In Cumberland County, jobs in the other specialty trade contractors pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the other specialty trade contractors industry wages were the highest in Cumberland County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Cumberland County received an annual wage of $47,820 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Virginia of $36,193 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $39,240.

Other top-pay jobs in Cumberland County, Virginia may be found in general freight trucking ($37,268), specialized freight trucking ($33,677), building finishing contractors ($23,515) and building equipment contractors ($20,677) 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.

Cumberland County Wages have increased by 27.0% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Cumberland County, Virginia by a total of 27.0%. 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Cumberland County, Virginia when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 43.6 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.

Cumberland County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 1.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Virginia, which saw a gain of 5.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Cumberland County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 47.3 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 sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 14.6 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Cumberland County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 20.8 percent in terms of employment in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (47.3 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (35.1 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (30.1 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (23.1 percent decline)

Cumberland County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 73.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Cumberland County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 16 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Cumberland County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 17.4 percent in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (73.6 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (31.5 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (5.3 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cumberland County

The Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 14 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 48.8 percent of the total employment growth in Cumberland County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (14 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (13 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (1 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (95 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cumberland County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 47 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 66.7 percent of the total employment decline in Cumberland County, Virginia.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (47 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (11 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (7 jobs lost)

In Cumberland County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 12 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 7 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Cumberland County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cumberland County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 7 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 87.5 percent of the total employment growth in Cumberland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (7 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (77 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (43 new jobs)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (39 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (26 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cumberland County

Given the industries in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 15 jobs. The declines in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 43.1 percent of the total employment decline in Cumberland County, Virginia.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (6 jobs lost)

In Cumberland County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 24 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 9 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 2 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Cumberland County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 16.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cumberland County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 3.2 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Cumberland County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.2 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (16.4 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (1.2 percent gain)

Cumberland County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 21.8 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 reported a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Cumberland County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5 in percent of jobs in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (21.8 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (19.6 percent decline)
3. Other general merchandise stores (19.2 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (14.8 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (5.7 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level 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 Cumberland County, Virginia

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Cumberland County had a medium-low household income of $37,225 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 46.7 percent lower than the median income in State of Virginia of $54,612 and this is 32 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Cumberland County, Virginia can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 100 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Cumberland County, having 21.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 19.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $29,943. In Cumberland County, Virginia White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $40,376 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 8.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Cumberland County had a median household income level of $51,188, this median was 37.5 percent greater than the median for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $13,163. This median income level is 64.6 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Cumberland County, Virginia recorded a median income of $58,709, which is 57.7 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Cumberland County, Virginia

In Cumberland County, Virginia according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.2 percent of the White Alone, 7.8 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 12.4 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 Cumberland County, Virginia, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 40.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Cumberland on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10 percent (Men) versus 13.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Less than High School category, with 32.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Cumberland County, Virginia can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 11.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Cumberland counted 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Cumberland County, Virginia

Cumberland County, Virginia has a population that is made up of 62.2 percent White, 34.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 2.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 36.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Cumberland has decreased the percent of minority population when 39.3 percent of the population were minorities.

Cumberland County, Virginia had a population of 9,378 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 9,007. This growth signifies an increase of 4.1 percent. Cumberland ranks 73 of 134 counties when calculating total change in population for Virginia and the county ranks 1,495 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Cumberland County, Virginia to be 40.1 years of age. The median age in Cumberland is greater than the median age in Virginia of 37.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 38.7 years of age. With a total of 23.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Cumberland can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.3 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Cumberland spans a total area of 298 square miles. This area has a low population density of 31 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Fremont, CO (31 per sq. mile ), Delaware, IA (31 per sq. mile ), Le Flore, OK (31 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marinette, WI (31 per sq. mile ), Martin, IN (31 per sq. mile ), Kanabec, MN (31 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Cumberland from outside the country. The immigration into Cumberland makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of Virginia. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Cumberland County, Virginia

In the State of Virginia, Cumberland County places 62 of 134 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 807 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Cumberland County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $79,300, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the Virginia 2000 median home value of $125,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Cumberland County, the real estate market was made up of 4,355 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 215 residential structures since 2001, a change of 5.2 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Cumberland County, moving a total of 67.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 10.6 percent. The State of Virginia experienced a change in employment in the sector of 13.1 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Cumberland County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 27.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 255 people employed. The Construction and Health care and social assistance industries total 18.8 and 10.4 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Cumberland County. The industry averages 22 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Virginia average of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Cumberland County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 8.35. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 8.35 times greater than the national average, signifying that Cumberland County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.









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