Grand County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Grand County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 46.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Grand County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Utah, where the industry took a gain of 20 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Grand County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (46.8 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (40.3 percent gain)
3. Book, periodical, and music stores (36.5 percent gain)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (28.2 percent gain)
5. RV parks and recreational camps (19.2 percent gain)

Grand County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 42.9 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Utah, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 30.9 percent. The losses in the Management and technical consulting services industry in Grand County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 9.5 percent in terms of employment in the Management and technical consulting services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (42.9 percent decline)
2. Home health care services (28.7 percent decline)
3. Other professional and technical services (12.8 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (10.9 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (10.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Utah, which went through a gain of 6.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

In Grand County, Utah, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 142 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Grand County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry has grown the most with 33 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 19.3 percent of the total employment growth in Grand County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (33 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (27 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (23 new jobs)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (19 new jobs)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (18 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Grand County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 20 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 40.7 percent of the total job loss in Grand County, Utah.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (20 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (8 jobs lost)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (6 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (5 jobs lost)
5. Other professional and technical services (3 jobs lost)

Given the 22 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 13 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 Grand County, Utah

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Grand County had a median household income level of $26,813, this median was 29.2 percent less than the median for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $83,363. This median income level is 120 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic headed households in Grand County, Utah , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $46,575, this median is 22.9 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In Grand County, Utah White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,237 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.9 percent greater than the median in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Grand County, Utah can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.8 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 29.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Grand County, with 28.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Grand County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $37,893 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 41.2 percent lower than the median in State of Utah of $53,499 and this is 29.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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