Newberry County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 47 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 23 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 23 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Newberry County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 392 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Newberry County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has grown the most with 97 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 22.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Newberry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (97 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (84 new jobs)
3. Utility system construction (45 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (42 new jobs)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (30 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Newberry County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 32 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 17.7 percent of the total employment decline in Newberry County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (32 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (30 jobs lost)
3. Unclassified (18 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (14 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and engineering services (13 jobs lost)

Newberry County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 134.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Newberry County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where it saw a loss of 1 percent. The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Newberry County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (134.8 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (130.6 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (71.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (40.0 percent gain)
5. Private households (39.7 percent gain)

Newberry County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 81.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 28.5 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Newberry County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.1 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (81.5 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (30.1 percent decline)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (20 percent decline)
4. Offices of dentists (16.3 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (16.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in South Carolina, which saw a gain of 2.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.





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 Newberry County, South Carolina

In Newberry County, South Carolina White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,065 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 14.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $2,924. This income level is 92.4 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Newberry County reported a median household income of $53,325, this was 38.7 percent greater than the median for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 26.4 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $28,293. Hispanic households in Newberry County, South Carolina recorded a median income of $21,335, this median household income is 44.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Compared to counties across the United States, Newberry County reported a medium-low median income for households of $38,454 (2005 Dollars). This median is 12.8 percent lower than the median income in State of South Carolina of $43,386 and this is 27.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Newberry County, South Carolina can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 17.0 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 44.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Newberry County, reporting 31.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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