In Williamsburg city, jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Williamsburg city for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Williamsburg city earned an annual wage of $154,041 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Virginia of $56,948 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $51,569.

Other top-pay jobs in Williamsburg city, Virginia exsists in office administrative services ($73,073), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($62,744), offices of physicians ($59,940) and legal services ($52,248) 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.

Williamsburg city Wages have increased by 16.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Williamsburg city, Virginia by a total of 16.9%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Virginia and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Williamsburg city, Virginia can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 38.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $42,126. The average industry wage was less than the national industry average 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.

Williamsburg city Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 39 4-digit NAICS industries, 25 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 13 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Williamsburg city

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has added the most employment with 241 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Management of companies and enterprises industry makes up 46.7 percent of the growth in Williamsburg city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (241 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (71 new jobs)
3. Personal care services (55 new jobs)
4. Legal services (23 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (21 new jobs)

In Williamsburg city, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 3,019 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Williamsburg city

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 668 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry make up 32.4 percent of the total job loss in Williamsburg city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (668 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (226 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (208 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (195 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (163 jobs lost)

Williamsburg city Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 194.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Williamsburg city has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where it saw a gain of 3.2 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Williamsburg city outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (194.6 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (99.4 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (82.9 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (68.2 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (44.4 percent gain)

Williamsburg city Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 88.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry reported a gain of 29.7 percent. The losses in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Williamsburg city outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 28.5 in percent of jobs in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (88.3 percent decline)
2. Activities related to real estate (66.8 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (63 percent decline)
4. Computer systems design and related services (55.2 percent decline)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (48 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 18.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Virginia, which experienced a gain of 5.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.





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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 Williamsburg city, Virginia

Compared to counties across the United States, Williamsburg city had a medium-high median income for all households of $43,399 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 25.8 percent lower than the median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median is 13.2 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Williamsburg city, Virginia can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 18.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 29.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Williamsburg city, accounting 42.1 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Williamsburg city, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $57,623, which is 32.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $62,705. This income level is 44.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Williamsburg city, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,932 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5.8 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 15 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $36,899.







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

Higher Education in Williamsburg, Virginia

In Williamsburg city, Virginia as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 53.6 percent of the White Alone, 10.4 percent of Black or African American, 38.8 percent of the Asian alone and 23.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Williamsburg city, Virginia, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 48.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Williamsburg city have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 48.4 percent (Men) versus 42 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 42 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Williamsburg city, Virginia is made up of a very highly-educated working age population, with 45 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Williamsburg city counted a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.


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

Housing Report for Williamsburg city, Virginia

In Williamsburg city, there were a total of 4,575 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 479 residential structures since 2001, a change of 11.7 percent.

Williamsburg city had a median home value in the year 2000 of $212,000, according to the Decennial Census. This median is greater than the Virginia 2000 median home value of $125,400 and greater than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

The State of Virginia, Williamsburg city stands 21 of 134 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 215 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in County, with the industry averaging 41 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 40 and less than the State of average establishment size of 50 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Real estate and rental and leasing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in County. The sector dealt with a loss of 700 jobs during the period, or 73.8 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 34.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In County, Management of companies and enterprises, Retail Trade and Real estate and rental and leasing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Management of companies and enterprises sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.54. This means the percent of total employment in the Management of companies and enterprises industry is 1.54 times greater than the US average, showing signs that specializes in Management of companies and enterprises.

Management of companies and enterprises from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in County, moving a total of 134.5 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 1.6 percent. The State of had changed in sector employment of 3 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Professional and technical services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 19.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,561 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Professional and technical services industries make up 10.5 and 3.7 percent of industry employment.







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