In Adams County, jobs in the farm product raw material merch. whls. pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the farm product raw material merch. whls. industry wages were the highest in Adams County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Adams County received an annual wage of $74,404 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Washington of $38,803 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $33,978.

Top-pay jobs in Adams County, Washington may be found in misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($40,622), other specialty trade contractors ($37,970), professional and similar organizations ($33,875) and fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty ($32,979) 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.

Adams County Wages have increased by 33.5% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Adams County, Washington by a total of 33.5%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Washington and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

Adams County Industry Wages Lag Behind Washington, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Adams County, Washington when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 35.5 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,025. 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.

Adams County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Adams County

The Fruit and tree nut farming industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 80 jobs. The declines in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 28.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Adams County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (80 jobs lost)
2. Vegetable and melon farming (67 jobs lost)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (62 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (24 jobs lost)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (16 jobs lost)

In Adams County, Washington, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 457 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 18 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 12 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 6 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Adams County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 38 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 32.5 percent of the growth in Adams County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (38 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (29 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (26 new jobs)
4. Other crop farming (19 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2 new jobs)

Adams County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 41.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Washington, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Adams County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 8.3 in percent of workers in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (41.7 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (32.3 percent decline)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (30.8 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (24.1 percent decline)
5. Vegetable and melon farming (20.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Washington, which went through a gain of 5.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Adams County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 68.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Adams County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Washington, where the industry took a gain of 1.8 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Adams County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (68.1 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (34.0 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (27.1 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (15.0 percent gain)
5. Personal care services (14.3 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.

Adams County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Adams County

Given the industries in the area, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 194 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 60.0 percent of the total employment decline in Adams County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (194 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (28 jobs lost)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (27 jobs lost)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (26 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (19 jobs lost)

In Adams County, Washington, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 91 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

From the 25 4-digit NAICS industries, 13 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 11 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Adams County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 78 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 50.3 percent of the total growth in Adams County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (78 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (18 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (14 new jobs)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (10 new jobs)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (10 new jobs)

Adams County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The RV parks and recreational camps industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50 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 felt in the State of Washington, where the industry felt a gain of 6.4 percent. The losses in the RV parks and recreational camps industry in Adams County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.8 in percent of workers in the RV parks and recreational camps industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. RV parks and recreational camps (50 percent decline)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (35.7 percent decline)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (30 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (16.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Washington, which went through a gain of 3.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Adams County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 55.3 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Adams County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Washington, where the industry took a gain of 5.3 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Adams County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (55.3 percent gain)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (36.6 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (21.2 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (18.4 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (17.7 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.

Income and Poverty in Adams County, Washington

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Adams County, Washington can be considered to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 18.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 68.6 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Adams County, accounting 25.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $31,883. This income level is 19.6 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. In Adams County, Washington White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $43,641 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 10.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic households in Adams County, Washington recorded a median income of $33,191, this median is 16.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 55.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $17,550. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Adams County reported an income level of $34,369, this median was 13.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Adams County reported a medium-high median household income of $39,649 (2005 Dollars). This median is 35.1 percent lower than the median in State of Washington of $53,558 and this is 23.9 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Adams County, Washington

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Adams County, Washington, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 39.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Adams have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.8 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Less than High School category, with 34 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Adams County, Washington as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 28 percent of the Asian alone and 3 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Adams County, Washington is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Adams is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Washington's proportion of 27.8 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Adams County, Washington

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Adams County, Washington to be 30.6 years of age. The median age in Adams is less than the median age for the State of Washington of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 30.0 years old. With a total of 32.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Adams can be understood as being made up of a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 57 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

In terms of total land area, Adams encompasses a total area of 1925 square miles. This area has a very low density of 9 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Wilkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ), Walsh, ND (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Luna, NM (9 per sq. mile ), Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ).

Adams County, Washington had a population that was estimated at 16,803 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 16,460. This growth represents an increase of 2.1 percent. Adams ranks 32 of 39 counties in terms of population growth in Washington and the county ranks 1,522 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Adams internationally. The international migration into Adams accounts for 0.6 percent of all immigration into Washington. This percent of international migration is very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Adams County, Washington has a population base that is comprised of 47.7 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 50.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high level of diversity, with 51.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Washington percent of 18.3. Since 2000, Adams has increased the percent of minority makeup when 47.7 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Adams County, Washington

Adams County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $84,300, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Washington 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $168,300 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Adams County, there were a total of 5,918 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 115 housing units since the year 2001, or 2 percent.

The State of Washington, Adams County is positioned 34 of 39 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,952 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Adams County, Washington. In 2000, 81.3 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Adams County, Washington -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Adams County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 29.76. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 29.76 times greater than the national average, signifying that Adams County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Manufacturing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Adams County, increasing by 19.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -13.4 percent. The State of Washington experienced a change in employment in the sector of -14.2 percent, since the year 2001.

In Adams County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest employment industry and makes up 31.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,684 employees. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries total 19.5 and 11.3 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Adams County. In the County, the industry averages 70 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Washington average of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

Wholesale trade since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Adams County. The industry lost a total of 161 jobs, or 27.3 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 68.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.







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