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

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People with jobs in the other specialty trade contractors industry wages were the highest in Highland County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Highland County received a wage of $22,621 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Virginia of $36,193 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $39,240.

Other top-pay jobs in Highland County, Virginia exsists in logging ($19,224), other general merchandise stores ($18,273), gasoline stations ($16,303) and full-service restaurants ($5,150) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Highland County Wages have increased by 17.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Highland County, Virginia by a total of 17.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Virginia and greater 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Highland County, Virginia when analyzed can be understood as being very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 51.1 percent lower than the with an state average of $42,126. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Highland County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Highland County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 17.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Virginia, where the industry reported a gain of 37.9 percent. The losses in the Other specialty trade contractors industry in Highland County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 22.3 percent in terms of employees in the Other specialty trade contractors industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (17.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Virginia, which went through a gain of 5.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Highland County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 41.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Highland County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 6.1 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Highland County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 6.4 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (41.7 percent gain)
2. Logging (3.3 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Highland County

Given the industries in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 2 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other specialty trade contractors industry make up 116.7 percent of the total job loss in Highland County, Virginia.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (2 jobs lost)
2. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (982 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Highland County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 3 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 66.7 percent of the total employment growth in Highland County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (3 new jobs)

In Highland County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 11 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 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.

Highland County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Highland County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 27.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 1.6 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Highland County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (27.7 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (19 percent decline)
3. Other general merchandise stores (17.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 4.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Highland County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Logging industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Highland County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where this industry saw a loss of 1.2 percent. The Logging industry in Highland County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 3.8 percent.

Top 1 Industries
1. Logging (1.6 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Highland County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 4 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 48.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Highland County, Virginia.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (4 jobs lost)

In Highland County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 21 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Highland County

The Logging industry has added the most employment with 1 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Logging industry makes up 66.7 percent of the growth in Highland County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (92 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (74 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (39 new jobs)







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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 Highland County, Virginia

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Highland County had a median income of $33,638, which was 3.3 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Highland County, Virginia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $34,932 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic households in Highland County, Virginia recorded a median income of $7,313, this income level is 79 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Highland County, Virginia can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 100 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Highland County, having 24.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Highland County had a medium-low median income for all households of $34,786 (2005 Dollars). This median is 57 percent lower than the median income in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median household income is 41.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Highland County, Virginia

In Highland County, Virginia according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Highland County, Virginia can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 13.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Highland has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Highland County, Virginia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Highland have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 12.4 percent (Men) versus 14 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 36.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Highland County, Virginia

Highland County, Virginia has a population that is made up of 98.9 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 0.8 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Highland has increased in diversity when 0.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

Highland County, Virginia had a population of 2,475 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 2,534. The decline denotes a decrease of -2.3 percent. Highland ranks 100 of 134 counties by growth in total population in Virginia and the county ranks 2,040 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When measuring the total land area, Highland spans a total of 416 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 6 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Rooks, KS (6 per sq. mile ), Uintah, UT (6 per sq. mile ), Cibola, NM (6 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Franklin, NE (6 per sq. mile ), Sherman, KS (6 per sq. mile ), Morrow, OR (6 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Highland from outside the country. The immigration into Highland makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of Virginia. This level of international migration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Highland County, Virginia to be 48.3 years of age. The median age in Highland is greater than the median age for the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 46.0 years old. With 17.1 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Highland can be understood as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 59.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 23.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Highland County, Virginia

Highland County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $83,700, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the Virginia 2000 home value of $125,400 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

In the State of Virginia, Highland County places 81 of 134 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,131 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Highland County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 1,917 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 70 homes since 2001, or 3.8 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Highland County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Information and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 10.62. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 10.62 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Highland County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Retail Trade has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Highland County, growing in new jobs by 64.5 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.5 percent. The State of Virginia underwent a employment change in the industry of 3.3 percent, since the year 2001.

In Highland County, Accommodation and food services, Construction, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Accommodation and food services is the major employer in the county making up 15.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 65 people employed. The Construction and Retail Trade industries make up 12.1 and 12.1 percent of all employment.

Information is the industry with the largest establishments in Highland County, averaging 17 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 22 and less than the State of Virginia average establishment size of 24 for the Information industry.









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