Tallapoosa County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 4.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Alabama, experiencing a gain of 2.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Tallapoosa County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 22.9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.6 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Tallapoosa County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (22.9 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (17.2 percent decline)
3. Private households (13 percent decline)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (12.2 percent decline)
5. Specialized freight trucking (9.9 percent decline)

Tallapoosa County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 5.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Tallapoosa County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where it saw a gain of 3 percent. The Health and personal care stores industry in Tallapoosa County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 2 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (5.1 percent gain)
2. Legal services (4.9 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tallapoosa County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 22 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 44.7 percent of the total employment decline in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (22 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for crop production (6 jobs lost)

In Tallapoosa County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 81 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tallapoosa County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Health and personal care stores industry has grown the most with 2 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Health and personal care stores industry makes up 66.7 percent of the growth in Tallapoosa County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (2 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (44 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (37 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (36 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (29 new jobs)

Out of the 13 4-digit NAICS industries, 10 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 2 industries reported employment loss in the period.





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Tallapoosa County, Alabama may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 16.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 33.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Tallapoosa County, accounting 27.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Tallapoosa County reported a medium-low median household income of $35,972 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 11 percent lower than the median in Alabama of $39,938 and the median is 36.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Tallapoosa County, Alabama reported a median household income of $37,862, this income level is 5.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $13,650. This income level is 62.1 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Tallapoosa County, Alabama White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,851 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 13.6 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Tallapoosa County reported a median household income of $24,996, which was 30.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 35.7 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $23,131.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.