In Rockingham County, jobs in the grocery and related product wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the grocery and related product wholesalers industry reported the top wages in Rockingham County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Rockingham County was paid an annual wage of $52,753 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $42,350 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $43,831.

High-wage employment in Rockingham County, Virginia may be found in computer systems design and related services ($50,749), architectural and engineering services ($47,645), management of companies and enterprises ($45,967) and building equipment contractors ($45,118) 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.

Rockingham County Wages have increased by 12.5% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Rockingham County, Virginia by a total of 12.5%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Virginia and less 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Rockingham County, Virginia when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 28.5 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $42,126. The average pay 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.

Rockingham County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Rockingham County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 566.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Rockingham County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 11.5 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Rockingham County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 11 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (566.1 percent gain)
2. Specialty food stores (243.1 percent gain)
3. Home furnishings stores (229.4 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (185.2 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (176.9 percent gain)

Rockingham County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Poultry and egg production industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 68.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 29.5 percent. The losses in the Poultry and egg production industry in Rockingham County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 5.8 percent in terms of employment in the Poultry and egg production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Poultry and egg production (68.5 percent decline)
2. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (66.3 percent decline)
3. Radio and television broadcasting (52.3 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (42.2 percent decline)
5. Advertising and related services (39.7 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Virginia, which experienced a gain of 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Out of the 54 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 34 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Rockingham County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,874 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Rockingham County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 908 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 33.4 percent of the total growth in Rockingham County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (908 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (250 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (223 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (182 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (171 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Rockingham County

Given the industries in the area, the Animal slaughtering and processing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,161 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Animal slaughtering and processing industry make up 52.0 percent of the total job loss in Rockingham County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Animal slaughtering and processing (1,161 jobs lost)
2. Poultry and egg production (259 jobs lost)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (225 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (108 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (82 jobs lost)





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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.

Rockingham County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Rockingham County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 67.4 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 sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.7 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Rockingham County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.4 in percent of workers in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (67.4 percent decline)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (26.5 percent decline)
3. Furniture stores (15.5 percent decline)
4. Poultry and egg production (11.8 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (11.5 percent decline)

Rockingham County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialty food stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 160.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Rockingham County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where it saw a gain of 2.7 percent. The Specialty food stores industry in Rockingham County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialty food stores (160.0 percent gain)
2. Other financial investment activities (83.3 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (31.8 percent gain)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (28.8 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (28.6 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 6.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Rockingham County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Animal slaughtering and processing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 487 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Animal slaughtering and processing industry make up 72.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Rockingham County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Animal slaughtering and processing (487 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (37 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (29 jobs lost)
4. Poultry and egg production (16 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (14 jobs lost)

From the 57 4-digit NAICS industries, 22 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 35 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Rockingham County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,572 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Rockingham County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has added the most employment with 164 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 19.6 percent of the total growth in Rockingham County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (164 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (104 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (84 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (79 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (63 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 Rockingham County, Virginia

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Rockingham County accounted a relatively high median income for households of $47,675 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 14.6 percent lower than the median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the income level is 3.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Rockingham County, Virginia may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 34.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Rockingham County, accounting 11.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

While the median household income saw a growth since 2000 in Rockingham County, Virginia, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest growth in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 78.2 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Hispanic population group was least impacted by the household income growth in Rockingham County, seeing a 22 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

In Rockingham County, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $48,041 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 35.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $30,654. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Rockingham County reported a median household income of $28,762, this level was 39.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic in Rockingham County, Virginia reported a median household income of $46,037, which is 3.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $45,338. This income level is 4.9 percent less than the all households reported median in the area.

The poverty rate in Rockingham County, Virginia has declined by 2.3 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 8.2 percent to 5.9 percent.

The median household income has increased a small amount from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has increased to $48,452, representing a 1.6 percent growth. Rockingham County, Virginia, when comparing total percent of growth, ranks 14 of 16 counties in percent of growth for median household income in the State of Virginia. Rockingham County ranks 80 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing the growth in median income level for the United States.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Rockingham County, Virginia

Rockingham County, Virginia had a total estimated population of 71,251 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 67,819. This growth shows an increase of 5.1 percent. Rockingham ranks 31 of 134 counties in terms of population growth in Virginia and the county ranks 629 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Rockingham covers a total land area of 851 square miles. The county has a medium-low average area density of 84 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Chowan, NC (84 per sq. mile ), Clinton, IN (84 per sq. mile ), Spencer, KY (84 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- St. Mary, LA (84 per sq. mile ), Blackford, IN (84 per sq. mile ), Portage, WI (84 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Rockingham from another country. The international migration into Rockingham totals 0.5 percent of the total international migration into the State of Virginia. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Rockingham County, Virginia has a population that is made of 93.1 percent White, 1.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 4.3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 6.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Rockingham has increased the percent of minority makeup when 5.0 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Rockingham County, Virginia to be 38.6 years of age. The median age in Rockingham is greater than the median age for the State of Virginia of 37.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 37.7 years of age. With a total of 23.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Rockingham can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Rockingham County, Virginia

In Rockingham County, the census reported 29,868 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 1,960 residential structures since 2001, a change of 7 percent.

According to the data, there is a fair amount of real estate that is affordable in Rockingham County, Virginia. In 2005, 35.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Rockingham County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $153,400, published by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall State of Virginia 2005 home median value of $212,300 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Rockingham County is made up of a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 4.5 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Rockingham County, Virginia have seen large increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $45,700, or 42.4 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $107,700.

When compared to other counties in Virginia, Rockingham County ranks 45 of 134 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 534 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Rockingham County since 2001, going from making up 41.3 percent of total employment in 2001 to 33.1 percent in 2005.

In Rockingham County, Manufacturing, Construction, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 33.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 7,908 employees. The Construction and Retail Trade industries make up 12.7 and 8 percent of total employment, respectively.

Rockingham County is ranked at 28 of 136 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Virginia in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 26 of 136 Counties.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Rockingham County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,827 jobs, or 18.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 43.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Rockingham County, with a job growth of 231.2 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Virginia faced a industry job change of 1.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Educational services has the largest businesses in Rockingham County. The industry averages 118 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 27 and greater than the Virginia typical size of 22 for the Educational services industry.

In Rockingham County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.58. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.58 times greater than the national average, signifying that Rockingham County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.



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