In Washington County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry had the highest average wages in Washington County for 2006. The average industry job in Washington County received an annual wage of $121,857 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Virginia of $103,642 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $138,150.

Other top-pay jobs in Washington County, Virginia may be found in offices of physicians ($56,816), management and technical consulting services ($52,570), insurance carriers ($50,616) and ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. ($49,380) 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.

Washington County Wages have increased by 21.0% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Washington County, Virginia by a total of 21.0%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Washington County, Virginia when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 31 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $42,126. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Washington County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Washington County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 189 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. industry make up 24.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Washington County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (189 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (168 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (118 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (55 jobs lost)
5. Printing and related support activities (48 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Washington County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Management of companies and enterprises industry has added the most employment with 210 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Management of companies and enterprises industry makes up 17.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Washington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (210 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (152 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (106 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (83 new jobs)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (67 new jobs)

In Washington County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 444 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Of the 58 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 25 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 32 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in Virginia, which saw a gain of 5.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Washington County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 461.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Washington County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 16.4 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Washington County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 3.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (461.1 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (157.4 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (102.8 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (84.5 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (70.6 percent gain)

Washington County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Printing and related support activities industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 71.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 17.8 percent. The losses in the Printing and related support activities industry in Washington County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 18.2 percent in terms of employment in the Printing and related support activities industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Printing and related support activities (71.9 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (65.3 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (63.8 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (60 percent decline)
5. Other schools and instruction (58.9 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.

Washington County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Washington County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 131.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Washington County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where it saw a gain of 3.3 percent. The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry in Washington County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (131.3 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (105.5 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (71.6 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (66.7 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (61.3 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 2.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is 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 seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Washington County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 40.8 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2 percent. The losses in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry in Washington County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.8 percent in terms of employees in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (40.8 percent decline)
2. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (31.3 percent decline)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (29.8 percent decline)
4. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (23.8 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (22.4 percent decline)

In Washington County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 452 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Washington County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has grown the most with 89 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 14.1 percent of the total growth in Washington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (89 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (71 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (49 new jobs)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (45 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (41 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Washington County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 38 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry make up 19.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Washington County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (38 jobs lost)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (18 jobs lost)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (17 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (16 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (15 jobs lost)

Of the 67 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 25 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 42 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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 Washington County, Virginia

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Washington County, Virginia can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 36.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Washington County, accounting 16.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Washington County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $38,308 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 42.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median is 28.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 34.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $25,009. Hispanic households in Washington County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $31,005, which is 19.1 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Washington County reported a median household income of $45,338, this was 18.4 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Washington County, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,755 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $60,380. This household income level is 57.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Washington County, Virginia

Washington County, Virginia is made up of a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 16.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Washington has 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Washington County, Virginia as reported in the 2000 Census, 16.2 percent of the White Alone, 14.6 percent of Black or African American, 27 percent of the Asian alone and 40.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Washington County, Virginia, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 30.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Washington on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 16.6 percent (Men) versus 15.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 31.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Washington County, Virginia

From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Washington internationally. The migration from outside the US into Washington accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Virginia. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Washington County, Virginia had a population that was estimated at 52,085 in 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 51,164. This growth signifies an increase of 1.8 percent. Washington ranks 50 of 134 counties when analyzing total population change in Virginia and the county ranks 1,133 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Washington County, Virginia to be 41.7 years old. The median age in Washington 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 40.4 years old. With 19.8 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Washington can be described as being made up of a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 64.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 16 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Washington County, Virginia has a population base that is comprised of 96.6 percent White, 1.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Washington has increased the level of diversity when 2.4 percent of the people were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Washington spans a total area of 563 square miles. The county has a medium-low average population density of 93 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Grand Isle, VT (93 per sq. mile ), Dawson, GA (93 per sq. mile ), Dickson, TN (94 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Kern, CA (93 per sq. mile ), Highlands, FL (93 per sq. mile ), Benton, WA (93 per sq. mile ).

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

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

In Washington County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 25.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 4,260 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 16.7 and 9.1 percent of all employment.

Professional and technical services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Washington County, growing by 41 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 2.6 percent. The State of Virginia faced a industry job change of 14.2 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Washington County, Management of companies and enterprises, Manufacturing and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Management of companies and enterprises sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.01. The level of employment in the Management of companies and enterprises industry is 3.01 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Washington County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Management of companies and enterprises.

The Wholesale trade has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Washington County since 2001, going from making up 5.6 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in Washington County, averaging 72 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 40 and greater than the State of Virginia average of 50 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Washington is the County that is ranked 38 of 136 total Counties throughout Virginia by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 35 of 136 Counties.





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