Employment

  • Since January 2012, the number of private sector jobs in the state increased by 1.4% and the nation’s private sector job count increased by 1.9% (NYS Dept. of Labor)  
  • This coupled with a decrease in the unemployment rate are indicators that the employment picture is improving
CHANGE IN TOTAL NONFARM AND PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS
JANUARY 2012 – JANUARY 2013

 

 

 
 
Source:  NYS Dept. of Labor

 

  • From Dec. 2011 to December 2012, most of the industry sectors in Chautauqua County saw a level or slight decrease, but overall employment in the manufacturing sector increased slightly by 1.0% for the year.  See the chart below:
EMPLOYMENT DATA FOR CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY (IN THOUSANDS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
 
Data are not seasonally adjusted. Data are preliminary and subject to revision. Source: NYS Department of Labor www.labor.ny.gov

BUSINESS PATTERNS IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns
 
  • Manufacturing and retail and wholesale trade, as well as professional, scientific and technical services saw losses in the number of employees 
  • Health care and social assistance, accommodation and food services and construction saw increases in employment 
  • Overall between 2000 and 2011 there were 5,627 fewer jobs in the county
  • The American Community Survey in 2011 reports that 54% of the population 16 and older in Chautauqua County was employed and 42% were not
  • The majority of workers (71%) were considered private wage and salary workers, 20.6% were Federal, state or local government workers and 8.7% were self-employed
  • As the following table indicates, more than one in four jobs in Chautauqua County is in education, health or social services (28.6%) followed by manufacturing (17.8%) and retail trade (11.2)
 
JOB BREAKDOWN IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source:  2011 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimates

 

INNOVATION INDEX (overall score based on an area's human capital, economic dynamics, productivity and employment, economic well-being)

  • U.S. index is equal to 100
  • NY State index is 102
  • Three-county Southern Tier West Region is 80.3 --- indicating that the region is less prepared than the state and the nation to participate in an innovative economy 

    Source: Southern Tier West Regional Innovation Analysis 2012

 
EARNINGS
  • Average wages in Chautauqua County are lower than in other areas of western New York and in comparable counties like Oswego and neighboring Cattaraugus County
  • Chautauqua County has fewer people in higher wage jobs than in more urban areas like Buffalo
 
AVERAGE WAGE – ALL INDUSTRIES

Source:  http://www.labor.ny.gov/stats/LSQCEW.shtm