In Bedford city, jobs in the computer systems design and related services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the computer systems design and related services industry wages were the highest in Bedford city for 2006. The average industry job in Bedford city received an annual wage of $66,584 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Virginia of $87,188 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $80,588.

High-wage employment in Bedford city, Virginia may be found in offices of dentists ($63,791), offices of physicians ($46,470), automobile dealers ($37,836) and depository credit intermediation ($35,063) 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.

Bedford city Industry Wages Lag Behind Virginia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Bedford city, Virginia can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 29.7 percent lower than the with an state average of $42,126. The average 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.

Bedford city Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bedford city

The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 95 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 68.6 percent of the growth in Bedford city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (95 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (20 new jobs)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (9 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (7 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (4 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bedford city

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Private households industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 11 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Private households industry make up 30.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Bedford city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (11 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)
3. Personal care services (5 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (5 jobs lost)
5. Florists (2 jobs lost)

From the 15 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 7 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Bedford city, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 660 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Bedford city Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 142.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bedford city has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 20.5 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Bedford city outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 13.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (142.7 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (65.0 percent gain)
3. Offices of physicians (35.1 percent gain)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (22.5 percent gain)
5. Offices of dentists (8.9 percent gain)

Bedford city Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 41 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the it saw a loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Bedford city outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 19.8 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (41 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (22.6 percent decline)
3. Personal care services (19.7 percent decline)
4. Florists (14.3 percent decline)
5. Computer systems design and related services (11.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 16.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Virginia, which saw a gain of 5.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level 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.

Bedford city One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 11.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Bedford city One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 48.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 4.7 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Bedford city outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4 percent in terms of employees in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (48.8 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (18.1 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15.8 percent decline)
4. Offices of dentists (14 percent decline)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (6.8 percent decline)

Bedford city One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 117.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bedford city has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where it saw a gain of 3.2 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Bedford city outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (117.6 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (61.5 percent gain)
3. Florists (13.5 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (11.4 percent gain)
5. Private households (11.4 percent gain)

In Bedford city, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 441 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Of the 19 4-digit NAICS industries, 8 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 11 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bedford city

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 87 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 80.6 percent of the total growth in Bedford city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (87 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (6 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (5 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (3 new jobs)
5. Florists (2 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bedford city

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Automobile dealers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 15 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Automobile dealers industry make up 31.9 percent of the total employment decline in Bedford city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (15 jobs lost)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (13 jobs lost)
3. Offices of dentists (7 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (3 jobs lost)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (3 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 Bedford city, Virginia

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Bedford city reported a relatively low household income of $33,687 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 62.1 percent lower than the median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the income level is 45.9 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $10,238. This median income level is 69.6 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic in Bedford city, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $204,973, this median is 508.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 48.2 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $17,459. In Bedford city, Virginia White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,871 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 12.4 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Bedford city, Virginia can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 19.7 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 47.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Bedford city, with 41.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Bedford city, Virginia

In Bedford city, Virginia according the 2000 Decennial Census, 17.8 percent of the White Alone, 5.4 percent of Black or African American, 45 percent of the Asian alone and 52.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Bedford city, Virginia can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 15.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Bedford city counted 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Bedford city, Virginia, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 31 percent achieving this level. The female population in Bedford city have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 17.6 percent (Men) versus 13.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

In Bedford city, the census reported 2,751 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 36 homes since 2001, or 1.3 percent.

Bedford city recorded a median home value in 2000 of $90,400, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Virginia 2000 median home value of $125,400 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

The State of Virginia, Bedford city places 118 of 134 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,434 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In County, Manufacturing, Other services, except public administration and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.3. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.3 times greater than the US average, showing signs that specializes in Manufacturing.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in County. In the County, the industry averages 56 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the average establishment size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 37.3 percent of employment in 2001 to 29.5 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in County. The sector faced a loss of 362 employees during the period, or 24.3 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 93.8 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Health care and social assistance from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in County, growing in new jobs by 19.6 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 10.6 percent. The State of experienced a change in employment in the sector of 13.1 percent, during the time since 2001.

In County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 29.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,127 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 20.4 and 19 percent of industry employment.





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