In Orleans County, jobs in the commercial equip. merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Orleans County for 2006. The average industry job in Orleans County received a wage of $73,440 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Vermont of $60,707 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $74,310.

Other top-pay jobs in Orleans County, Vermont are present in management and technical consulting services ($67,488), insurance carriers ($62,743), computer systems design and related services ($56,386) and offices of physicians ($39,414) 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.

Orleans County Wages have increased by 16.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Orleans County, Vermont by a total of 16.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Vermont 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.

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.

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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.

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.





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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.

Orleans County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Orleans County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 280.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Orleans County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Vermont, where this industry saw a gain of 3.6 percent. The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry in Orleans County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (280.0 percent gain)
2. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (69.8 percent gain)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (50.0 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (29.3 percent gain)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (29.2 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Vermont, which experienced a gain of 0.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Orleans County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 41.7 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Vermont, where the industry reported a loss of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Orleans County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.5 in percent of workers in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (41.7 percent decline)
2. Other schools and instruction (26.8 percent decline)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (19.1 percent decline)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (15.3 percent decline)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (15 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Orleans County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 81 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 30.3 percent of the total employment growth in Orleans County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (81 new jobs)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (47 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (24 new jobs)
4. Child day care services (14 new jobs)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (10 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Orleans County

The Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 47 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 33.1 percent of the total employment decline in Orleans County, Vermont.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (47 jobs lost)
2. Other schools and instruction (17 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and engineering services (12 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (11 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (8 jobs lost)

In Orleans County, Vermont, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 41 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 58 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 22 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 31 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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 Orleans County, Vermont

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Orleans County, Vermont can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 22.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Orleans County, reporting 22.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Orleans County was reported to have a medium-low household income of $36,368 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 31.4 percent lower than the household income median in State of Vermont of $47,802 and the income level is 35.1 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Orleans County had a median income of $26,000, which was 28.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Orleans County, Vermont White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $36,665 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $60,876. This median is 67.4 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Orleans County, Vermont , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $28,958, this median is 20.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 54.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $16,454.







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

Higher Education in Orleans County, Vermont

Orleans County, Vermont has a moderately-educated population, with 16.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Orleans has 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Orleans County, Vermont, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 42.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Orleans have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 14.8 percent (Men) versus 17.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 38.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Orleans County, Vermont as reported in the 2000 Census, 16.2 percent of the White Alone, 38 percent of Black or African American, 32.6 percent of the Asian alone and 17.2 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 Orleans County, Vermont

Orleans County, Vermont had a total estimated population of 27,640 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 26,346. This growth shows an increase of 4.9 percent. Orleans ranks 4 of 14 counties in terms of population growth in Vermont and the county ranks 994 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Orleans County, Vermont to be 41.0 years of age. The median age in Orleans is greater than the median age for the State of Vermont of 40.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 39.4 years of age. With 21.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Orleans can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 63.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 15.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Orleans County, Vermont has a population that is made up of 96.7 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Vermont percent of 2.7. Since 2000, Orleans has increased in diversity when 1.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Orleans extends a total area of 698 square miles. The county has a low density of 40 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Austin, TX (40 per sq. mile ), Northampton, NC (40 per sq. mile ), Clallam, WA (40 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Maverick, TX (40 per sq. mile ), Holmes, FL (40 per sq. mile ), Houston, TN (40 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Orleans from another country. The international migration into Orleans makes up 1.6 percent of the total international migration into the State of Vermont. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Orleans County, Vermont

Orleans County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $78,800, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Vermont 2000 home value of $111,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

The State of Vermont, Orleans County places 6 of 14 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,188 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Orleans County, the census reported 15,299 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 524 residential units since 2001, or 3.5 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Orleans County. The industry averages 33 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Vermont average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Orleans County. The sector faced a loss of 310 jobs during the period, or 16.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 89.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Orleans County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 1.92. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 1.92 times greater than the national average, signifying that Orleans may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Orleans County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 20 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,575 employees. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries make up 19.7 and 16.5 percent of all employment.

Administrative and waste services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Orleans County, with a job growth of 178.2 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.5 percent. The State of Vermont saw a change in employment in the sector of 9.6 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.







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