In Clarke County, jobs in the specialized design services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the specialized design services industry had the highest average wages in Clarke County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Clarke County was paid an annual wage of $122,912 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $44,585 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $49,336.

High-wage employment in Clarke County, Virginia exsists in computer systems design and related services ($96,453), management and technical consulting services ($62,532), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($58,280) and insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($54,656) 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.

Clarke County Wages have increased by 21.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Clarke County, Virginia by a total of 21.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Virginia and greater 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Clarke County, Virginia can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 23.7 percent lower than the with an state average of $42,126. The average industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Clarke County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Clarke County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 344.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Clarke County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 22.8 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Clarke County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 7.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (344.7 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (308.3 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (79.8 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (62.1 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (47.6 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 6.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Virginia, which experienced a gain of 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Clarke County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Household goods repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 25.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry reported a loss of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Household goods repair and maintenance industry in Clarke County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 9.9 percent in terms of employment in the Household goods repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household goods repair and maintenance (25.9 percent decline)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (25 percent decline)
3. Specialized design services (18.2 percent decline)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (10.3 percent decline)
5. Death care services (8.1 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clarke County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has grown the most with 51 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 16.9 percent of the total employment growth in Clarke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (51 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (47 new jobs)
3. Architectural and engineering services (44 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (32 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (25 new jobs)

In Clarke County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 251 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clarke County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Other amusement and recreation industries industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 5 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry make up 22.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Clarke County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (5 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (4 jobs lost)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (4 jobs lost)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (3 jobs lost)
5. Household goods repair and maintenance (2 jobs lost)

Given the 25 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 8 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that 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.

Clarke County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clarke County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 2 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry make up 29.2 percent of the total job loss in Clarke County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (2 jobs lost)
2. Other professional and technical services (2 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (2 jobs lost)
4. Professional and similar organizations (4 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (3 jobs lost)

Of the 25 4-digit NAICS industries, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Clarke County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clarke County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential building construction industry has added the most employment with 35 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 23.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Clarke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (35 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (31 new jobs)
3. Architectural and engineering services (14 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (12 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (11 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in Virginia, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Clarke County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 50.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Clarke County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 15.1 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Clarke County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 9.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (50.8 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (43.4 percent gain)
3. Other animal production (35.7 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (34.3 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (33.1 percent gain)

Clarke County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 20.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the it saw a gain of 2.7 percent. The losses in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Clarke County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2 in percent of workers in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (20.6 percent decline)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (12.5 percent decline)
3. Other professional and technical services (5.5 percent decline)
4. Civic and social organizations (4.5 percent decline)
5. Death care services (2.9 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 Clarke County, Virginia

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Clarke County, Virginia can be understood to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 6.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 22.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Clarke County, reporting 17.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Clarke County was reported to have a relatively high median household income of $60,373 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 9.5 percent higher than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and this is 18.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 42.1 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $34,937. In Clarke County, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $62,067 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.8 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Clarke County had a median household income level of $34,170, which was 43.4 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 $59,753. This income level is 1 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic in Clarke County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $24,863, this income level is 58.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Clarke County, Virginia

Clarke County, Virginia may to understood as having a highly-educated population of the working age, with 24 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Clarke was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Clarke County, Virginia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 24.8 percent of the White Alone, 10.6 percent of Black or African American, 37.2 percent of the Asian alone and 15 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Clarke County, Virginia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 32.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Clarke have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 24.4 percent (Men) versus 23.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 32.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Clarke County, Virginia

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Clarke County, Virginia to be 41.5 years old. The median in Clarke is greater than the median age in Virginia of 37.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 40.8 years old. With 21.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Clarke can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 64.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Clarke County, Virginia had a population that was estimated at 14,205 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 12,708. This growth denotes an increase of 11.8 percent. Clarke ranks 43 of 134 counties by growth in total population in Virginia and the county ranks 949 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

By measuring total land area, Clarke encompasses a total area of 177 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 80 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Sullivan, NH (80 per sq. mile ), Columbia, FL (80 per sq. mile ), Carroll, KY (80 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Monroe, IL (80 per sq. mile ), Gibson, TN (80 per sq. mile ), Logan, WV (80 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Clarke internationally. The migration from outside the US into Clarke makes up 0 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.

Clarke County, Virginia has a population that is made of 90.1 percent White, 6.2 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 2.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 9.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Clarke has increased the level of diversity when 8.9 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Clarke County, Virginia

Throughout the State of Virginia, Clarke County places 30 of 134 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 391 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Clarke County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $139,500, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is greater than the overall Virginia 2000 home median value of $125,400 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Clarke County, there were a total of 5,979 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 478 residential structures since 2001, a change of 8.7 percent.

Clarke County is made up of a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 1.3 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Clarke County, Manufacturing, Construction and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.44. The level of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.44 times greater than the national average, signifying that Clarke specializes in Manufacturing.

In Clarke County, Manufacturing, Construction, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 31.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,156 employees. The Construction and Retail Trade industries make up 12 and 8.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Clarke County, averaging 55 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Virginia establishments size average of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.

Wholesale trade has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Clarke County, with a job growth of 93.9 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 0.4 percent. The State of Virginia saw a change in employment in the sector of 2.4 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Clarke County is ranked number 91 of 136 Counties throughout the 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 88 of 136 Counties.







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