In Wyoming County, jobs in the outpatient care centers pay the highest wages

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

People with jobs in the outpatient care centers industry reported the top wages in Wyoming County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wyoming County was paid an annual wage of $61,083 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Pennsylvania of $41,603 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $44,428.

Top-pay jobs in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania can be found in wired telecommunications carriers ($56,967), offices of other health practitioners ($56,171), computer systems design and related services ($50,347) and offices of physicians ($48,041) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

Wyoming County Wages have increased by 19.8% Since 2001

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania by a total of 19.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Pennsylvania and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

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

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

The overall industry wages in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 7.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $39,178. The average pay was less than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

Wyoming County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wyoming County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has grown the most with 106 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 20.4 percent of the total growth in Wyoming County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (106 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (65 new jobs)
3. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (58 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (46 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (37 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wyoming County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 376 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 61.8 percent of the total employment decline in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (376 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (75 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (72 jobs lost)
4. Child day care services (25 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (24 jobs lost)

In Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 837 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Of the 35 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 13 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 22 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Wyoming County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 303.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Wyoming County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where this industry saw a gain of 10.7 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Wyoming County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (303.8 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (130.2 percent gain)
3. Individual and family services (120.0 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (106.2 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (100.0 percent gain)

Wyoming County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 58.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Pennsylvania, where the it saw a gain of 30 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Wyoming County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.8 in percent of jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (58.7 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (58.5 percent decline)
3. Child day care services (38.6 percent decline)
4. Private households (37 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (35.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 9.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Pennsylvania, which experienced a gain of 0.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.





About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $106,933. This median is 151.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania recorded a median income of $45,581, this income level is 7.1 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Wyoming County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,547 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly equal to the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 34.1 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $57,038. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Wyoming County had a median household income level of $27,788, which was 34.7 percent less than the median income level in this area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 28.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Wyoming County, having 19.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Wyoming County reported a medium-high household income of $42,547 (2005 Dollars). This median is 10.3 percent lower than the median in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and the income level is 15.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Demographic Profile for Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

Since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Wyoming from another country. The international migration into Wyoming accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Pennsylvania. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Wyoming County, Pennsylvania had a population that was estimated at 28,160 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 28,030. This growth denotes an increase of 0.5 percent. Wyoming ranks 31 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Pennsylvania and the county ranks 1,751 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania to be 40.3 years old. The median in Wyoming is greater than the median in Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 37.9 years old. With 22.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Wyoming 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-high representation within the population, making up 63.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Wyoming spans a total area of 397 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 71 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Mason, KY (71 per sq. mile ), Van Wert, OH (71 per sq. mile ), Kent, MD (71 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lee, IA (71 per sq. mile ), Woodford, IL (71 per sq. mile ), Steuben, NY (71 per sq. mile ).

Wyoming County, Pennsylvania has a population base that is comprised of 97.5 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Wyoming has increased the percent of minority population when 1.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

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

The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Wyoming County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 11.5 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Wyoming is the County that is ranked 60 of 68 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Pennsylvania in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 59 of 68 Counties.

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Wyoming County, with an industry growth of 198.2 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.5 percent. The State of Pennsylvania experienced a sector employment shift of 1.5 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Wyoming County, with the industry averaging 86 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of Pennsylvania typical size of 41 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Wyoming County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 32.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,582 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 13.8 and 7.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Wyoming County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Transportation and Warehousing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.55. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.55 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Wyoming specializes in Manufacturing.





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