In Chesterfield County, jobs in the other financial investment activities pay the highest wages

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Employment in the other financial investment activities industry paid the average highest wages in Chesterfield County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Chesterfield County received an annual wage of $112,973 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Virginia of $97,125 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $120,327.

Other high-paying jobs in Chesterfield County, Virginia exsists in alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers ($92,473), commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($84,332), druggists' goods merchant wholesalers ($79,735) and management of companies and enterprises ($75,989) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Chesterfield County Wages have increased by 12.8% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Chesterfield County, Virginia by a total of 12.8%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Virginia and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Chesterfield County, Virginia when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 14.3 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $42,126. The industry 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.

Chesterfield County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Chesterfield County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Technical and trade schools industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 672.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Chesterfield County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where it saw a gain of 7.8 percent. The Technical and trade schools industry in Chesterfield County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Technical and trade schools (672.7 percent gain)
2. Social advocacy organizations (367.7 percent gain)
3. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (297.1 percent gain)
4. Residential mental health facilities (292.2 percent gain)
5. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (192.2 percent gain)

Chesterfield County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 65.3 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 has seen in the Virginia, where the it saw a gain of 62.3 percent. The losses in the Independent artists, writers, and performers industry in Chesterfield County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 26.9 percent in terms of employees in the Independent artists, writers, and performers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Independent artists, writers, and performers (65.3 percent decline)
2. Software publishers (61.9 percent decline)
3. Business, computer and management training (59 percent decline)
4. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (56 percent decline)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (53.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 11.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Chesterfield County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,814 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 11.5 percent of the total growth in Chesterfield County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (1,814 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (786 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (690 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (664 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (639 new jobs)

In Chesterfield County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 10,231 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 128 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 46 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 82 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Chesterfield County

The Management of companies and enterprises industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 777 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 14.6 percent of the total job loss in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (777 jobs lost)
2. Wireless telecommunications carriers (540 jobs lost)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (373 jobs lost)
4. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (346 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (305 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.

Chesterfield County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Chesterfield County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 819 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 13.5 percent of the total employment growth in Chesterfield County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (819 new jobs)
2. Computer systems design and related services (503 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (413 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (350 new jobs)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (328 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Chesterfield County

Given the industries in the area, the Management of companies and enterprises industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 506 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 24.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (506 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (356 jobs lost)
3. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (144 jobs lost)
4. Investigation and security services (133 jobs lost)
5. Converted paper product manufacturing (126 jobs lost)

Out of the 132 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 47 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 84 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Chesterfield County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,224 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Chesterfield County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Consumer goods rental industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 34.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 9.4 percent. The losses in the Consumer goods rental industry in Chesterfield County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 4.6 percent in terms of employment in the Consumer goods rental industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Consumer goods rental (34.1 percent decline)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (27.8 percent decline)
3. Death care services (24.9 percent decline)
4. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (20.1 percent decline)
5. Converted paper product manufacturing (19.2 percent decline)

Chesterfield County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other ambulatory health care services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 317.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Chesterfield County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 5.5 percent. The Other ambulatory health care services industry in Chesterfield County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other ambulatory health care services (317.3 percent gain)
2. Florists (129.6 percent gain)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (88.2 percent gain)
4. Computer systems design and related services (79.2 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (63.1 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Chesterfield County, Virginia

The poverty rate in Chesterfield County, Virginia has increased by 2.5 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 4.5 percent to 7 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Chesterfield County accounted a very high median income for all households of $68,488 (2005 Dollars). This median is 20.3 percent higher than the household income median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median household income is 28.3 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $66,659, which amounts to a 2.7 percent decline. Chesterfield County, Virginia, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 7 of 11 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Virginia. Chesterfield County ranks 577 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Asian category. This category saw a decline of 16.3 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Chesterfield County, encountering a 63.2 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Chesterfield County, Virginia can be considered to have a very low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 4.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 12.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Chesterfield County, with 6.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Chesterfield County, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $53,814, this income level is 21.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Chesterfield County reported an income level of $54,113, this was 21 percent less than the median income level in this area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $67,600. This median income level is 1.3 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. In Chesterfield County, Virginia White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $71,273 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 4.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 13.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $59,189.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Chesterfield County, Virginia

Chesterfield County, Virginia has a population that is comprised of 70.7 percent White, 20.4 percent African American, 2.8 percent Asian, and 4.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 27.8 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Chesterfield has increased in diversity when 23.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Chesterfield County, Virginia to be 36.3 years of age. The median age in Chesterfield is less than the median age for the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 35.8 years old. With a total of 26 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Chesterfield can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 66.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 7.5 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low proportion of the population.

Chesterfield County, Virginia had a population of 288,876 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 260,941. This growth shows an increase of 10.7 percent. Chesterfield ranks 4 of 134 counties in terms of population growth in Virginia and the county ranks 117 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Chesterfield internationally. The migration from outside the US into Chesterfield totals 1.9 percent of the total migration into the State of Virginia. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Chesterfield encompasses a total area of 426 square miles. The land areas has a high population density of 679 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Waukesha, WI (682 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, CO (682 per sq. mile ), Guilford, NC (683 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lee, FL (678 per sq. mile ), Dakota, MN (673 per sq. mile ), Stark, OH (661 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Chesterfield County, Virginia

In Chesterfield County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 111,750 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 11,721 residential units since 2001, or 11.7 percent.

The residential real estate values in Chesterfield County, Virginia have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $58,800, or 48.8 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $120,500.

Chesterfield County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $179,300, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the Virginia 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $212,300 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Throughout the State of Virginia, Chesterfield County stands 20 of 134 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 213 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Chesterfield County is made up of a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 3.6 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

There is a limited amount of real estate that is affordable in Chesterfield County, Virginia. In 2005, 18.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Chesterfield is the County that is ranked 8 of 136 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Virginia in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 7 of 136 Counties.

Educational services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Chesterfield County, growing in new jobs by 48.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 13.8 percent. The State of Virginia encountered a change in industry employment of 21 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Chesterfield County. In the County, the industry averages 62 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 34 and greater than the Virginia establishments size average of 36 for the Utilities industry.

In Chesterfield County, Construction, Retail Trade and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.5. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Construction industry is 1.5 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Chesterfield specializes in Construction.

In Chesterfield County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 18.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 17,862 individuals. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries make up 10.4 and 10.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Chesterfield County. The sector faced a loss of 2,137 employees during the period, or 17.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 59.2 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.





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