In Staunton city, jobs in the wired telecommunications carriers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the wired telecommunications carriers industry reported the top wages in Staunton city for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Staunton city received a wage of $89,789 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $91,117 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $68,448.

Other high-paying jobs in Staunton city, Virginia can be found in insurance carriers ($87,007), advertising and related services ($56,450), professional and similar organizations ($54,859) and offices of dentists ($46,641) 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.

Staunton city Wages have increased by 8.8% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Staunton city, Virginia by a total of 8.8%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Staunton city, Virginia when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 41.8 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $42,126. The overall industry wage 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.

Staunton city Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Staunton city

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 196 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 28.8 percent of the growth in Staunton city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (196 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (89 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (88 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (72 new jobs)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (71 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Staunton city

The Depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 166 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 20.9 percent of the total job loss in Staunton city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (166 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (123 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (66 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (39 jobs lost)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (39 jobs lost)

In Staunton city, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 259 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 47 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 28 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 18 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in Virginia, which experienced a gain of 5.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Staunton city Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 114.5 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Staunton city has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 4.4 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Staunton city outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (114.5 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (105.6 percent gain)
3. Insurance carriers (85.0 percent gain)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (65.9 percent gain)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (47.1 percent gain)

Staunton city Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 73.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the it saw a gain of 14.6 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Staunton city outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 20.8 in percent of jobs in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (73.4 percent decline)
2. Private households (51.9 percent decline)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (51.1 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (48.2 percent decline)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (47.6 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.

Staunton city One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Staunton city One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Special food services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 37 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined slower than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the industry reported a gain of . percent. The losses in the Special food services industry in Staunton city outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.6 in percent of workers in the Special food services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (37 percent decline)
2. Consumer goods rental (34.5 percent decline)
3. Private households (29 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (26.7 percent decline)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (13.8 percent decline)

Staunton city One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 177.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Staunton city has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 1.3 percent. The Insurance carriers industry in Staunton city outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (177.5 percent gain)
2. Advertising and related services (136.0 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (64.4 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (55.1 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (53.2 percent gain)

In Staunton city, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 293 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 54 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 29 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 24 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Staunton city

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 39 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 23.4 percent of the total job loss in Staunton city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (39 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (15 jobs lost)
3. Personal care services (15 jobs lost)
4. Private households (14 jobs lost)
5. Special food services (13 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Staunton city

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 79 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 24.4 percent of the growth in Staunton city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (79 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (44 new jobs)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (29 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (27 new jobs)
5. Insurance carriers (24 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 Staunton city, Virginia

Hispanic headed households in Staunton city, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $44,325, this income level is 15 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In Staunton city, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,377 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 4.8 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Staunton city had a median income of $4,388, this median was 88.6 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 32.4 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $26,050.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Staunton city, Virginia can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 44.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Staunton city, reporting 18.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Staunton city had a medium-low median income for all households of $38,541 (2005 Dollars). This median is 41.7 percent lower than the median income in State of Virginia of $54,612 and this is 27.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Staunton city, Virginia

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Staunton city, Virginia, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 30.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Staunton city have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 20.8 percent (Men) versus 20 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 32 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Staunton city, Virginia is made up of a highly-educated population, with 20.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Staunton city is reported having 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 Staunton city, Virginia as reported in the 2000 Census, 22.4 percent of the White Alone, 6.2 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 33.4 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.

Housing Report for Staunton city, Virginia

In the State of Virginia, Staunton city places 79 of 134 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,101 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Staunton city, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 10,883 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 405 residential units since 2001, or 3.9 percent.

Staunton city recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $87,500, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Virginia 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $125,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Professional and technical services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in County, with a job growth of 48.6 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 2.6 percent. The State of went through a industry job change of 14.2 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest businesses in County. The industry averages 45 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 40 and less than the State of average of 50 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade and Management of companies and enterprises are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Accommodation and food services sector has a United State LQ of 1.8. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.8 times greater than the national average, signifying that County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Accommodation and food services.

In County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Other services, except public administration industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 23.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,046 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Other services, except public administration industries total 17.7 and 5.7 percent of all employment.

The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 7.6 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.







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

Employment Report for -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Professional and technical services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in County, with a job growth of 48.6 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 2.6 percent. The State of went through a industry job change of 14.2 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest businesses in County. The industry averages 45 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 40 and less than the State of average of 50 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade and Management of companies and enterprises are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Accommodation and food services sector has a United State LQ of 1.8. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.8 times greater than the national average, signifying that County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Accommodation and food services.

In County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Other services, except public administration industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 23.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,046 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Other services, except public administration industries total 17.7 and 5.7 percent of all employment.

The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 7.6 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.







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