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Business Establishment Growth & Earnings By Industry
 
Susquehanna County has a per capita personal income of $22,420. Total county worker earnings increased from $348,339,000 in 1999 to $368,900,000 in 2000, an increase of 5.9%. Industry trends for 2000 show that services accounted for 19.0% of total earnings. The slowest growing sector was durable goods, decreasing by 0.4% in 2000. Non-coal mining, particularly of Pennsylvania Bluestone, increased by 14.3% between 1999 and 2000. (Regional Economic Information System, Bureau of Economic Analysis. )
 
Type of Establishment Number of Employees % of Total County Businesses % Growth 1990-1999
Micro-establishments Under 5 employees 62.1% +4.1%
Small establishments 5-9 employees 19.2% +31.6%
Midsize establishments 10-19 employees 10.5% +43.9%
Large establishments 20+ employees 8.2% +1.6%
 
 
The number of county business establishments with employees showed an 11% overall increase between 1990 and 1999 Micro-establishments make up the largest sector of county businesses. Each sector experienced growth in terms of employees, with midsize establishments growing at the fastest rate. The growth rates for each business establishments are listed above. (County Business Patterns, 1990-1999, US Census Bureau, Center for Rural PA)
 
Private Non-Farm Establishments (1999): 782
Private Non-Farm Employment (1999): 6,429
Non-employer Establishments (1998): 2,879
(US Census, 2000)
 
The 1997 Economic Census of Minority and Women Owned Businesses indicated that women and minorities operate 19% of all Susquehanna County firms, accounting for 11% of total sales and receipts.