Washington County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Washington County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 84.7 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Rhode Island, where the industry felt a loss of 11.1 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Washington County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.9 percent in terms of employees in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (84.7 percent decline)
2. Land subdivision (51.7 percent decline)
3. Florists (50.9 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (32.6 percent decline)
5. Special food services (30.3 percent decline)

Washington County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 140.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Washington County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Rhode Island, where the industry took a gain of 4.6 percent. The Utility system construction industry in Washington County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 7.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (140.5 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (96.4 percent gain)
3. Grantmaking and giving services (90.0 percent gain)
4. Performing arts companies (53.4 percent gain)
5. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (42.1 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Rhode Island, which experienced a gain of 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Washington County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Individual and family services industry has added the most employment with 150 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 14.2 percent of the growth in Washington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (150 new jobs)
2. Residential mental health facilities (74 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (71 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (48 new jobs)
5. Greenhouse and nursery production (47 new jobs)

In Washington County, Rhode Island, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 183 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 131 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 63 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 67 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Washington County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 133 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 12.9 percent of the total job loss in Washington County, Rhode Island.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (133 jobs lost)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (96 jobs lost)
3. Outpatient care centers (68 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (65 jobs lost)
5. Special food services (52 jobs lost)





About: This report is part 1 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 Washington County, Rhode Island

In Washington County, Rhode Island White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $63,120 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Washington County reported a median household income of $29,250, this median was 52.9 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic in Washington County, Rhode Island reported a median household income of $42,900, this median is 31 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 28.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $44,502. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $53,049. This median income level is 14.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

As the median household income witnessed a growth since 2000 in Washington County, Rhode Island, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic growth in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw an increase of 160.7 percent in the last five years. The White population group was least impacted by the household income growth in Washington County, undergoing a 0.1 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

The areas median household income has increased a small amount from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has increased to $62,536, which amounts to a 0.7 percent growth. Washington County, Rhode Island, when comparing total percent of growth, ranks 3 of 3 counties in percent of growth for the household income level in the State of Rhode Island. Washington County ranks 101 of 119 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the growth in household income across the nation.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Washington County accounted a very high median income for households of $62,131 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 20.7 percent higher than the median in State of Rhode Island of $49,245 and the median is 20.9 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Washington County, Rhode Island can be understood to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 7.3 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 27.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Washington County, reporting 8.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The rate of poverty in Washington County, Rhode Island has declined by 1.1 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 7.3 percent to 6.2 percent.

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