Asotin County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 30 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 18 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Asotin County, Washington, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 102 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Asotin County

Given the industries in the area, the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 40 jobs. The declines in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry make up 29.4 percent of the total job loss in Asotin County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (40 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (27 jobs lost)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (20 jobs lost)
4. Child day care services (16 jobs lost)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (11 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Asotin County

The Nonresidential building construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 13 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 13.2 percent of the total growth in Asotin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (13 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (13 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (9 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (9 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (8 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in the State of Washington, which went through a gain of 3.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Asotin County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 94.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Asotin County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Washington, where this industry saw a loss of 0.4 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Asotin County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (94.4 percent gain)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (50.0 percent gain)
3. Legal services (45.0 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (31.6 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (25.0 percent gain)

Asotin County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 52.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Washington, where the industry felt a gain of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Asotin County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 3.8 percent in terms of employment in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (52.6 percent decline)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (29.5 percent decline)
3. Child day care services (22.9 percent decline)
4. Oilseed and grain farming (22 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (20.4 percent decline)





About: This report is part 1 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.

Income and Poverty in Asotin County, Washington

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Asotin County, Washington can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 46.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Asotin County, reporting 33.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Asotin County, Washington , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,053, which is 15.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $30,713. This median income level is 21.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Asotin County, Washington White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,044 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent less than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Asotin County had a median household income level of $39,854, this median was 1.6 percent greater than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Asotin County reported a medium-low median household income of $39,223 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 36.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Washington of $53,558 and the income level is 25.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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