In Smyth County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Smyth County for 2006. The average industry job in Smyth County received an annual wage of $60,882 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in Virginia of $66,516 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

High-wage employment in Smyth County, Virginia can be found in misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers ($36,607), offices of dentists ($35,008), general freight trucking ($34,376) and commercial machinery repair and maintenance ($32,279) 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.

Smyth County Wages have increased by 24.1% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Smyth County, Virginia by a total of 24.1%. This is greater than the growth in average 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Smyth County, Virginia can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 30.8 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $42,126. The industry 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.

Smyth County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Smyth County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 57.2 percent from 2001 (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 sector experienced a gain of 10.3 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Smyth County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.3 percent in terms of employees in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (57.2 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (56.6 percent decline)
3. Architectural and engineering services (54.9 percent decline)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (38.5 percent decline)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (35 percent decline)

Smyth County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 122.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Smyth County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where it saw a gain of 37.9 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Smyth County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (122.6 percent gain)
2. Professional and similar organizations (61.5 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (50.0 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (42.0 percent gain)
5. Consumer goods rental (38.1 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Virginia, which experienced a gain of 5.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Smyth County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 66 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 19.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Smyth County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (66 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (52 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (35 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (29 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (26 jobs lost)

Given the 34 4-digit NAICS industries, 19 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 15 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Smyth County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 158 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Smyth County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 56 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 29.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Smyth County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (56 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (20 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (20 new jobs)
4. Professional and similar organizations (16 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (14 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.

Smyth County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Smyth County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Professional and similar organizations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 85.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Smyth County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 0 percent. The Professional and similar organizations industry in Smyth County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Professional and similar organizations (85.3 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (59.8 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (38.5 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (16.1 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (14.6 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Smyth County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Direct selling establishments industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 56.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Direct selling establishments industry in Smyth County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.1 in percent of jobs in the Direct selling establishments industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Direct selling establishments (56.6 percent decline)
2. Private households (43 percent decline)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (22 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (16.9 percent decline)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (14.3 percent decline)

In Smyth County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 266 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Smyth County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 42 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 23.5 percent of the growth in Smyth County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (42 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (25 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24 new jobs)
4. Professional and similar organizations (19 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (19 new jobs)

From the 37 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Smyth County

The Employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 79 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 41.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Smyth County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (79 jobs lost)
2. Private households (22 jobs lost)
3. Direct selling establishments (14 jobs lost)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (13 jobs lost)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (8 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.

Income and Poverty in Smyth County, Virginia

Compared to counties across the United States, Smyth County had a medium-low median income for households of $35,197 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 55.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median household income is 39.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 30.5 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $24,459. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $58,012. This median is 64.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Smyth County, Virginia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,388 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Smyth County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $44,606, this income level is 26.7 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Smyth County had a median income of $19,305, this was 45.2 percent less than the median income level in this area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Smyth County, Virginia can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 29 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Smyth County, accounting 20.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Smyth County, Virginia

In 2000, the Census reported that in Smyth County, Virginia, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 34 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Smyth have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 11.4 percent (Men) versus 10 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 34.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Smyth County, Virginia can be considered to have a less-educated population, with 10.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Smyth was reported to have 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 the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Smyth County, Virginia as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 10.6 percent of the White Alone, 13.2 percent of Black or African American, 34.4 percent of the Asian alone and 12.8 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.

Demographic Profile for Smyth County, Virginia

Smyth County, Virginia had an estimated population of 32,640 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 33,085. The decline represents a decrease of -1.3 percent. Smyth ranks 118 of 134 counties when calculating total change in population for Virginia and the county ranks 2,699 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Smyth County, Virginia to be 41.8 years old. The median age in Smyth is greater than the median in Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 40.2 years old. With a total of 21.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Smyth can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

By measuring total land area, Smyth extends a total area of 452 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 72 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Simpson, KY (72 per sq. mile ), Letcher, KY (72 per sq. mile ), Coryell, TX (72 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Wyoming, NY (72 per sq. mile ), Tuscola, MI (72 per sq. mile ), Creek, OK (72 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Smyth internationally. The international migration into Smyth totals 0 percent of all immigration into Virginia. This level of international migration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Smyth County, Virginia has a population that is comprised of 96.2 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Smyth has increased the percent of minority population when 3.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Smyth County, Virginia

When compared to other counties in Virginia, Smyth County is positioned 122 of 134 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,510 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Smyth County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $67,900, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Virginia 2000 median home value of $125,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Smyth County, there were a total of 15,421 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 184 residential units since 2001, or 1.2 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Smyth County, Virginia. In 2000, 89.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Smyth County, moving a total of 60.4 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.3 percent. The State of Virginia had an industry job change of 8.3 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Smyth County, Manufacturing, Administrative and waste services and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 3.47. The level of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 3.47 times greater than the national average, signifying that Smyth specializes in Manufacturing.

In Smyth County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 44.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 4,954 individuals. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services sectors account for 12 and 7.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Smyth County, with the industry averaging 121 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Virginia establishments size average of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.









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