In Bristol County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry paid the average highest wages in Bristol County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Bristol County received a wage of $78,707 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Rhode Island of $72,471 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,074.

High-wage employment in Bristol County, Rhode Island are present in specialized design services ($67,395), other specialty trade contractors ($59,598), commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($55,129) and management of companies and enterprises ($54,820) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Bristol County Wages have increased by 13.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Bristol County, Rhode Island by a total of 13.2%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Rhode Island 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.

Bristol County Industry Wages Lag Behind Rhode Island, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Bristol County, Rhode Island when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 20.1 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $37,097. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Bristol County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bristol County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 95 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Residential building construction industry makes up 19.8 percent of the total growth in Bristol County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (95 new jobs)
2. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (73 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (64 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (47 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (38 new jobs)

Of the 33 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 15 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Bristol County, Rhode Island, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,095 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bristol County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 186 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry make up 39.1 percent of the total job loss in Bristol County, Rhode Island.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (186 jobs lost)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (120 jobs lost)
3. Grantmaking and giving services (28 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (20 jobs lost)
5. Specialty food stores (18 jobs lost)

Bristol County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 438.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Bristol County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Rhode Island, where the industry took a loss of 5.9 percent. The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry in Bristol County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 7.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (438.0 percent gain)
2. Clothing stores (296.3 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (67.0 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (45.3 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (43.7 percent gain)

Bristol County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 93.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Rhode Island, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 74.1 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Bristol County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (93.9 percent decline)
2. Grantmaking and giving services (74.6 percent decline)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (68.7 percent decline)
4. Scientific research and development services (63.6 percent decline)
5. Specialty food stores (54.5 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 9.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Rhode Island, which experienced a gain of 2.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Bristol County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Bristol County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other support services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 87.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bristol County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Rhode Island, where the industry took a gain of 30.4 percent. The Other support services industry in Bristol County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (87.5 percent gain)
2. Specialty food stores (55.2 percent gain)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (47.4 percent gain)
4. Other schools and instruction (43.8 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (28.7 percent gain)

Bristol County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grantmaking and giving services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 63.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Rhode Island, where the it saw a gain of 2.3 percent. The losses in the Grantmaking and giving services industry in Bristol County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.2 in percent of jobs in the Grantmaking and giving services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grantmaking and giving services (63.8 percent decline)
2. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (58.1 percent decline)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (45.5 percent decline)
4. Business support services (26.8 percent decline)
5. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (25 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Rhode Island, which saw a gain of 0.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bristol County

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 101 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 38.4 percent of the total employment growth in Bristol County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (101 new jobs)
2. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (43 new jobs)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (15 new jobs)
4. Other schools and instruction (14 new jobs)
5. Computer systems design and related services (10 new jobs)

In Bristol County, Rhode Island, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 324 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bristol County

The Ship and boat building industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 75 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Ship and boat building industry make up 21.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Bristol County, Rhode Island.

Top 5 Industries
1. Ship and boat building (75 jobs lost)
2. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (71 jobs lost)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (33 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (28 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (23 jobs lost)

Given the 51 4-digit NAICS industries, 23 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 27 industry sectors reported declines during the 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 Bristol County, Rhode Island

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Bristol County, Rhode Island can be recognized as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 6.3 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 17.6 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Bristol County, with 12.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Bristol County reported a relatively high household income of $59,362 (2005 Dollars). This median is 17 percent higher than the median in State of Rhode Island of $49,245 and the median household income is 17.2 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Bristol County had a median income of $25,594, this median was 56.9 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 5.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $56,025. Hispanic headed households in Bristol County, Rhode Island reported a median household income of $43,632, this income level is 26.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $104,658. This median is 76.3 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Bristol County, Rhode Island White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $59,806 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.







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

Higher Education in Bristol County, Rhode Island

Bristol County, Rhode Island has a very highly-educated population of the working age, with 34.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Bristol is reported having a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Rhode Island's proportion of 25.6 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Bristol County, Rhode Island, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 37 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Bristol have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 37 percent (Men) versus 32 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 32 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Bristol County, Rhode Island according the 2000 Decennial Census, 34.2 percent of the White Alone, 32.4 percent of Black or African American, 75.8 percent of the Asian alone and 37.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Bristol County, Rhode Island

Bristol County, Rhode Island had a population of 52,743 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 50,736. This growth signifies an increase of 4 percent. Bristol ranks 4 of 5 counties when calculating total change in population for Rhode Island and the county ranks 827 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Bristol encompasses a total area of 25 square miles. The land areas has a very high density of 2,137 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Westchester, NY (2,174 per sq. mile ), Marion, IN (2,178 per sq. mile ), Camden, NJ (2,331 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Harris, TX (2,136 per sq. mile ), Franklin, OH (2,020 per sq. mile ), Hennepin, MN (2,011 per sq. mile ).

Bristol County, Rhode Island has a population that is comprised of 95.1 percent White, 1 percent African American, 1.5 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Rhode Island percent of 18.3. Since 2000, Bristol has increased the percent of minority makeup when 3.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Bristol County, Rhode Island to be 40.3 years old. The median in Bristol is greater than the median age in the State of Rhode Island of 38.4. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 39.4 years of age. With a total of 20.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Bristol can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 63.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 15.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Bristol from outside the country. The immigration into Bristol accounts for 1.2 percent of immigration into the State of Rhode Island. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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