In Amherst County, jobs in the wired telecommunications carriers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the wired telecommunications carriers industry wages were the highest in Amherst County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Amherst County earned an annual wage of $65,302 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Virginia of $91,117 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $68,448.

Other top-pay jobs in Amherst County, Virginia are present in building foundation and exterior contractors ($48,819), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($48,643), legal services ($48,228) and offices of physicians ($47,879) 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.

Amherst County Wages have increased by 13.1% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Amherst County, Virginia by a total of 13.1%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Virginia 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.

Amherst County Industry Wages Lag Behind Virginia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Amherst County, Virginia when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 30.3 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $42,126. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Amherst County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Amherst County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 85.2 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 9.8 percent. The losses in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Amherst County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.6 percent in terms of employees in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (85.2 percent decline)
2. Offices of physicians (42.6 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (20 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (19.4 percent decline)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (18.9 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Amherst County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 344.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Amherst County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 29 percent. The Building material and supplies dealers industry in Amherst County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 20 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (344.2 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (303.9 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (228.6 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (122.2 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (107.7 percent gain)

Given the 31 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 21 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Amherst County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 348 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Amherst County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 119 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 21.1 percent of the total employment growth in Amherst County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (119 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (107 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (77 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (42 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (36 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Amherst County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 63 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry make up 38.4 percent of the total employment decline in Amherst County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (63 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (43 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (26 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11 jobs lost)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (8 jobs lost)





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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.

Amherst County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 0.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Amherst County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 241.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Amherst County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 4.7 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Amherst County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (241.1 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (130.0 percent gain)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (63.9 percent gain)
4. Nondepository credit intermediation (52.9 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (41.2 percent gain)

Amherst County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 91 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 7.6 percent. The losses in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Amherst County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.6 in percent of workers in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (91 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (22.2 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (18.9 percent decline)
4. Offices of dentists (18.2 percent decline)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (17.8 percent decline)

In Amherst County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 41 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Amherst County

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 72 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Offices of other health practitioners industry makes up 32.7 percent of the total employment growth in Amherst County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (72 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (36 new jobs)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (36 new jobs)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (22 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (12 new jobs)

Out of the 39 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 20 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Amherst County

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 111 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry make up 41.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Amherst County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (111 jobs lost)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (33 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (29 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (23 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (12 jobs lost)





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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 Amherst County, Virginia

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $25,229. This median is 42.3 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic headed households in Amherst County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $47,025, which is 7.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 22.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $33,771. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Amherst County reported a median household income of $23,922, this level was 45.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Amherst County, Virginia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $47,076 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 7.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Amherst County, Virginia can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 23.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Amherst County, having 17.1 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Amherst County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $43,750 (2005 Dollars). This median is 24.8 percent lower than the median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and this is 12.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Amherst County, Virginia

Amherst County, Virginia may to understood as having a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Amherst is reported having a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Amherst County, Virginia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 32.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Amherst have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 12.2 percent (Men) versus 13.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 34 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Amherst County, Virginia according the 2000 Decennial Census, 15 percent of the White Alone, 4.6 percent of Black or African American, 43.2 percent of the Asian alone and 9.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Amherst County, Virginia

Amherst County, Virginia had a population of 32,134 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 31,898. This growth shows an increase of 0.7 percent. Amherst ranks 79 of 134 counties when analyzing total population change in Virginia and the county ranks 1,623 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Amherst County, Virginia has a population that is comprised of 77.4 percent White, 19.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 21.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Amherst has increased the percent of minority population when 21.1 percent of the people were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Amherst from another country. The international migration into Amherst accounts for 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Virginia. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Amherst covers a total land area of 475 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average area density of 68 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Monroe, TN (68 per sq. mile ), Saline, IL (68 per sq. mile ), Bourbon, KY (68 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Taney, MO (68 per sq. mile ), Pierce, WI (68 per sq. mile ), Sumter, GA (68 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Amherst County, Virginia to be 40.1 years old. The median in Amherst is greater than the median age in the State of Virginia of 37.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.2 years old. With 21.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Amherst can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.9 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

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

Employment Report for Amherst County, Virginia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Amherst County, Manufacturing, Construction and Transportation and Warehousing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.84. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 1.84 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Amherst County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

In Amherst County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 23.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,617 jobs. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 18.9 and 11.7 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Amherst County, averaging 36 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Virginia typical size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.

Amherst is the County that is ranked 71 of 136 Counties throughout the State of Virginia in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 70 of 136 Counties.

Administrative and waste services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Amherst County, growing in new jobs by 64.4 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.5 percent. The State of Virginia saw a change in employment in the sector of 1.7 percent, during the period.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).