In Ferry County, jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the accounting and bookkeeping services industry reported the top wages in Ferry County for 2006. The average industry job in Ferry County received an annual wage of $50,023 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Washington of $47,189 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $50,686.

High-wage employment in Ferry County, Washington are present in specialized freight trucking ($34,946), logging ($33,779), automotive repair and maintenance ($20,842) and community care facilities for the elderly ($12,641) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Ferry County Wages have decreased by ( 3.2%) Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages decreased in Ferry County, Washington by a total of ( 3.2%). This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Washington 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Ferry County, Washington can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 49 percent lower than the with an state average of $41,025. The average pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Ferry County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Ferry County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has added the most employment with 26 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 71.3 percent of the total employment growth in Ferry County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (26 new jobs)

In Ferry County, Washington, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 32 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Ferry County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 17 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 102.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Ferry County, Washington.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (17 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (28 jobs lost)



Ferry County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 175.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Ferry County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Washington, where it saw a loss of 5.1 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Ferry County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 6.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (175.0 percent gain)
2. Logging (42.1 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 4.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Washington, experiencing a gain of 5.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Ferry County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 28.1 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Washington, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8.4 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Ferry County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 13.2 percent in terms of employment in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (28.1 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.

Ferry County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Ferry County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 33.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Washington, where the industry felt a loss of 6.7 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Ferry County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.8 percent in terms of employees in the Logging industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (33.7 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (26 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (20 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (8.7 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (6.3 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 8.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Washington, experiencing a gain of 3.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Ferry County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 11.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Ferry County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Washington, where this industry saw a loss of 1.1 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Ferry County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (11.0 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ferry County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 4 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total growth in Ferry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (4 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (22 new jobs)
3. Automobile dealers (15 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (6 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (6 new jobs)

In Ferry County, Washington, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 63 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ferry County

The Logging industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 18 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Logging industry make up 59.1 percent of the total job loss in Ferry County, Washington.

Top 1 Industries
1. Logging (18 jobs lost)

Of the 7 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 1 industry sectors reported declines during the 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 Ferry County, Washington

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Ferry County accounted a medium-low household income of $35,554 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 50.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Washington of $53,558 and the median is 38.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 44 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $51,188. Hispanic in Ferry County, Washington , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $10,969, this income level is 69.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Ferry County, Washington White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,778 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 6.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Ferry County had a median household income level of $26,618, this was 25.1 percent less than the median income level in this area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Ferry County, Washington can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 19.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 62.9 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Ferry County, accounting 34.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Ferry County, Washington

Ferry County, Washington has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Ferry has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Washington's proportion of 27.8 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Ferry County, Washington, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 35.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Ferry have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 14.2 percent (Men) versus 12.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 38.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Ferry County, Washington according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 15.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 7.6 percent of the Asian alone and 26.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Ferry County, Washington

When measuring the total land area, Ferry spans a total of 2204 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 3 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Bennett, SD (3 per sq. mile ), Graham, KS (3 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, NY (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, MT (3 per sq. mile ), Converse, WY (3 per sq. mile ), Custer, MT (3 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Ferry from outside the country. The immigration into Ferry makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of Washington. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Ferry County, Washington had a population that was estimated at 7,542 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 7,290. This growth signifies an increase of 3.5 percent. Ferry ranks 33 of 39 counties in terms of population growth in Washington and the county ranks 1,604 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Ferry County, Washington has a population that is made of 78.4 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 2.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 3.2 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Washington percent of 18.3. Since 2000, Ferry has stayed the same the level of diversity when 3.2 percent of the total population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Ferry County, Washington to be 42.0 years of age. The median in Ferry is greater than the median age for the State of Washington of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 40.2 years old. With 21.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Ferry can be understood as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 63.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Ferry County, Washington

In Ferry County, the census reported 3,905 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 73 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.9 percent.

Ferry County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $92,400, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Washington 2000 home median value of $168,300 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In the State of Washington, Ferry County ranks 35 of 39 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,008 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 Ferry County, Washington -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Ferry County, Retail Trade, Other services, except public administration, and the Finance and insurance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 19.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 153 employees. The Other services, except public administration and Finance and insurance sectors account for 10.2 and 2.5 percent of all employment.

Information in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Ferry County, with an industry growth of 71.4 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Washington felt a shift in employment in the industry of -3.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Ferry County, Other services, except public administration, Retail Trade and Real estate and rental and leasing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Other services, except public administration industry has an LQ of 2.6. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Other services, except public administration industry is 2.6 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Ferry specializes in Other services, except public administration.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Ferry County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 11.8 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Retail Trade has the largest businesses in Ferry County. The industry averages 7 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 15 and less than the Washington establishments size average of 16 for the Retail Trade industry.







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