In Winchester city, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry wages were the highest in Winchester city for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Winchester city received an annual wage of $113,187 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Virginia of $103,642 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $138,150.

Top-pay jobs in Winchester city, Virginia can be found in accounting and bookkeeping services ($92,555), offices of physicians ($78,536), travel arrangement and reservation services ($65,376) and lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers ($58,271) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Winchester city Wages have increased by 14.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Winchester city, Virginia by a total of 14.2%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Virginia and less 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Winchester city, Virginia can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 19 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $42,126. The average 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.

Winchester city Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 8.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Virginia, which went through a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Winchester city Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 90.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Winchester city outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.8 percent in terms of employees in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (90.8 percent decline)
2. Other financial investment activities (70.8 percent decline)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (68.8 percent decline)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (59.3 percent decline)
5. Printing and related support activities (53.5 percent decline)

Winchester city Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 442.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Winchester city has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 36.6 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Winchester city outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (442.3 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (393.5 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (137.4 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (98.9 percent gain)
5. Depository credit intermediation (98.1 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Winchester city

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Warehousing and storage industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 369 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Warehousing and storage industry make up 33.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Winchester city, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (369 jobs lost)
2. Business support services (118 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (93 jobs lost)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (84 jobs lost)
5. Clothing stores (56 jobs lost)

In Winchester city, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 2,102 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 64 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 22 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 42 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Winchester city

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Architectural and engineering services industry has added the most employment with 521 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Architectural and engineering services industry makes up 16.5 percent of the growth in Winchester city.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (521 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (418 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (416 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (238 new jobs)
5. Employment services (221 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 Winchester city, Virginia

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Winchester city had a median income of $48,263, this level was 20.1 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic in Winchester city, Virginia reported a median household income of $31,672, this median is 21.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $23,400. This median is 41.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Winchester city, Virginia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,818 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 15.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $33,908.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Winchester city, Virginia can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 13.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 29.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Winchester city, reporting 20.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Winchester city was reported to have a medium-high household income of $40,172 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 35.9 percent lower than the median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median household income is 22.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Winchester city, Virginia

Winchester city, Virginia may to understood as having a highly-educated population of the working age, with 23.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Winchester 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 the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Winchester city, Virginia as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 26.2 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 34.2 percent of the Asian alone and 7.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Winchester city, Virginia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 27.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Winchester city have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 24.6 percent (Men) versus 23 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 28.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Housing Report for Winchester city, Virginia

Winchester city recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $108,900, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Virginia 2000 home value of $125,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

Throughout the State of Virginia, Winchester city stands 55 of 134 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 718 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Winchester city, there were a total of 11,319 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 615 residential structures since 2001, a change of 5.7 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in County. The sector faced a loss of 1,322 jobs during the period, or 21.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 75.5 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in County. The industry averages 115 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of average of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 23.3 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 17.7 percent of employment in 2005.

In County, Educational services, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Educational services industry has an LQ of 2.31. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Educational services sector is 2.31 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Educational services.

Professional and technical services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in County, changing a total of 85.2 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 2.6 percent. The State of experienced a change in employment in the sector of 14.2 percent, during the period.

In County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 20.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 5,637 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries make up 19.5 and 17.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.





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