In Gloucester County, jobs in the commercial equip. merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry paid the average highest wages in Gloucester County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Gloucester County received a wage of $55,396 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $83,629 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $74,310.

Other top-pay jobs in Gloucester County, Virginia can be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($55,269), other heavy construction ($49,147), offices of physicians ($48,044) and machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($44,951) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Gloucester County Wages have increased by 25.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Gloucester County, Virginia by a total of 25.3%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Gloucester County, Virginia can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 43.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

Gloucester County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Gloucester County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,238 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Gloucester County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 62 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 11.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Gloucester County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (62 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (60 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (48 new jobs)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (39 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (32 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Gloucester County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 154 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 45.5 percent of the total job loss in Gloucester County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (154 jobs lost)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (46 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (42 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (33 jobs lost)
5. Private households (17 jobs lost)

Of the 44 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 31 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total employment has increased by 18.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Virginia, which saw a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Gloucester County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 67.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry reported a loss of 5.7 percent. The losses in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Gloucester County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.2 percent in terms of employment in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (67.5 percent decline)
2. Furniture stores (59.2 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (44.8 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (41.1 percent decline)
5. Private households (26.1 percent decline)

Gloucester County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 226.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Gloucester County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 3.1 percent. The Electronics and appliance stores industry in Gloucester County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 2.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (226.9 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (124.1 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (109.8 percent gain)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (86.8 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (75.6 percent gain)





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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.

Gloucester County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Gloucester County

Given the industries in the area, the Securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 22 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry make up 18.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Gloucester County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (22 jobs lost)
2. Other heavy construction (15 jobs lost)
3. Computer systems design and related services (10 jobs lost)
4. Seafood product preparation and packaging (8 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (8 jobs lost)

In Gloucester County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 272 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 49 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 20 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 29 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Gloucester County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has grown the most with 51 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 21.3 percent of the total employment growth in Gloucester County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (51 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (22 new jobs)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (21 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (18 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (13 new jobs)

Total employment has increased by 3.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Gloucester County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 72.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Gloucester County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 8.7 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Gloucester County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (72.0 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (57.4 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (41.0 percent gain)
4. Specialty food stores (31.0 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (30.6 percent gain)

Gloucester County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 57.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry in Gloucester County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.3 in percent of workers in the Securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (57.9 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (37.7 percent decline)
3. Utility system construction (25.7 percent decline)
4. Other heavy construction (25 percent decline)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (23.9 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 Gloucester County, Virginia

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Gloucester County reported a relatively high median income for households of $53,143 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 2.8 percent lower than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and this is 7.5 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Gloucester County, Virginia can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 7.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 21.9 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Gloucester County, having 11.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $94,267. This median is 77.4 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Gloucester County, Virginia recorded a median income of $54,941, this median is 3.4 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Gloucester County reported an income level of $94,534, which was 77.9 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 33.1 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $35,576. In Gloucester County, Virginia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $54,526 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.6 percent greater than the median in 2000.







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

Demographic Profile for Gloucester County, Virginia

From 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Gloucester internationally. The international migration into Gloucester totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Virginia. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Gloucester County, Virginia had an estimated population of 37,787 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 34,883. This growth denotes an increase of 8.3 percent. Gloucester ranks 33 of 134 counties in terms of population growth in Virginia and the county ranks 678 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

By measuring total land area, Gloucester spans a total of 217 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 174 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Harnett, NC (174 per sq. mile ), Baldwin, GA (175 per sq. mile ), Osceola, FL (175 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Calcasieu, LA (173 per sq. mile ), Allegany, MD (173 per sq. mile ), Jasper, MO (173 per sq. mile ).

Gloucester County, Virginia has a population that is comprised of 86.2 percent White, 9.5 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 12.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Gloucester has decreased in diversity when 12.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Gloucester County, Virginia to be 39.6 years of age. The median age in Gloucester is greater than the median age in the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.1 years old. With 23.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Gloucester can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 64.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 12.4 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 Gloucester County, Virginia

In Gloucester County, the census reported 15,663 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 919 housing units since the year 2001, or 6.2 percent.

In the State of Virginia, Gloucester County stands 52 of 134 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 634 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Gloucester County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $111,600, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Virginia 2000 home median value of $125,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Gloucester County, Virginia. In 2000, 61.5 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Finance and insurance has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Gloucester County, with an industry growth of 33.2 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.8 percent. The State of Virginia had an industry job change of 7.1 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Gloucester County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 25.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,940 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 15.2 and 13.7 percent of total employment, respectively.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Gloucester County, averaging 19 employees per business. This is less than the US industry average of 21 and less than the Virginia establishments size average of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Gloucester County, Retail Trade, Construction and Accommodation and food services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Retail Trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.87. The level of employment in the Retail Trade sector is 1.87 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Gloucester may be an exporter of products or services of Retail Trade.









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