In Bullock County, jobs in the outpatient care centers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the outpatient care centers industry wages were the highest in Bullock County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Bullock County earned an annual wage of $32,155 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage rate in Alabama of $49,314 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $44,428.

High-wage employment in Bullock County, Alabama may be found in logging ($28,168), health and personal care stores ($26,651), private households ($17,261) and oilseed and grain farming (.) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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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.

Bullock County Wages have increased by 24.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Bullock County, Alabama by a total of 24.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Alabama and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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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.

Bullock County Industry Wages Lag Behind Alabama, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Bullock County, Alabama when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 26.8 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $34,182. The average industry wage was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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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.

Bullock County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Bullock County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 525 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bullock County

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 134 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 34.5 percent of the total employment decline in Bullock County, Alabama.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (134 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (59 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (33 jobs lost)





Bullock County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Outpatient care centers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 45.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bullock County has added employment slower than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 50.6 percent. The Outpatient care centers industry in Bullock County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 23.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Outpatient care centers (45.1 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (12.6 percent gain)
3. Logging (4.4 percent gain)

Bullock County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Personal care services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 46.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the it saw a gain of 20.7 percent. The losses in the Personal care services industry in Bullock County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 16.5 percent in terms of employees in the Personal care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (46.6 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (39.7 percent decline)
3. Florists (33.3 percent decline)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (32.4 percent decline)
5. Depository credit intermediation (31.4 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 18.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Bullock County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 73 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 23 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 48 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bullock County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 68 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 8.4 percent of the total growth in Bullock County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (68 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (61 new jobs)
3. Lessors of real estate (57 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (52 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (49 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bullock County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 94 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 22.8 percent of the total employment decline in Bullock County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (94 jobs lost)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (75 jobs lost)
3. Other crop farming (36 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (25 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (22 jobs lost)

In Bullock County, Alabama, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 545 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Alabama, which experienced a gain of 2.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Bullock County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 67.7 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 8 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Bullock County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2 in percent of workers in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (67.7 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (50.7 percent decline)
3. Individual and family services (41.5 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (29.4 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (23.9 percent decline)

Bullock County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 123.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bullock County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where this industry saw a gain of 1.5 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Bullock County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (123.4 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (66.4 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (63.6 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (58.1 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (47.7 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 Bullock County, Alabama

In Bullock County, Alabama White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,861 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 73.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $21,938. This income level is 9 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Bullock County had a median household income level of $47,043, this median was 95.1 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 22.5 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $18,695. Hispanic Householders in Bullock County, Alabama , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $37,575, this income level is 55.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Compared to counties across the United States, Bullock County had a very low household income of $24,108 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 65.7 percent lower than the median in Alabama of $39,938 and this is 103.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Bullock County, Alabama can be understood to have a very high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 33.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 41.6 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Bullock County, with 67.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Bullock County, Alabama

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Bullock County, Alabama, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 42 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Bullock have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area:7 percent (Men) versus 8.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Less than High School, with 36.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Bullock County, Alabama according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.4 percent of the White Alone, 4.4 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 8.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Bullock County, Alabama is made up of a less-educated population, with 7.8 percent of the population (+25) that has received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Bullock counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Alabama's proportion of 19 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Bullock County, Alabama

Since 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Bullock from another country. The international migration into Bullock totals 0.8 percent of all immigration into Alabama. This percent of immigration can be considered high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Bullock County, Alabama had a population of 11,055 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 11,616. The decline represents a decrease of -4.8 percent. Bullock ranks 49 of 67 counties in terms of population growth in Alabama and the county ranks 2795 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Bullock spans a total of 625 square miles. The county has a of very low average population density of 18 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, AR (18 per sq. mile ), Pike, AR (18 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, IA (18 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Madison, AR (18 per sq. mile ), Pike, AR (18 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, IA (18 per sq. mile ).

Bullock County, Alabama has a population that is made of 22.7 percent White, 70.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 5.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 76.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Bullock has increased the level of diversity when 75.5 of the people were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age of Bullock County, Alabama 35.3 years old. The median in Bullock is less than the median in Alabama of 37.4. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 35.0 years of age. A total of 23.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Bullock can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 12.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Bullock County, Alabama

The State of Alabama, Bullock County ranks 57 of 67 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,788 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Bullock County, there were a total of 4,788 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 33 homes since 2001, or 0.7 percent.

Bullock County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $56,600, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Alabama 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $85,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Bullock County, Alabama. In 2000, 90.4 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Bullock County, Alabama -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has a largest number of employee per establishment in Bullock County, with the industry averaging 17 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 12 and greater than the State of Alabama typical size of 9 for the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry.

Bullock is the County that is ranked 64 of 68 Counties in the State of Alabama by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 58 of 68 Counties.

In Bullock County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Finance and insurance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 12.18. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 12.18 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Bullock County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Bullock County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Finance and insurance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting provides the most jobs and contributes 12.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 303 jobs. The Retail Trade and Finance and insurance industries make up 9 and 2.6 percent of all employment.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Bullock County. The industry was hit with a loss of 244 jobs during the period, or 44.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 80 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Bullock County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 20.3 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 12.8 percent in the year 2005.

Professional and technical services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Bullock County, increasing by 37.5 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 2.6 percent. The State of Alabama saw a change in employment in the sector of 8.8 percent, during the period.



Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).