Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Orleans County Industry Wages Lag Behind Vermont, and Wages Lag Behind the United States


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The overall industry wages in Orleans County, Vermont when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 21.4 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $33,589. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Orleans County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Orleans County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 62 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Grocery stores industry makes up 10.2 percent of the total growth in Orleans County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (62 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (49 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (44 new jobs)
4. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (43 new jobs)
5. Civic and social organizations (32 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Orleans County

Given the industries in the area, the Private households industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 51 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Private households industry make up 30.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Orleans County, Vermont.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (51 jobs lost)
2. Utility system construction (36 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (26 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (20 jobs lost)
5. Death care services (12 jobs lost)

In Orleans County, Vermont, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 173 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 46 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 36 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Orleans County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 63.3 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 Vermont, where the it saw a loss of 54.2 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Orleans County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 19.8 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (63.3 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (54.6 percent decline)
3. Death care services (46.2 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (36.1 percent decline)
5. General freight trucking (25.9 percent decline)

Orleans County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 216.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Orleans County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Vermont, where this industry saw a gain of 25.3 percent. The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry in Orleans County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 21.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (216.7 percent gain)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (136.9 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (118.8 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (111.9 percent gain)
5. Civic and social organizations (101.1 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Vermont, which experienced a gain of 0.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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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