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

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Radford city for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Radford city was paid an annual wage of $49,301 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Virginia of $66,516 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,740.

Other top-pay jobs in Radford city, Virginia may be found in offices of dentists ($42,287), legal services ($41,860), scientific research and development services ($41,419) and architectural and engineering services ($38,077) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Radford city Wages have increased by 9.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Radford city, Virginia by a total of 9.2%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Virginia and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Radford city, Virginia when analyzed can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 23.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $42,126. The average 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.

Radford city Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 13 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Radford city

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 97 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Offices of physicians industry make up 70.3 percent of the total job loss in Radford city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (97 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (22 jobs lost)
3. Offices of dentists (10 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (7 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (1 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Radford city

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 29 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 44.1 percent of the growth in Radford city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (29 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (14 new jobs)
3. Lessors of real estate (7 new jobs)
4. Personal care services (5 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (4 new jobs)

In Radford city, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 585 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total industry employment has decreased by 11.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Virginia, which went through a gain of 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Radford city Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 46.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry reported a gain of 17.7 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Radford city outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 12.4 in percent of workers in the Offices of physicians industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (46.2 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (37.5 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (19.1 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (12.8 percent decline)
5. Depository credit intermediation (1.6 percent decline)

Radford city Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 91.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Radford city has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 11.8 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Radford city outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 10.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (91.3 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (90.5 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (18.3 percent gain)
4. Personal care services (16.5 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (12.1 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.

Radford city One-Year Industry Employment Change

Radford city One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 151.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Radford city has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 4 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Radford city outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (151.4 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (30.8 percent gain)
3. Traveler accommodation (17.5 percent gain)
4. Personal care services (10.8 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (9.0 percent gain)

Radford city One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 28.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 4.7 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Radford city outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4 in percent of workers in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (28.2 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (22.5 percent decline)
3. Other general merchandise stores (18 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (9.9 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (7.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Radford city

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 11 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 23.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Radford city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (11 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (11 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (9 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (8 jobs lost)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (4 jobs lost)

Of the 17 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Radford city, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 206 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Radford city

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry has added the most employment with 18 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 33.3 percent of the total growth in Radford city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (18 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (11 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (8 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (5 new jobs)
5. Personal care services (4 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 Radford city, Virginia

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Radford city accounted a relatively low median income for households of $28,845 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 89.3 percent lower than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and the income level is 70.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

In Radford city, Virginia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $30,618 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 6.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 22.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $22,409. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $5,031. This median is 82.6 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Radford city, Virginia recorded a median income of $17,843, this income level is 38.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Radford city, Virginia can be considered to have a very high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 31.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 80.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 18 to 64 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Radford city, with 39.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Radford city, Virginia

Radford city, Virginia is made up of a very highly-educated working age population, with 34 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Radford city was reported to have a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Radford city, Virginia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 36.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Radford city have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 36.4 percent (Men) versus 32 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 32 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Radford city, Virginia as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 35.4 percent of the White Alone, 11 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 29.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Housing Report for Radford city, Virginia

Radford city had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $95,100, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Virginia 2000 median home value of $125,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

When compared to other counties in Virginia, Radford city places 97 of 134 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,362 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Radford city, there were a total of 6,335 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 188 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.1 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 39.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,730 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade sectors provide 15.5 and 12.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

Educational services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in County, changing a total of 100 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of had changed in sector employment of 21 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services and Real estate and rental and leasing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 3.11. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing sector is 3.11 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that specializes in Manufacturing.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in County. The sector faced a loss of 365 employees during the period, or 17.4 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 49.8 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in County. In the County, the industry averages 82 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of 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).