In Choctaw County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry had the highest average wages in Choctaw County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Choctaw County received a wage of $57,220 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Alabama of $62,778 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $67,074.

High-wage employment in Choctaw County, Alabama exsists in health and personal care stores ($40,089), offices of dentists ($36,491), offices of physicians ($35,836) and specialized freight trucking ($33,301) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Choctaw County Wages have increased by 9.9% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Choctaw County, Alabama by a total of 9.9%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Alabama and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Choctaw County Industry Wages Exceed Alabama, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Choctaw County, Alabama can be described as very high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 23.5 percent higher than the with an state average of $34,182. The average industry wage was greater than the US average pay 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.

Choctaw County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Choctaw County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alabama, where the industry reported a loss of 6.8 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Choctaw County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (50.9 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (46.7 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (23.4 percent decline)
4. Legal services (17.5 percent decline)
5. Other general merchandise stores (15.6 percent decline)

Choctaw County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 150.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Choctaw County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 17.5 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Choctaw County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (150.6 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (51.3 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (50.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (39.7 percent gain)
5. Timber tract operations (34.6 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 9.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Alabama, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Choctaw County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 23 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 30.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Choctaw County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (23 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (20 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (8 jobs lost)
4. Legal services (7 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (7 jobs lost)

In Choctaw County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 340 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Choctaw County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has grown the most with 43 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 34.1 percent of the total employment growth in Choctaw County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (43 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (34 new jobs)
3. Logging (26 new jobs)
4. Offices of dentists (10 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (8 new jobs)

Given the 15 4-digit NAICS industries, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 7 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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.

Choctaw County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Choctaw County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 236 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 13.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Choctaw County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (236 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (93 new jobs)
3. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (78 new jobs)
4. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (72 new jobs)
5. Taxi and limousine service (72 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Choctaw County

Given the industries in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 377 jobs. The declines in the Offices of physicians industry make up 19.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Choctaw County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (377 jobs lost)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (124 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (120 jobs lost)
4. Civic and social organizations (110 jobs lost)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (88 jobs lost)

Out of the 142 4-digit NAICS industries, 64 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 76 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Choctaw County, Alabama, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 506 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Choctaw County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nondepository credit intermediation industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 38.2 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alabama, where the it saw a gain of 5 percent. The losses in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry in Choctaw County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2 in percent of workers in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (38.2 percent decline)
2. Technical and trade schools (25.6 percent decline)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (25 percent decline)
4. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (23.4 percent decline)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (19.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Alabama, which went through a gain of 2.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Choctaw County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Taxi and limousine service industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 109.1 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Choctaw County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where this industry saw a loss of 4.8 percent. The Taxi and limousine service industry in Choctaw County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 4.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Taxi and limousine service (109.1 percent gain)
2. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (37.2 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (26.8 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (24.9 percent gain)
5. Professional and similar organizations (23.8 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 Choctaw County, Alabama

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Choctaw County had a relatively low median income for households of $28,956 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 37.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Alabama of $39,938 and this is 69.7 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Choctaw County, Alabama can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 24.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 37.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Choctaw County, accounting 41.8 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Choctaw County reported an income level of $67,600, this median was 133.5 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Choctaw County, Alabama , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $39,488, this median is 36.4 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 31.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $19,784. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $39,488. This median income level is 36.4 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Choctaw County, Alabama White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,552 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 33.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.







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

Higher Education in Choctaw County, Alabama

Choctaw County, Alabama is made up of a less-educated 2000 population, with 9.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Choctaw is reported having 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 national average of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Choctaw County, Alabama, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 37.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Choctaw on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 9 percent (Men) versus 10.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 32.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Choctaw County, Alabama according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13 percent of the White Alone, 4.4 percent of Black or African American, 40 percent of the Asian alone and 13.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Housing Report for Choctaw County, Alabama

In the State of Alabama, Choctaw County ranks 51 of 67 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,740 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Choctaw County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $60,500, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Alabama 2000 home value of $85,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Choctaw County, Alabama. In 2000, 89.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Choctaw County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 8,036 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 62 homes since 2001, or 0.8 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Choctaw County is ranked at 55 of 68 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Alabama according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 51 of 68 Counties.

In Choctaw County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 44.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,490 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 11.5 and 5.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Choctaw County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.49. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.49 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Choctaw County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Choctaw County. The industry lost a total of 313 jobs, or 17.4 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 60.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Information from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Choctaw County, with an employment growth of 37 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -14.9 percent. The State of Alabama underwent a employment change in the industry of -13.4 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Choctaw County. In the County, the industry averages 166 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Alabama average establishment size of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.





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