Venango County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 142 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 64 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 32 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 32 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Venango County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 151 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 13.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (151 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (123 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (109 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (102 jobs lost)
5. Sawmills and wood preservation (91 jobs lost)





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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.

Venango County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Venango County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 79 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Venango County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Private households industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 63 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Private households industry make up 11.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (63 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (51 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (49 jobs lost)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (47 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (40 jobs lost)

From the 73 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 37 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 36 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Venango County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 141 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 31.7 percent of the total employment growth in Venango County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (141 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (46 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (34 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (23 new jobs)
5. Professional and similar organizations (14 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Pennsylvania, which went through a gain of 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Venango County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 72.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Venango County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 11.7 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Venango County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (72.2 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (68.9 percent gain)
3. Grantmaking and giving services (61.5 percent gain)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (38.2 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (29.2 percent gain)

Venango County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 81.5 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 sector experienced a loss of 46.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Venango County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (81.5 percent decline)
2. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (76.7 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (36 percent decline)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (34 percent decline)
5. Insurance carriers (33.3 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 Venango County, Pennsylvania

Compared to counties across the United States, Venango County accounted a medium-low median income for all households of $37,741 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 24.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and the median household income is 30.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Venango County, Pennsylvania reported a median household income of $33,638, which is 10.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Venango County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,803 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 32.8 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $25,350. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Venango County reported an income level of $42,622, this median was 12.9 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $68,738. This household income level is 82.1 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Venango County, Pennsylvania can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 37.7 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Venango County, having 29.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Venango County, Pennsylvania

In Venango County, Pennsylvania as reported in the 2000 Census, 13.2 percent of the White Alone, 7.2 percent of Black or African American, 16.6 percent of the Asian alone and 5 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Venango County, Pennsylvania has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Venango is reported having 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Venango County, Pennsylvania, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 48.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Venango have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 13.2 percent (Men) versus 12.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 50.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Venango County, Pennsylvania

Since 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Venango from another country. The international migration into Venango accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Pennsylvania. This percent of international migration is very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Venango County, Pennsylvania has a population that is made of 97 percent White, 1.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Venango has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.9 percent of the people were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Venango County, Pennsylvania to be 42.3 years old. The median age in Venango 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 40.3 years old. With 22.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Venango can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.9 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.

When measuring the total land area, Venango extends a total area of 675 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 83 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Wayne, WV (83 per sq. mile ), Steele, MN (83 per sq. mile ), Wapello, IA (83 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Jackson, IN (83 per sq. mile ), Mineral, WV (82 per sq. mile ), Gallatin, KY (82 per sq. mile ).

Venango County, Pennsylvania had an estimated population of 55,928 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 57,476. The decline denotes a decrease of -2.7 percent. Venango ranks 52 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Pennsylvania and the county ranks 3,034 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Venango County, Pennsylvania

In Venango County, the census reported 27,286 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 269 housing units since the year 2001, or 1 percent.

Venango County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $55,900, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania 2000 home value of $97,000 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in Pennsylvania, Venango County stands 60 of 67 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,629 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Venango County, Pennsylvania. In 2000, 93.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Venango County, with an employment growth of 83.3 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -0.6 percent. The State of Pennsylvania saw a change in employment in the sector of -0.8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Venango County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 23.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 4,157 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 19.1 and 16.8 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Venango County, with the industry averaging 44 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Pennsylvania average of 41 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Venango County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 1.85. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 1.85 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Venango specializes in Manufacturing.

Retail Trade since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Venango County. The industry was hit with a loss of 469 employees during the period, or 13.7 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 39.9 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).