Washington

Industry wages in the State of Washington grown by 8.0% since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages in the State of Washington grown by a total of 8.0%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

The counties in the State of Washington range, in terms of growth in average industry wages from 2001 to 2006, from 33.5% in Adams County to a low of a ( 5.3%) in Wahkiakum County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Washington
Total Industry Wages

1. Adams County (33.5%)
2. Pend Oreille County (26.5%)
3. Kittitas County (25.2%)
4. Lewis County (24.5%)
5. Asotin County (22.8%)
6. Klickitat County (22.5%)
7. Grant County (21.7%)
8. Lincoln County (20.5%)
9. Franklin County (20.3%)
10. Skamania County (20.2%)

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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.

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Wages in the State of Washington Exceed Wages in the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Washington when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other States in the United States. The overall wages are greater than average in United States of $40,259.

The counties in the State of Washington in terms of total industry wages in the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from $51,786 in King County to a low of a $17,889 in Okanogan County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Washington
Total Industry Wages

1. King County ($51,786)
2. Snohomish County ($42,419)
3. Benton County ($38,986)
4. Clark County ($36,320)
5. Pierce County ($35,071)
6. Cowlitz County ($33,973)
7. Lewis County ($32,216)
8. Thurston County ($31,901)
9. Spokane County ($31,700)
10. Pend Oreille County ($31,528)

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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.

Washington Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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The counties in the State of Washington in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 25.8 percent job gained in Skamania County to a low of a 62.1 percent job lost in Columbia County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Washington
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Skamania County (25.8 percent gain)
2. Mason County (23.8 percent gain)
3. Kitsap County (20.3 percent gain)
4. Thurston County (19.4 percent gain)
5. Douglas County (19.2 percent gain)
6. Clallam County (17.7 percent gain)
7. Whatcom County (16.6 percent gain)
8. Kittitas County (15.3 percent gain)
9. Okanogan County (14.9 percent gain)
10. Chelan County (13.2 percent gain)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Washington in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 23,043 total jobs gained in Pierce County to a low of 10,381 jobs lost in King County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Washington
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Pierce County (23,043 jobs gained)
2. Snohomish County (19,261 jobs gained)
3. Spokane County (12,073 jobs gained)
4. Clark County (11,904 jobs gained)
5. Thurston County (9,874 jobs gained)
6. Kitsap County (9,564 jobs gained)
7. Whatcom County (9,411 jobs gained)
8. Yakima County (4,337 jobs gained)
9. Benton County (4,014 jobs gained)
10. Chelan County (3,720 jobs gained)

Of the 290 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 143 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 147 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Washington

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 15,313 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry make up 13.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (15,313 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (5,047 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (4,339 jobs lost)
4. Scheduled air transportation (4,327 jobs lost)
5. Private households (4,183 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Washington

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 14,358 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 6.2 percent of the growth in Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (14,358 new jobs)
2. Employment services (9,822 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (9,643 new jobs)
4. Software publishers (8,539 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (8,408 new jobs)

In the State of Washington, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 118,236 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

The State of Washington: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 81.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Washington outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.4 in percent of workers in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (81.1 percent decline)
2. Satellite telecommunications (79 percent decline)
3. Vending machine operators (65.7 percent decline)
4. Cable and other subscription programming (65 percent decline)
5. Alumina and aluminum production (64.2 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 5.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

The State of Washington: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 343.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). The Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. industry in Washington outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 18.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. (343.7 percent gain)
2. Animal aquaculture (237.5 percent gain)
3. Other nonmetallic mineral products (121.0 percent gain)
4. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (96.6 percent gain)
5. Facilities support services (88.7 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 the State of Washington

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When put side-by-side with other States throughout the United States, the State of Washington may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 24.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Washington, accounting 15.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When analyzed against other States in the US, the State of Washington was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $53,558 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 8.3 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Washington had a median income of $38,224, which was 28.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In the State of Washington, White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $55,041 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic in Washington, as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $38,326, this income level is 28.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $55,595. This household income level is 3.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the state. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 21.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $42,025.

While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in the State of Washington, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 39.6 percent since the year 2000. The White population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Washington, seeing a 20.6 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The poverty rate in the State of Washington has increased by 1.3 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 10.6 percent to 11.9 percent.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Washington range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $62,194 in King County to a low of $33,443 in Whitman County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of Washington
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. King County ($62,194)
2. Snohomish County ($62,080 )
3. Clark County ($56,600)
4. Benton County ($55,041)
5. Thurston County ($54,961)
6. Kitsap County ($54,803)
7. Island County ($53,250)
8. Pierce County ($52,889)
9. San Juan County ($50,884)
10. Skagit County ($49,586)

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Washington range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 25.6 percent in Whitman County to a low of 6.9 percent in Snohomish County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of Washington
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Whitman County (25.6 percent)
2. Okanogan County (21.3 )
3. Yakima County (19.7 percent)
4. Kittitas County (19.6 percent)
5. Franklin County (19.2 percent)
6. Ferry County (19 percent)
7. Adams County (18.2 percent)
8. Pend Oreille County (18.1 percent)
9. Grant County (17.4 percent)
10. Klickitat County (17 percent)

The median household income in the area has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $49,262, which represents a 8 percent decline. The State of Washington ranks 15 of 46 states when comparing total percent of decline in household income across the nation.

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

Higher Education in the State of Washington

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Since 2000, the State of Washington has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 2.4 percent to a total of 30.2 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the national percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of Washington range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 44 percent in Whitman County to a low of 12.2 percent in Adams County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in Washington
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Whitman County (44 percent)
2. San Juan County (40.2 percent)
3. King County (40 percent)
4. Thurston County (29.8 percent)
5. Jefferson County (28.4 percent)
6. Whatcom County (27.2 percent)
7. Island County (27 percent)
8. Benton County (26.2 percent)
9. Kittitas County (26.2 percent)
10. Kitsap County (25.4 percent)

Washington is made up of a highly-educated population of the working age, with 30.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The State of Washington has a higher percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the average across the nation of 27.2 percent.

According to the 2005 American Community Survey in the State of Washington, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32 percent receiving this level of education. The women in the Washington have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 32 percent (Men) versus 28.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 2.0 percent. By the year 2005, 32 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 28.4 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In the State of Washington according to the American Community Survey of 2005, 30.8 percent of the White Alone, 19.2 percent of Black or African American, 43.6 percent of the Asian alone and 11.4 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. 2005 American Community Survey.