In Frederick County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry wages were the highest in Frederick County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Frederick County received an annual wage of $131,347 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in Virginia of $66,516 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Frederick County, Virginia exsists in management of companies and enterprises ($74,931), computer systems design and related services ($73,643), lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers ($62,181) and electronic markets and agents and brokers ($53,414) 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.

Frederick County Wages have increased by 17.4% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Frederick County, Virginia by a total of 17.4%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Virginia and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Frederick County, Virginia can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 17.4 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $42,126. The average pay 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.

Frederick County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Frederick County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Utility system construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 262 jobs. The declines in the Utility system construction industry make up 40.9 percent of the total employment decline in Frederick County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (262 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (73 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (63 jobs lost)
4. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (51 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and engineering services (49 jobs lost)

In Frederick County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 2,558 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 58 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 22 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 36 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Frederick County

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 508 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 20.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Frederick County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (508 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (172 new jobs)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (171 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (163 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (159 new jobs)

Frederick County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 591.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Frederick County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where it saw a gain of 17.7 percent. The Offices of physicians industry in Frederick County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 12.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (591.7 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (324.7 percent gain)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (206.4 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (202.5 percent gain)
5. Professional and similar organizations (177.8 percent gain)

Frederick County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 93.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the it saw a loss of 5.4 percent. The losses in the Utility system construction industry in Frederick County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.8 percent in terms of employment in the Utility system construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (93.2 percent decline)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (50.2 percent decline)
3. Other personal services (43.1 percent decline)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (40 percent decline)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (33.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 16.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Virginia, which went through a gain of 5.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US 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.

Frederick County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Frederick County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 198 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 19.9 percent of the total employment growth in Frederick County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (198 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (121 new jobs)
3. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (102 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (87 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (44 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Frederick County

The Employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 89 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 34.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Frederick County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (89 jobs lost)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (32 jobs lost)
3. Residential building construction (28 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (19 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (19 jobs lost)

In Frederick County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 977 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 60 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 37 industries reported a drop in employment.

Frederick County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 78.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Frederick County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where it saw a gain of 1.5 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Frederick County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (78.8 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (53.4 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (48.1 percent gain)
4. Nonresidential building construction (27.5 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (27.0 percent gain)

Frederick County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for air transportation industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 51.1 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 industry reported a gain of 2.6 percent. The losses in the Support activities for air transportation industry in Frederick County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.3 percent in terms of employment in the Support activities for air transportation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for air transportation (51.1 percent decline)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (38.6 percent decline)
3. Other personal services (38.3 percent decline)
4. Private households (27.3 percent decline)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (22.6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 5.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). 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 Frederick County, Virginia

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Frederick County, Virginia may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 6.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 27.5 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Frederick County, having 9.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

While household income level experienced a growth during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Frederick County, Virginia, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest growth in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw an increase of 70.1 percent since 2000. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income growth in Frederick County, experiencing a 27.1 percent decline in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The poverty rate in Frederick County, Virginia has increased by 0.2 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 6.4 percent to 6.6 percent.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Frederick County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $54,921 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 0.6 percent higher than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and the median is 10.5 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The median household income has increased from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has increased to $59,294, posting a 8 percent growth. Frederick County, Virginia, in terms of percentage of growth, ranks 4 of 16 counties in percent of growth for income levels in the State of Virginia. Frederick County ranks 18 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of growth in median income level for the United States.

In Frederick County, Virginia White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $54,991 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Frederick County had a median income of $13,960, which was 74.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 4.6 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $57,436. Hispanic in Frederick County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $47,043, this median household income is 14.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $72,150. This median is 31.4 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

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

Higher Education in Frederick County, Virginia

In Frederick County, Virginia as reported in the 2000 Census, 18.4 percent of the White Alone, 13.8 percent of Black or African American, 39.2 percent of the Asian alone and 10.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Frederick County, Virginia is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 18.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Frederick counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Since the year 2000, Frederick has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 3.8 percent to a total of 22.4 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of Virginia percent of 33.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Frederick County, Virginia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 34.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Frederick have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 19.8 percent (Men) versus 17.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 37 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 0.6 percent. As reported in 2005, 20.6 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 6.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 24 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Frederick County, Virginia

By measuring total land area, Frederick spans a total area of 415 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average population density of 167 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Wright, MN (168 per sq. mile ), Caldwell, NC (168 per sq. mile ), Livingston, LA (169 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Putnam, TN (166 per sq. mile ), Harrison, WV (164 per sq. mile ), Peach, GA (164 per sq. mile ).

Frederick County, Virginia had a population of 69,123 in 2005. The estimated population has increased very sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 59,594. This growth signifies an increase of 16 percent. Frederick ranks 12 of 134 counties when analyzing total population change in Virginia and the county ranks 329 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Since 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Frederick internationally. The migration from outside the US into Frederick accounts for 0.2 percent of all immigration into Virginia. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Frederick County, Virginia has a population base that is comprised of 90.4 percent White, 3.4 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 4.2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 8.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Frederick has increased the level of diversity when 5.1 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 Frederick County, Virginia to be 36.7 years of age. The median age in Frederick is less than the median age for the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median age, when it was 36.8 years of age. With 24.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Frederick can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 64.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 10.9 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Frederick County, Virginia

In Frederick County, the real estate market was made up of 27,202 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 3,252 residential structures since 2001, a change of 13.6 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Frederick County, Virginia have increased very sharply since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $131,700, or 111.3 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $118,300.

When compared to other counties in Virginia, Frederick County places 16 of 134 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 152 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Frederick County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $250,000, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the Virginia 2005 home value of $212,300 and greater than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

It can be understood that there is a limited amount affordable residential real estate in Frederick County, Virginia. In 2005, 18.4 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Frederick County may be be described as having a relatively high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 6 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Frederick County, Construction, Manufacturing and Management of companies and enterprises have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 2.34. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Construction sector is 2.34 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Frederick specializes in Construction.

Educational services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Frederick County, growing by 220 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 duration of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Frederick County, averaging 53 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Virginia typical size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Frederick County. The industry was hit with a loss of 170 jobs, or 3.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 47.8 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Frederick County, Manufacturing, Construction, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 27.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 4,599 jobs. The Construction and Retail Trade industries make up 15.4 and 11 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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