In Skamania County, jobs in the logging pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the logging industry reported the top wages in Skamania County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Skamania County was paid an annual wage of $40,038 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage in Washington of $42,012 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $31,984.

Other high-paying jobs in Skamania County, Washington exsists in general freight trucking ($35,807), building equipment contractors ($32,736), building foundation and exterior contractors ($29,181) and accounting and bookkeeping services ($24,940) 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.

Skamania County Wages have increased by 20.2% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Skamania County, Washington by a total of 20.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Washington 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Skamania County, Washington when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 42.7 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $41,025. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Skamania County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Skamania County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 15.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Washington, where the it saw a gain of 48 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Skamania County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 20.8 in percent of workers in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15.4 percent decline)
2. Logging (11 percent decline)

Skamania County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 47.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Skamania County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Washington, where it saw a gain of 41.9 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Skamania County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 30.6 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Residential building construction (47.1 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (4.8 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 25.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Washington, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Skamania County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has added the most employment with 8 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 66.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Skamania County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Residential building construction (8 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (4 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Skamania County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Logging industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 3 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Logging industry make up 53.3 percent of the total employment decline in Skamania County, Washington.

Top 2 Industries
1. Logging (3 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (2 jobs lost)

In Skamania County, Washington, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 280 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.







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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.

Skamania County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in the State of Washington, experiencing a gain of 3.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Skamania 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 the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Washington, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 6.7 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Skamania County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.8 in percent of jobs in the Logging industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Logging (33.7 percent decline)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (13 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (2 percent decline)

Skamania County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 66.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Skamania County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Washington, where the industry took a gain of 3.5 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Skamania County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (66.7 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (25.6 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (21.9 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (8.7 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (8.1 percent gain)

In Skamania County, Washington, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 30 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Skamania County

The Logging industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 11 jobs. The declines in the Logging industry make up 64.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Skamania County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (11 jobs lost)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (5 jobs lost)
3. Clothing stores (116 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (86 jobs lost)
5. Fruit and tree nut farming (65 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Skamania County

The Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 16 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 54.0 percent of the total employment growth in Skamania County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (16 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (5 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (3 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (2 new jobs)

From the 10 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 6 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 Skamania County, Washington

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Skamania County reported a medium-high median income for all households of $46,001 (2005 Dollars). This median is 16.4 percent lower than the household income median in State of Washington of $53,558 and the income level is 6.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Skamania County, Washington can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 30.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 12 to 17 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Skamania County, having 20.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Skamania County had a median income of $39,488, this median was 14.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Skamania County, Washington reported a median household income of $37,294, which is 18.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Skamania County, Washington White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $46,292 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $48,994. This household income level is 6.5 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 8.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $42,047.







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

Higher Education in Skamania County, Washington

Skamania County, Washington has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 16.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Skamania was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Washington's proportion of 27.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Skamania County, Washington, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Skamania have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 18.2 percent (Men) versus 15.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Skamania County, Washington as reported in the 2000 Census, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 20 percent of Black or African American, 66.6 percent of the Asian alone and 3.6 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 Skamania County, Washington

Skamania County, Washington had a population that was estimated at 10,664 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 9,901. This growth denotes an increase of 7.7 percent. Skamania ranks 28 of 39 counties by growth in total population in Washington and the county ranks 1,220 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Skamania County, Washington to be 40.7 years of age. The median age in Skamania is greater 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 38.9 years old. With a total of 22.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Skamania can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 66.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.1 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Skamania encompasses a total area of 1656 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 6 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Rooks, KS (6 per sq. mile ), Uintah, UT (6 per sq. mile ), Cibola, NM (6 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Highland, VA (6 per sq. mile ), Franklin, NE (6 per sq. mile ), Sherman, KS (6 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Skamania internationally. The migration from outside the US into Skamania makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Washington. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Skamania County, Washington has a population that is made of 91.4 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 4.7 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 5.6 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Washington percent of 18.3. Since 2000, Skamania has increased in diversity when 4.9 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Skamania County, Washington

In Skamania County, the real estate market was made up of 4,847 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 227 residential units since 2001, or 4.9 percent.

Skamania County may be be described as having a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 2.2 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Throughout the State of Washington, Skamania County stands 18 of 39 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 858 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Skamania County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $150,200, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Washington 2000 home median value of $168,300 and greater than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Skamania County, Accommodation and food services, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Accommodation and food services is the largest employment industry and makes up 42.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 557 employees. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade sectors account for 15.8 and 8.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

Wholesale trade has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Skamania County, with an employment growth of 69.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 0.4 percent. The State of Washington underwent a employment change in the industry of 2.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Skamania County, Accommodation and food services, Other services, except public administration and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Accommodation and food services industry has a US LQ in the county of 4.36. The percent of employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 4.36 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Skamania County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Accommodation and food services.

Accommodation and food services is the industry with the largest establishments in Skamania County. The industry averages 29 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 19 and greater than the State of Washington typical size of 15 for the Accommodation and food services industry.









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