In Pulaski County, jobs in the machine shops and threaded product mfg. pay the highest wages

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Employment in the machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry wages were the highest in Pulaski County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pulaski County received a wage of $58,406 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Virginia of $37,063 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $41,968.

Top-pay jobs in Pulaski County, Virginia exsists in offices of physicians ($52,325), general freight trucking ($43,104), specialized freight trucking ($41,838) and death care services ($36,507) 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.

Pulaski County Wages have increased by 25.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Pulaski County, Virginia by a total of 25.8%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Virginia and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Pulaski County, Virginia can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 17.3 percent lower than the with an state average of $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.

Pulaski County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pulaski County

The Offices of other health practitioners industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 45 jobs. The declines in the Offices of other health practitioners industry make up 30.8 percent of the total job loss in Pulaski County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (45 jobs lost)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (19 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (16 jobs lost)
4. Private households (12 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (12 jobs lost)

In Pulaski County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 388 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pulaski County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Automotive repair and maintenance industry has grown the most with 55 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry makes up 15.8 percent of the total employment growth in Pulaski County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (55 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (45 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (40 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (34 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (27 new jobs)

Given the 32 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 13 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 19 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total employment has increased by 3.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Pulaski County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 743.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Pulaski County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 36.6 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Pulaski County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (743.8 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (93.9 percent gain)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (85.5 percent gain)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (59.4 percent gain)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (56.0 percent gain)

Pulaski County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 53.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 25.6 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Pulaski County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 26.1 in percent of jobs in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (53.5 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (45.5 percent decline)
3. Private households (44 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (30.4 percent decline)
5. Activities related to real estate (22.6 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.

Pulaski County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 35 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 15 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Pulaski County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 23 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pulaski County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 423 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry make up 72.1 percent of the total employment decline in Pulaski County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (423 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (48 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (33 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (16 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (16 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pulaski County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has grown the most with 29 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry makes up 22.9 percent of the growth in Pulaski County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (29 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (26 new jobs)
3. Other professional and technical services (12 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (10 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (9 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Pulaski County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 42 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 it saw a loss of 6.6 percent. The losses in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry in Pulaski County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.1 percent in terms of employment in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (42 percent decline)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (23.8 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (22 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (19.5 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (17.4 percent decline)

Pulaski County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 150.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Pulaski County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 1.5 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Pulaski County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (150.0 percent gain)
2. Computer systems design and related services (50.0 percent gain)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (44.9 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (43.9 percent gain)
5. Offices of dentists (29.8 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.

Income and Poverty in Pulaski County, Virginia

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Pulaski County had a medium-high household income of $39,631 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 37.8 percent lower than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and the median household income is 24 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Pulaski County, Virginia can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 43.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Pulaski County, accounting 20.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Pulaski County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,221, this income level is 8.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Pulaski County had a median income of $51,605, which was 30.2 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Pulaski County, Virginia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $40,311 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 41.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $23,126.







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

Higher Education in Pulaski County, Virginia

Reported by the 2000 Census in Pulaski County, Virginia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Pulaski on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 12.4 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Pulaski County, Virginia is made up of a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Pulaski counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Pulaski County, Virginia according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12.8 percent of the White Alone, 7.2 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Pulaski County, Virginia

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Pulaski County, Virginia to be 41.9 years old. The median age in Pulaski is greater than the median age in the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 40.5 years of age. With 19.7 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Pulaski can be described as being made up of a relatively low 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 64.1 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Pulaski County, Virginia had a population of 35,081 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 35,139. The decline shows a decrease of -0.2 percent. Pulaski ranks 99 of 134 counties when calculating total change in population for Virginia and the county ranks 2,037 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Since 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Pulaski from another country. The international migration into Pulaski accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Virginia. This percent of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In terms of total land area, Pulaski covers a total land area of 321 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average population density of 109 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Ross, OH (109 per sq. mile ), Cheshire, NH (109 per sq. mile ), Steuben, IN (109 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Talladega, AL (109 per sq. mile ), Cullman, AL (108 per sq. mile ), Armstrong, PA (108 per sq. mile ).

Pulaski County, Virginia has a population that is comprised of 91.5 percent White, 6.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 7.7 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Pulaski has increased the percent of minority population when 7.0 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Pulaski County, Virginia

In Pulaski County, the real estate market was made up of 16,902 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 390 residential units since 2001, or 2.4 percent.

The State of Virginia, Pulaski County places 102 of 134 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,701 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Pulaski County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $80,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Virginia 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $125,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Pulaski County, Virginia. In 2000, 80.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Pulaski County, with a job growth of 249.2 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Virginia experienced a change in employment in the sector of 1.7 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Pulaski County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Arts, entertainment, and recreation are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.64. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.64 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Pulaski may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

In Pulaski County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 46.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 6,047 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 10.8 and 6.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Pulaski County. In the County, the industry averages 131 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Virginia typical size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.









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