Documenti di Didattica
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October 2006
Preface
Acknowledgements
Employment ............................................................................................ 5
Wages ...................................................................................................... 7
Population ...............................................................................................10
∑ Salem’s trade, transportation and utilities sector added over 700 jobs, the most of any
sector over the five-year period. The wholesale trade and utilities segments were the
main contributors to the sector’s growth. In 1999, the energy company, Conectiv, opened
its headquarters in Carney’s Point and several hundred employees were consolidated
from company locations in Atlantic County and Delaware.
∑ During the 1999-2004 period, construction payrolls increased each year until 2004
when several building projects were completed.
Note: Use of an index facilitates comparison between two separate data elements.
Salem County and New Jersey Salem County and New Jersey
Total Private Sector Employment: 1999-2004 Construction Employment: 1999-2004
115 180
170
110 160
150
105
140
130
100
120
110
95
100
(1999=100) (1999=100)
90 90
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Salem County and New Jersey Salem County and New Jersey
Manufacturing Employment: 1999-2004 Trade, Transportation & Utilities Employment: 1999-2004
110 120
115
100
110
90
105
80
100
(1999=100) (1999=100)
70 95
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Salem County and New Jersey Salem County and New Jersey
Information Employment: 1999-2004 Financial Activities Employment: 1999-2004
110 125
120
100
115
90 110
105
80
100
(1999=100) (1999=100)
70 95
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
105 120
100 115
95 110
90 105
85 100
(1999=100) (1999=100)
80 95
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Salem County and New Jersey Salem County and New Jersey
Leisure & Hospitality Employment: 1999-2004 Other Services Employment: 1999-2004
130 115
110
120
105
110
100
100
95
90
90
(1999=100) (1999=100)
80 85
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
19,000
B
18,000
B
B B B
17,000
B
16,000
15,000
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
∑ Salem County’s total private sector employment increased by 1,100 from 1999 to
total 18,800 in 2004. After slipping in 2000, the county has gained jobs each year
through 2004, with its largest increase being in 2003.
Salem County
Total Nonfarm Employment by Industry: 1999 & 2004
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade/Transp./Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Prof./Business Services
Educ./Health Services
Leisure/Hospitality
Other Services
2004 1999
∑ In 2004, trade, transportation and utilities made up 31.7 percent of the county’s
total private sector employment. Information was the smallest sector with 0.8
percent of total employment.
800
600
400
200
-200
-400
-600
-800
-1,000
Construction Manufact- Trade/ Information Financial Prof./ Education/ Leisure/ Other
uring Transport./ Activities Business Health Hospitality Services
Utilities Services Services
∑ From 1999 to 2004, an increase in demand from a growing population accounted for
most of the additional jobs in Salem County with trade, transportation and utilities
(+700) and education and health services (+540) leading the way. While losses have
slowed, manufacturing payrolls continued to shrink (-1,000). The sector was adversely
affected by cutbacks at the DuPont facility in the Deepwater section of Pennsville
Township.
1,500
1,000
500
-500
-1,000
-1,500
Construction Manufact- Trade/ Information Financial Prof./ Education/ Leisure/ Other
uring Transport./ Activities Business Health Hospitality Services
Utilities Services Services
Source: Local Employment Dynamics (LED) data from the US Census Bureau.
∑ Professional and business services had the highest net job growth in the county. The
rise in business service jobs reflects the national trend of businesses to contract
out some services (data processing, temporary help and other services) that were
formerly done “in-house”. While trade, transportation and utilities posted the larg-
est gain, a high turnover rate in retail trade affected its overall net job growth.
$44,579
$45,000 $42,881
$42,392
$40,210 $40,693
$40,000 $38,377
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
∑ From 1999 to 2004 (latest available), the annual average private sector wage in Salem
County increased by 16.2 percent, mirroring the state’s 16.7 percent gain. Annual
average wages in the county rose in each year with the largest increase in 2000
($1,833).
∑ The annual average private sector wage in Salem County was below the state’s aver-
age every year during this six-year period. Being a small and rural county, Salem’s
average wages tend to be lower than the state’s.
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade/Transp./Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Prof./Business Services
Education/Health Services
Leisure/Hospitality
Other Services
∑ Workers in Salem County’s manufacturing sector enjoyed the highest average annual
wage ($62,609) during 2004. This was followed by professional and business services
($54,842), trade, transportation and utilities ($52,285) and construction ($52,233).
∑ Personal income is made up of several com- 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Unemployment Rates
Salem County and New Jersey ∑ Following a decline from 1999 to 2000,
Unemployment Rate Trends: 1999 — 2005 Salem County’s unemployment rate in-
6.5 creased due to the effects of the last re-
4.5 JB B
4.0 JB
3.5
3.0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Salem County
Unemployment Insurance Claimants: 2004-2005
2004 2005
Annual Annual Change 2004-2005
Category Average Average Number Percent
Total Insured Unemployed 733 681 -52 -7.1
By Gender
Male 435 416 -19 -4.4
Female 297 265 -32 -10.8
By Race
White 499 471 -28 -5.6
Black 176 149 -27 -15.3
Asian 5 5 0 .0
Other 53 55 2 3.8
By Ethnicity
Hispanic 59 59 0 .0
Not Hispanic 645 579 -66 -10.2
Chose Not To Answer 28 43 15 53.6
By Age of Claimant
Under 25 73 77 4 5.5
25 through 34 180 158 -22 -12.2
35 through 44 181 173 -8 -4.4
45 through 54 174 159 -15 -8.6
55 through 64 94 88 -6 -6.4
65 and over 31 26 -5 -16.1
By Industry
Construction 110 100 -10 -9.1
Manufacturing 73 69 -4 -5.5
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 156 135 -21 -13.5
Wholesale Trade 39 39 0 .0
Retail Trade 74 58 -16 -21.6
Information 2 3 1 50.0
Financial Activities 18 18 0 .0
Professional and Business Services 90 85 -5 -5.6
Educational and Health Services 63 65 2 3.2
Leisure and Hospitality 60 41 -19 -31.7
Other Services 68 53 -15 -22.1
∑ The number of Salem County residents applying for unemployment insurance benefits
decreased by 7.1 percent between 2004 and 2005. The age group with the largest
number of claims in 2005 was the 35-44 segment while the only age group to have an
increase in claims was the under 25 segment.
∑ Workers in the trade, transportation and utilities sector filed the least number of
claims between 2004 and 2005. The leisure and hospitality sector recorded the larg-
est percentage decline in claimants (-31.7%).
30,000
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005
50,000
2002* 2007** 2012**
*estimate **projection
0
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+
2002* 2012**
*estimate **projection
10
-5
-10
White Black Other Races Multi-Racial
∑ Salem County is projected to add 1,050 jobs from 2002 to 2012. However, the rate of
job growth is expected to be significantly slower than the state (4.7% vs. 12.0%).
∑ The county’s health care and social assistance sector is expected to account for more
than half (+57.1%) of the new jobs with ambulatory health care services being the
largest job producer (+250) over the projection period.
∑ Like the state, manufacturing payrolls in Salem County are expected to decline from
2002 to 2012. The number of manufacturing jobs in the county is projected to drop
7.1 percent with the largest loss being in the food manufacturing industry (-14.2%).
This industry, which includes animal slaughter houses, will continue to decline as a
suburban lifestyle replaces an agrarian way of life.
∑ Salem County is projected to have 720 job openings each year from 2002 through 2012.
The county’s top twenty occupations by annual job openings are anticipated to account
for over 40.3 percent of these job openings.
∑ Many of the occupations having high replacement needs are likely to have lower skills
and lower wages. Even so, most of these occupations are in demand and have a good
outlook through 2012. In comparison, the high skills occupations listed above are among
the occupations with the highest annual wages.
Salem County
∑ All of the projected growth in Salem’s la-
Projected Labor Force Growth by bor force is expected to consist of per-
Hispanic Origin, 2002 - 2012 sons of Hispanic origin.
Hispanic
100.0%