Salem city One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Salem city

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 46 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry makes up 9.2 percent of the total growth in Salem city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (46 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (43 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (43 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (37 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (37 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Salem city

Given the industries in the area, the Offices of physicians industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 97 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Offices of physicians industry make up 26.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Salem city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (97 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (88 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (40 jobs lost)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (30 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (17 jobs lost)

From the 61 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 25 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 34 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Salem city, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 166 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total industry employment has increased by 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Salem city One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 210.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Salem city has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where this industry saw a loss of 0.5 percent. The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry in Salem city outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (210.8 percent gain)
2. Employment services (130.0 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (76.7 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (70.5 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (61.4 percent gain)

Salem city One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 34.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry reported a gain of 4.7 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Salem city outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4 in percent of jobs in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (34.6 percent decline)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (32.5 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (22.2 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (12.6 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (11.3 percent decline)





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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 Salem city, Virginia

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Salem city, Virginia can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 6.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 22.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Salem city, with 12.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Salem city, Virginia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $46,970 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.9 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Salem city, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $31,626, this median household income is 30.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Salem city had a median household income level of $59,963, this level was 31.4 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $46,963. This median is 2.9 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 32.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $30,903.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Salem city was reported to have a medium-high household income of $45,626 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 19.7 percent lower than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and the income level is 7.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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