In Lamoille County, jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry reported the top wages in Lamoille County for 2006. The average industry job in Lamoille County was paid an annual wage of $67,990 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Vermont of $49,613 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $54,074.

Other high-paying jobs in Lamoille County, Vermont are present in activities related to real estate ($66,668), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($57,201), electronics and appliance stores ($56,863) and management and technical consulting services ($56,049) 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.

Lamoille County Wages have increased by 23.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Lamoille County, Vermont by a total of 23.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Vermont 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Lamoille County, Vermont when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 16 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $33,589. The overall industry wage 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.

Lamoille County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 55 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 36 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lamoille County

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has added the most employment with 172 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Offices of other health practitioners industry makes up 19.7 percent of the total employment growth in Lamoille County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (172 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (124 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (99 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (68 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (65 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lamoille County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 41 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 20.1 percent of the total employment decline in Lamoille County, Vermont.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (41 jobs lost)
2. Elementary and secondary schools (35 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (22 jobs lost)
4. Private households (15 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (12 jobs lost)

In Lamoille County, Vermont, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 513 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 6.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Vermont, experiencing a gain of 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Lamoille County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Used merchandise stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 45.1 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 seen in the Vermont, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 3.3 percent. The losses in the Used merchandise stores industry in Lamoille County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.5 in percent of jobs in the Used merchandise stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (45.1 percent decline)
2. Book, periodical, and music stores (41.7 percent decline)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (41.3 percent decline)
4. Computer systems design and related services (34 percent decline)
5. Furniture stores (33.3 percent decline)

Lamoille County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 747.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lamoille County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Vermont, where it saw a gain of 35.4 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Lamoille County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 26.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (747.8 percent gain)
2. Lessors of real estate (228.0 percent gain)
3. Individual and family services (151.2 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (131.8 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (125.8 percent gain)





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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.

Lamoille County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lamoille County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of other health practitioners industry has added the most employment with 149 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Offices of other health practitioners industry makes up 29.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Lamoille County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (149 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (135 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (49 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (20 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (20 new jobs)

In Lamoille County, Vermont, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 185 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 63 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 30 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 33 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lamoille County

The Offices of physicians industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 11 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Offices of physicians industry make up 10.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lamoille County, Vermont.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (11 jobs lost)
2. Furniture stores (10 jobs lost)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (10 jobs lost)
4. Other personal services (10 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (7 jobs lost)

Lamoille County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 320.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lamoille County has grow 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 Lamoille County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (320.9 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (50.8 percent gain)
3. Computer systems design and related services (46.7 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (39.0 percent gain)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (31.3 percent gain)

Lamoille County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other personal services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 46 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Vermont, where the it saw a loss of 5.9 percent. The losses in the Other personal services industry in Lamoille County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1 in percent of workers in the Other personal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (46 percent decline)
2. Furniture stores (30.6 percent decline)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (28.2 percent decline)
4. Florists (19 percent decline)
5. Greenhouse and nursery production (15.1 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Vermont, which experienced a gain of 0.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 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 Lamoille County, Vermont

In Lamoille County, Vermont White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $46,219 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Lamoille County, Vermont recorded a median income of $49,237, this median is 6.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $39,813. This household income level is 13.5 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 24.8 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $34,612. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lamoille County had a median household income level of $51,675, this was 12.2 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Lamoille County reported a medium-high median income for all households of $46,047 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 3.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Vermont of $47,802 and the median household income is 6.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Lamoille County, Vermont can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 34.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Lamoille County, with 15.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Lamoille County, Vermont

Reported by the 2000 Census in Lamoille County, Vermont, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 32.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Lamoille on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 30 percent (Men) versus 32.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 32.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Lamoille County, Vermont is made up of a highly-educated population, with 31.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Lamoille was reported to have a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Vermont's proportion of 29.4 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Lamoille County, Vermont as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 31.4 percent of the White Alone, 31.2 percent of Black or African American, 41.8 percent of the Asian alone and 42.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Lamoille County, Vermont

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Lamoille County, Vermont to be 38.7 years old. The median in Lamoille is less than the median age in Vermont of 40.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 36.7 years old. With 21.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Lamoille can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the population, with 66.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Since 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Lamoille internationally. The international migration into Lamoille totals 2.9 percent of the total migration into the State of Vermont. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Lamoille County, Vermont has a population base that is comprised of 96.3 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Vermont percent of 2.7. Since 2000, Lamoille has increased in diversity when 1.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Lamoille County, Vermont had a population that was estimated at 24,495 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 23,342. This growth signifies an increase of 4.9 percent. Lamoille ranks 5 of 14 counties when analyzing total population change in Vermont and the county ranks 1,038 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Lamoille covers a total land area of 461 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average population density of 53 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Waldo, ME (53 per sq. mile ), Barron, WI (53 per sq. mile ), Pender, NC (53 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Alpena, MI (53 per sq. mile ), Martin, KY (53 per sq. mile ), Miami, KS (53 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Lamoille County, Vermont

The State of Vermont, Lamoille County ranks 1 of 14 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 751 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Lamoille County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $114,900, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is greater than the State of Vermont 2000 home median value of $111,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Lamoille County, the census reported 11,777 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 615 housing units since the year 2001, or 5.5 percent.

Lamoille County can be understood as having a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2000, the Decennial Census reports that 2.5 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Lamoille County, Accommodation and food services, Construction and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Accommodation and food services sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.14. The percent of employment in the Accommodation and food services industry is 3.14 times greater than the national average, signifying that Lamoille specializes in Accommodation and food services.

In Lamoille County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Accommodation and food services produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 30.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,884 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 16 and 14.9 percent of all employment.

Real estate and rental and leasing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Lamoille County, with an employment growth of 101.3 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.3 percent. The State of Vermont had an industry job change of 6.9 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Accommodation and food services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lamoille County, with the industry averaging 28 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and greater than the State of Vermont average establishment size of 16 for the Accommodation and food services industry.









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