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

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Jobs in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Lexington city for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lexington city received an annual wage of $48,691 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $66,516 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Lexington city, Virginia exsists in offices of other health practitioners ($41,516), offices of dentists ($40,679), architectural and engineering services ($38,881) and professional and similar organizations ($34,438) 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.

Lexington city Wages have increased by 25.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Lexington city, Virginia by a total of 25.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Virginia and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Lexington city Industry Wages Lag Behind Virginia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Lexington city, Virginia can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 27.5 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $42,126. The industry pay 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.

Lexington city Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 18 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 11 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lexington city

The Private households industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 33 jobs. The declines in the Private households industry make up 39.4 percent of the total employment decline in Lexington city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (33 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (19 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (14 jobs lost)
4. Rooming and boarding houses (9 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (5 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lexington city

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 62 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 33.7 percent of the total employment growth in Lexington city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (62 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (26 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (23 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (21 new jobs)
5. Personal care services (16 new jobs)

In Lexington city, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 80 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Lexington city Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 67.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry reported a loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Lexington city outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19.8 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (67.6 percent decline)
2. Legal services (27.5 percent decline)
3. Rooming and boarding houses (16.1 percent decline)
4. Traveler accommodation (12.8 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (9.8 percent decline)

Lexington city Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 110.5 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Lexington city has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 22.8 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Lexington city outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (110.5 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (87.3 percent gain)
3. Health and personal care stores (76.8 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (41.7 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (34.8 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Virginia, which saw 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.





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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.

Lexington city One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lexington city

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 51 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 63.3 percent of the total job loss in Lexington city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (51 jobs lost)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (8 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (8 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (6 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (3 jobs lost)

From the 25 4-digit NAICS industries, 10 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 14 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Lexington city, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 44 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lexington city

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 41 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 31.0 percent of the total employment growth in Lexington city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (41 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (27 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (18 new jobs)
4. Personal care services (11 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (10 new jobs)

Total employment has increased by 1.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Lexington city One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 61.1 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lexington city has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 2.3 percent. The Health and personal care stores industry in Lexington city outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (61.1 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (47.1 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (40.5 percent gain)
4. Traveler accommodation (27.1 percent gain)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (26.5 percent gain)

Lexington city One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 30.7 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 0.8 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Lexington city outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.1 in percent of jobs in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (30.7 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (28.8 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (18.9 percent decline)
4. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (12.2 percent decline)
5. Legal services (6.9 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 Lexington city, Virginia

In Lexington city, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,802 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 8.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Lexington city reported an income level of $21,938, this was 35.3 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic households in Lexington city, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,713, this income level is 9.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 34.4 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $22,256. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $59,963. This household income level is 76.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Lexington city, Virginia can be recognized as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 21.6 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 31.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Lexington city, with 28.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Lexington city accounted a relatively low median income for households of $33,909 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 61.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the income level is 44.9 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.

Housing Report for Lexington County, South Carolina

The owner-occupied dwellings in Lexington County, South Carolina have moderate increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $13,600, or 12.8 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $106,300.

Lexington County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $119,900, accounted by the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the overall South Carolina 2005 median home value of $113,100 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Lexington County, the real estate market was made up of 99,697 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 6,678 homes since 2001, or 7.2 percent.

Lexington County may be be described as having a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 2.5 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Throughout the State of South Carolina, Lexington County is positioned 10 of 46 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 518 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Lexington County, South Carolina. In 2005, 52.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Lexington County, South Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lexington County. In the County, the industry averages 48 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of South Carolina typical size of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Lexington County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 16.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 11,942 jobs. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries total 16.2 and 11.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Health care and social assistance has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Lexington County, increasing by 40.6 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 10.6 percent. The State of South Carolina experienced a change in employment in the sector of 12.9 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Lexington County, Transportation and Warehousing, Construction and Utilities industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Transportation and Warehousing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.77. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 1.77 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Lexington may be an exporter of products or services of Transportation and Warehousing.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Lexington County. The sector faced a loss of 1,556 jobs, or 11.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 66.4 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.







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