Virginia

Industry wages in the State of Virginia grown by 16.7% since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have in the State of Virginia grown by a total of 16.7%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

The counties in the State of Virginia range, in terms of growth in average industry wages from 2001 to 2006, from 74.9% in Goochland County to a low of a ( 36.5%) in Loudoun County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Virginia
Total Industry Wages

1. Goochland County (74.9%)
2. Manassas city (55.0%)
3. Prince George County (42.1%)
4. Rappahannock County (40.2%)
5. King and Queen County (34.3%)
6. Poquoson city (34.1%)
7. Essex County (32.8%)
8. Dickenson County (31.2%)
9. Dinwiddie County (31.1%)
10. Charles City County (29.4%)

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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.

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Wages in the State of Virginia Exceed Wages in the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Virginia when analyzed can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other States in the United States. The overall wages are greater than the wages in United States of $40,259.

The counties in the State of Virginia in terms of total industry wages in the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from $67,297 in Surry County to a low of a $20,605 in Highland County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Virginia
Total Industry Wages

1. Surry County ($67,297)
2. Arlington County ($64,172)
3. Fairfax County ($64,039)
4. Goochland County ($55,163)
5. Alexandria city ($53,041)
6. Loudoun County ($52,457)
7. Manassas city ($49,998)
8. King George County ($49,484)
9. Fairfax city ($46,538)
10. Richmond city ($45,441)

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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.

Virginia Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Virginia in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 23,165 total jobs gained in Loudoun County to a low of 8,019 jobs lost in Arlington County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Virginia
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Loudoun County (23,165 jobs gained)
2. Fairfax County (21,038 jobs gained)
3. Prince William County (17,177 jobs gained)
4. Chesapeake city (15,078 jobs gained)
5. Virginia Beach city (11,665 jobs gained)
6. Chesterfield County (10,231 jobs gained)
7. Fairfax city (5,469 jobs gained)
8. Stafford County (5,389 jobs gained)
9. Albemarle County (5,099 jobs gained)
10. York County (4,810 jobs gained)

The counties in the State of Virginia in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 67.1 percent job gained in Goochland County to a low of a 29.9 percent job lost in Greene County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Virginia
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Goochland County (67.1 percent gain)
2. York County (39.5 percent gain)
3. Powhatan County (39.3 percent gain)
4. Surry County (34.0 percent gain)
5. Fairfax city (33.8 percent gain)
6. Poquoson city (33.4 percent gain)
7. Craig County (32.2 percent gain)
8. Loudoun County (27.6 percent gain)
9. Manassas city (26.2 percent gain)
10. Prince William County (26.2 percent gain)

The State of Virginia: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gambling industries industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 423.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). The Gambling industries industry in Virginia outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gambling industries (423.8 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (135.6 percent gain)
3. Junior colleges (126.0 percent gain)
4. School and employee bus transportation (118.1 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (102.9 percent gain)

The State of Virginia: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 93.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing industry in Virginia outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 35.1 in percent of workers in the Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing (93.9 percent decline)
2. Telecommunications resellers (70.7 percent decline)
3. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (66.2 percent decline)
4. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (65.8 percent decline)
5. Rooming and boarding houses (65.2 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Virginia

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Wired telecommunications carriers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 9,252 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 6.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (9,252 jobs lost)
2. Fabric mills (7,824 jobs lost)
3. Scheduled air transportation (6,542 jobs lost)
4. ISPs and web search portals (6,392 jobs lost)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (5,638 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Virginia

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 21,406 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 7.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (21,406 new jobs)
2. Computer systems design and related services (16,659 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (14,623 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (11,776 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (10,881 new jobs)

Out of the 294 4-digit NAICS industries, 147 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 147 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In the State of Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 146,703 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

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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 the State of Virginia

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The poverty rate in the State of Virginia has increased by 0.4 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 9.6 percent to 10 percent.

Hispanic households in Virginiareported a median household income of $54,149, this median household income is 0.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Virginia reported an income level of $49,920, which was 8.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In the State of Virginia, White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $59,120 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 30.9 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $37,755. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $67,181. This median income level is 23 percent greater than the all households reported median in the state.

Compared to other States throughout the nation, the State of Virginia had a relatively high median income for all households of $54,612 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 10 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Virginia range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 31.4 percent in Radford city to a low of 2.8 percent in Loudoun County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of Virginia
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Radford city (31.4 percent)
2. Harrisonburg city (30.1 )
3. Charlottesville city (25.9 percent)
4. Lee County (23.9 percent)
5. Montgomery County (23.2 percent)
6. Buchanan County (23.2 percent)
7. Norton city (22.8 percent)
8. Lexington city (21.6 percent)
9. Richmond city (21.4 percent)
10. Dickenson County (21.3 percent)

While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in the State of Virginia, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 33.9 percent since 2000. The White population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Virginia, undergoing a 56 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other States throughout the United States, the State of Virginia can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 19.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Virginia, having 13.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The states median household income has declined a small amount from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $54,240, which amounts to a 0.7 percent decline. The State of Virginia ranks 44 of 46 states when comparing total percent of decline in median income level for the United States.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Virginia range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $94,829 in Fairfax County to a low of $25,989 in Buchanan County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of Virginia
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Fairfax County ($94,829)
2. Loudoun County ($94,358 )
3. Falls Church city ($87,661)
4. Fairfax city ($79,141)
5. Stafford County ($78,167)
6. Prince William County ($77,173)
7. Arlington County ($73,711)
8. Fauquier County ($72,539)
9. Poquoson city ($71,276)
10. Manassas Park city ($71,129)

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

Higher Education in the State of Virginia

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Virginia may to understood as having a highly-educated population of the working age, with 33.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey. The State of Virginia has a higher percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than United States proportion of 27.2 percent.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. As reported in 2005, 34.4 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 4.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 32 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

In the State of Virginia according the 2005 American Community Survey, 35.6 percent of the White Alone, 18.4 percent of Black or African American, 56 percent of the Asian alone and 19.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of Virginia range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 63.8 percent in Falls Church city to a low of 6.4 percent in Covington city.

The ten most highly-educated counties in Virginia
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Falls Church city (63.8 percent)
2. Arlington County (60.2 percent)
3. Fairfax County (54.8 percent)
4. Alexandria city (54.4 percent)
5. Albemarle County (47.6 percent)
6. Loudoun County (47.2 percent)
7. Fairfax city (45.6 percent)
8. Williamsburg city (45 percent)
9. Lexington city (42.6 percent)
10. James City County (41.6 percent)

Since the year 2000, the State of Virginia has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 3.8 percent to a total of 33.2 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the United States percent of 27.2.

In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the State of Virginia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 34.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Virginia have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 34.4 percent (Men) versus 32 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 32 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

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