In Falls Church city, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the offices of physicians industry reported the top wages in Falls Church city for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Falls Church city received an annual wage of $101,601 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $66,516 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,740.

Other top-pay jobs in Falls Church city, Virginia are present in management of companies and enterprises ($98,384), printing and related support activities ($94,354), scientific research and development services ($89,035) and computer systems design and related services ($84,312) 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.

Falls Church city Wages have increased by 4.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Falls Church city, Virginia by a total of 4.8%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

Falls Church city Industry Wages Exceed Virginia, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Falls Church city, Virginia when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 5.1 percent higher than the with an state average of $42,126. The average industry wage was greater 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.

Falls Church city Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Falls Church city Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 96.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 43.2 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Falls Church city outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 22.6 percent in terms of employment in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (96.3 percent decline)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (79.5 percent decline)
3. Data processing and related services (77.7 percent decline)
4. Business support services (67.1 percent decline)
5. Specialized design services (64.3 percent decline)

Falls Church city Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 187.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Falls Church city has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 29.7 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Falls Church city outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 28.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (187.0 percent gain)
2. Insurance carriers (157.1 percent gain)
3. Used merchandise stores (114.0 percent gain)
4. Other financial investment activities (103.7 percent gain)
5. Employment services (100.9 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Virginia, which went through a gain of 5.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Falls Church city

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 227 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 20.6 percent of the total employment growth in Falls Church city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (227 new jobs)
2. Computer systems design and related services (183 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (101 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (85 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (67 new jobs)

Given the 46 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 29 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Falls Church city, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 62 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Falls Church city

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 173 jobs. The declines in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry make up 22.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Falls Church city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (173 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (147 jobs lost)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (66 jobs lost)
4. Business support services (65 jobs lost)
5. Data processing and related services (60 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.

Falls Church city One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Falls Church city One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 81.1 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.7 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Falls Church city outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.4 percent in terms of employees in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (81.1 percent decline)
2. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (43.2 percent decline)
3. Other professional and technical services (33.3 percent decline)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (31.5 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (22 percent decline)

Falls Church city One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Used merchandise stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 345.8 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Falls Church city has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 2.4 percent. The Used merchandise stores industry in Falls Church city outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (345.8 percent gain)
2. Lessors of real estate (44.6 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (31.6 percent gain)
4. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (22.2 percent gain)
5. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (20.0 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Falls Church city

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Computer systems design and related services industry has added the most employment with 130 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Computer systems design and related services industry makes up 38.0 percent of the total employment growth in Falls Church city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (130 new jobs)
2. Used merchandise stores (55 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (52 new jobs)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (22 new jobs)
5. Lessors of real estate (22 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Falls Church city

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 121 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 32.1 percent of the total employment decline in Falls Church city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (121 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (32 jobs lost)
3. Travel arrangement and reservation services (29 jobs lost)
4. Offices of dentists (25 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (20 jobs lost)

Given the 48 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 30 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 17 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Falls Church city, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 66 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.





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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 Falls Church city, Virginia

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Falls Church city had a median income of $54,113, this level was 38.3 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 48.1 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $45,520. In Falls Church city, Virginia White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $91,000 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 3.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $63,685. This median income level is 27.4 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic in Falls Church city, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $55,157, this median is 37.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

Compared to counties across the United States, Falls Church city reported a very high median income for households of $87,661 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 37.7 percent higher than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and the median household income is 44 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Falls Church city, Virginia can be recognized as having a very low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 4.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 13.5 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Falls Church city, having 7.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Falls Church city, Virginia

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Falls Church city, Virginia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 70.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Falls Church city have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 70.6 percent (Men) versus 57.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 57.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Falls Church city, Virginia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 66 percent of the White Alone, 37.6 percent of Black or African American, 55.6 percent of the Asian alone and 32 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Falls Church city, Virginia is made up of a very highly-educated 2000 population, with 63.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Falls Church city counted a higher percent of population with this high education level than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Housing Report for Falls Church city, Virginia

In the State of Virginia, Falls Church city ranks 134 of 134 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 3,126 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Falls Church city had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $277,100, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is greater than the overall State of Virginia 2000 home median value of $125,400 and greater than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Falls Church city, the real estate market was made up of 4,694 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen decline in housing units, losing a total of -20 residential structures since 2001, a change of -0.4 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Real estate and rental and leasing has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in County, changing a total of 45.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of experienced a change in employment in the sector of 8.3 percent, during the time since 2001.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in County. The industry averages 20 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 21 and less than the State of establishments size average of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

The Accommodation and food services sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 9.6 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

In County, Health care and social assistance, Professional and technical services, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 19.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,919 employees. The Professional and technical services and Retail Trade sectors provide 13.9 and 13.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

In County, Professional and technical services, Other services, except public administration and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Professional and technical services sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.18. The level of employment in the Professional and technical services industry is 2.18 times greater than the US average, showing signs that may be an exporter of products or services of Professional and technical services.







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