In Spokane County, jobs in the scientific research and development services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the scientific research and development services industry had the highest average wages in Spokane County for 2006. The average industry job in Spokane County received an annual wage of $118,071 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Washington of $79,021 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $81,871.

Other high-paying jobs in Spokane County, Washington are present in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($99,322), communications equipment manufacturing ($88,471), electronic instrument manufacturing ($83,617) and power generation and supply ($71,662) 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.

Spokane County Wages have increased by 17.0% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Spokane County, Washington by a total of 17.0%. This is greater than the growth in industry 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Spokane County, Washington can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 22.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,025. The average 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.

Spokane County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Spokane County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Business support services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2,368 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Business support services industry makes up 11.0 percent of the growth in Spokane County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (2,368 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (1,205 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (913 new jobs)
4. Employment services (891 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (840 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Spokane County

The Electronic instrument manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 921 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Electronic instrument manufacturing industry make up 9.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Spokane County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic instrument manufacturing (921 jobs lost)
2. Communications equipment manufacturing (726 jobs lost)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (627 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (609 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (498 jobs lost)

In Spokane County, Washington, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 12,073 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 188 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 75 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 113 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Spokane County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Data processing and related services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 387.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Spokane County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Washington, where it saw a gain of 21.4 percent. The Data processing and related services industry in Spokane County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 16.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Data processing and related services (387.7 percent gain)
2. Support activities for air transportation (230.5 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (204.5 percent gain)
4. Business support services (189.5 percent gain)
5. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (156.4 percent gain)

Spokane County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for forestry industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 82.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Washington, where the industry felt a loss of 8 percent. The losses in the Support activities for forestry industry in Spokane County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.9 in percent of workers in the Support activities for forestry industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for forestry (82.9 percent decline)
2. Scientific research and development services (72 percent decline)
3. Electronic instrument manufacturing (61.7 percent decline)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (59.9 percent decline)
5. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (59.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 7.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Washington, which experienced a gain of 5.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater 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.

Spokane County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Spokane County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for animal production industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 42.9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Washington, where the industry reported a gain of 3.7 percent. The losses in the Support activities for animal production industry in Spokane County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 3.8 in percent of workers in the Support activities for animal production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for animal production (42.9 percent decline)
2. Educational support services (38.7 percent decline)
3. Support activities for mining (38.1 percent decline)
4. Scientific research and development services (37.9 percent decline)
5. Sawmills and wood preservation (37.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Washington, experiencing a gain of 3.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Spokane County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Facilities support services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 456.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Spokane County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Washington, where this industry saw a gain of 3.3 percent. The Facilities support services industry in Spokane County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Facilities support services (456.1 percent gain)
2. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (75.4 percent gain)
3. Spectator sports (66.8 percent gain)
4. Household goods repair and maintenance (65.7 percent gain)
5. ISPs and web search portals (63.9 percent gain)

In Spokane County, Washington, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 7,053 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 199 4-digit NAICS industries, 70 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 129 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Spokane County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 561 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 5.8 percent of the total employment growth in Spokane County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (561 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (427 new jobs)
3. Employment services (372 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (361 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (306 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Spokane County

The Business support services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 188 jobs. The declines in the Business support services industry make up 8.9 percent of the total job loss in Spokane County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (188 jobs lost)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (157 jobs lost)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (112 jobs lost)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (101 jobs lost)
5. Vocational rehabilitation services (101 jobs lost)





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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 Spokane County, Washington

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Spokane County, Washington can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 12.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 27.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Spokane County, reporting 18.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Spokane County, Washington, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This group felt a decline of 23.9 percent since 2000. The White Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Spokane County, encountering a 3.8 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The poverty rate in Spokane County, Washington has increased by 2.2 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 12.3 percent to 14.5 percent.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 19.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $35,072. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Spokane County reported a median household income of $33,143, which was 24.1 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic headed households in Spokane County, Washington , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $35,366, this median is 19 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $37,940. This household income level is 13.1 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Spokane County, Washington White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $44,466 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Spokane County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $43,650 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 22.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of Washington of $53,558 and the median is 12.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $41,667, representing a 4.5 percent decline. Spokane County, Washington, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 14 of 16 counties in percent of decline for household income in Washington. Spokane County ranks 486 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median household income in the United States.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Spokane County, Washington

Spokane County, Washington has a population that is made up of 89.1 percent White, 1.6 percent African American, 2.1 percent Asian, and 3.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 7.0 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Washington percent of 18.3. Since 2000, Spokane has increased in diversity when 6.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Spokane County, Washington to be 36.1 years old. The median in Spokane is less than the median age in the State of Washington of 36.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 35.5 years of age. With a total of 23.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Spokane can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.1 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 12.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Since 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Spokane from another country. The international migration into Spokane accounts for 3.5 percent of all immigration into Washington. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Spokane spans a total area of 1764 square miles. This area has a medium-high average population density of 250 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Jessamine, KY (251 per sq. mile ), Martin, FL (251 per sq. mile ), Vigo, IN (254 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Miami, OH (250 per sq. mile ), Coweta, GA (248 per sq. mile ), Kendall, IL (248 per sq. mile ).

Spokane County, Washington had an estimated population of 440,706 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 418,696. This growth denotes an increase of 5.3 percent. Spokane ranks 5 of 39 counties when calculating total change in population for Washington and the county ranks 151 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Spokane County, Washington

In Spokane County, the census reported 187,865 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 10,270 residential structures since 2001, a change of 5.8 percent.

Spokane County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $147,000, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall Washington 2005 home median value of $227,700 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Spokane County, Washington have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $33,800, or 29.9 percent, from their 2000 value of $113,200.

When compared to other counties in Washington, Spokane County is positioned 15 of 39 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 715 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

According to the data, there is a fair amount of housing that is affordable in Spokane County, Washington. In 2005, 37.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Spokane County is made up of a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 2.5 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Spokane County, with the industry averaging 71 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 34 and greater than the State of Washington average establishment size of 14 for the Utilities industry.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Spokane County. The industry lost a total of 2,404 jobs during the period, or 12.3 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 62.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Spokane County, with an industry growth of 42.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.5 percent. The State of Washington saw a change in employment in the sector of 14.4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Spokane County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 17.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 28,330 people employed. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors provide 15.2 and 10.4 percent of all employment.









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