In Essex County, jobs in the specialized freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Employment in the specialized freight trucking industry wages were the highest in Essex County for 2006. The average industry job in Essex County was paid an annual wage of $39,638 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Vermont of $36,068 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $36,645.

High-wage employment in Essex County, Vermont are present in building equipment contractors ($36,508), building foundation and exterior contractors ($35,341), general freight trucking ($25,204) and services to buildings and dwellings ($23,847) 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.

Essex County Wages have increased by 11.0% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Essex County, Vermont by a total of 11.0%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Vermont and less 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Essex County, Vermont can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 15.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $33,589. The average 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.

Essex County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Essex County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 8 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 47.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Essex County, Vermont.

Top 1 Industries
1. General freight trucking (8 jobs lost)

In Essex County, Vermont, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 272 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Essex County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Specialized freight trucking industry has added the most employment with 9 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total growth in Essex County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (9 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (278 new jobs)
3. Employment services (237 new jobs)



Employment for all industries has decreased by 19.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Vermont, which experienced a gain of 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Essex County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 90.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Essex County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Vermont, where this industry saw a gain of 2.5 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Essex County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (90.0 percent gain)

Essex County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 46.2 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 Vermont, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 5.3 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Essex County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. General freight trucking (46.2 percent decline)
2. Logging (37.8 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (35.1 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.

Essex County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Essex County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 75.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Essex County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Vermont, where it saw a gain of 12 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Essex County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (75.0 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (42.9 percent gain)
3. Personal care services (35.6 percent gain)
4. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (25.5 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (23.1 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Vermont, which saw a gain of 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Essex County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 54.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Vermont, where the industry felt a gain of 0.4 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Essex County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.3 in percent of jobs in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. General freight trucking (54.8 percent decline)
2. Logging (37.8 percent decline)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (11.4 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (1.7 percent decline)

In Essex County, Vermont, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 40 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Essex County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has grown the most with 0 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up -0.3 percent of the total employment growth in Essex County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (33 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (20 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (14 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (8 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 Essex County, Vermont

Compared to counties across the United States, Essex County had a medium-low household income of $35,673 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 34 percent lower than the median income in State of Vermont of $47,802 and the median is 37.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Essex County, Vermont can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.7 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 27.1 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Essex County, reporting 21.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Essex County, Vermont White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $35,555 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent less than the median income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $16,088. This household income level is 54.9 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 87.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $4,388. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Essex County had a median household income level of $30,713, this was 13.9 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic in Essex County, Vermont , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $57,038, which is 59.9 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.







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

Higher Education in Essex County, Vermont

In Essex County, Vermont as reported in the 2000 Census, 10.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 18.2 percent of the Asian alone and 62.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Essex County, Vermont, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 46.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Essex on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 8.8 percent (Men) versus 12.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 45 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Essex County, Vermont can be considered to have a less-educated population, with 10.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Essex counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Vermont's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Housing Report for Essex County, Vermont

In Essex County, the real estate market was made up of 4,851 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 67 homes since 2001, or 1.4 percent.

Essex County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $68,700, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Vermont 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $111,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

The State of Vermont, Essex County stands 13 of 14 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,394 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Essex County, Vermont -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Essex is the County that is ranked 14 of 15 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Vermont by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 13 of 15 Counties.

Professional and technical services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Essex County, rising by 175 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 2.6 percent. The State of Vermont experienced a sector employment shift of 2.8 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Essex County. The sector dealt with a loss of 288 jobs during the period, or 31.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 88.1 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Essex County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 4.23. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 4.23 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Essex specializes in Manufacturing.

In Essex County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 54.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 637 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 9.4 and 5.5 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Essex County. The industry averages 53 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Vermont establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Essex County since 2001, going from making up 66.5 percent of total employment in 2001 to 54.3 percent of total employment in the year 2005.



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