In Escambia County, jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry paid the average highest wages in Escambia County for 2006. The average industry job in Escambia County received a wage of $57,372 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Alabama of $30,446 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $37,902.

Other high-paying jobs in Escambia County, Alabama are present in insurance carriers ($50,584), support activities for mining ($50,042), other miscellaneous store retailers ($49,726) and other professional and technical services ($48,457) 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.

Escambia County Wages have increased by 14.3% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Escambia County, Alabama by a total of 14.3%. This is less than the growth in 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Escambia County, Alabama when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 16 percent lower than the reported averages in the state 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.

Escambia County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 50 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Escambia County

The Nonresidential building construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 158 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 26.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Escambia County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (158 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (82 jobs lost)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (50 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (41 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (33 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Escambia County

The Grocery stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 185 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 23.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Escambia County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (185 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (85 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (73 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (68 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (58 new jobs)

In Escambia County, Alabama, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,586 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Escambia County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other professional and technical services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 203.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Escambia County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where this industry saw a gain of 38.3 percent. The Other professional and technical services industry in Escambia County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 14.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (203.3 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (186.3 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (118.0 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (93.3 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (92.3 percent gain)

Escambia County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 84.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry reported a loss of 13.5 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Escambia County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.6 in percent of jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (84.5 percent decline)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (57.6 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (47.1 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (46.7 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (45.6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 13.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Alabama, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national 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.

Escambia County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Escambia County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 155.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Escambia County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 3.9 percent. The Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers industry in Escambia County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers (155.9 percent gain)
2. Warehousing and storage (90.3 percent gain)
3. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (84.2 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (81.5 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (80.8 percent gain)

Escambia County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 68.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alabama, where the it saw a loss of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Escambia County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.9 in percent of workers in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (68.5 percent decline)
2. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (48.5 percent decline)
3. Data processing and related services (44.6 percent decline)
4. Scientific research and development services (44.1 percent decline)
5. Book, periodical, and music stores (42.7 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Alabama, experiencing a gain of 2.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Escambia County

The Individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 663 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Individual and family services industry makes up 20.8 percent of the total employment growth in Escambia County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (663 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (173 new jobs)
3. Outpatient care centers (162 new jobs)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (146 new jobs)
5. Warehousing and storage (137 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Escambia County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Advertising and related services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 327 jobs. The declines in the Advertising and related services industry make up 9.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Escambia County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Advertising and related services (327 jobs lost)
2. Private households (254 jobs lost)
3. Special food services (165 jobs lost)
4. Plastics product manufacturing (160 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (147 jobs lost)

Out of the 166 4-digit NAICS industries, 87 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 79 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Escambia County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 362 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.





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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 Escambia County, Alabama

Compared to counties across the United States, Escambia County was reported to have a relatively low median household income of $33,133 (2005 Dollars). This median is 20.5 percent lower than the median in Alabama of $39,938 and this is 48.3 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, Escambia County, Alabama can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 20.9 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 38.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Escambia County, having 29.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $37,700. This median is 13.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Escambia County reported an income level of $38,513, this level was 16.2 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 35 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $21,544. Hispanic headed households in Escambia County, Alabama recorded a median income of $55,136, this median household income is 66.4 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Escambia County, Alabama White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $39,092 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 18 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.







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

Higher Education in Escambia County, Alabama

In Escambia County, Alabama as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.8 percent of the White Alone, 6.2 percent of Black or African American, 8.4 percent of the Asian alone and 9.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Escambia County, Alabama, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 35.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Escambia have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 10 percent (Men) versus 11.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 34.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Escambia County, Alabama has a less-educated 2000 population, with 10.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Escambia has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Alabama's proportion of 19 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Escambia County, Alabama

Escambia County, Alabama has a population that is made up of 63.4 percent White, 31.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 32.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Escambia has increased in diversity when 32.0 percent of the people were minorities.

Escambia County, Alabama had a population that was estimated at 38,082 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 38,416. The decline represents a decrease of -0.9 percent. Escambia ranks 37 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Alabama and the county ranks 2,564 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Escambia internationally. The international migration into Escambia totals 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of Alabama. This percent of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Escambia County, Alabama to be 38.2 years of age. The median in Escambia is greater than the median in Alabama of 37.4. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 37.0 years of age. A total of 23 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Escambia can be understood as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.2 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.

When measuring the total land area, Escambia spans a total area of 947 square miles. The county has a of low density 40 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- San Benito, CA (40 per sq. mile ), Holmes, FL (40 per sq. mile ), Crawford, GA (40 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- San Benito, CA (40 per sq. mile ), Holmes, FL (40 per sq. mile ), Crawford, GA (40 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Escambia County, Alabama

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Escambia County, Alabama. In 2000, 87.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In the State of Alabama, Escambia County places 63 of 67 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,857 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Escambia County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $66,700, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Alabama 2000 median home value of $85,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Escambia County, the real estate market was made up of 16,839 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen moderate level of growth, adding a total of 93 residential units since 2001, or 0.6 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Escambia County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 28 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,723 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 17.9 and 8.3 percent of total employment, respectively.

Transportation and Warehousing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Escambia County. The industry was hit with a loss of 626 employees during the period, or 67 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 37.5 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Wholesale trade has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Escambia County, increasing by 21.2 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Alabama felt a shift in employment in the industry of -1.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

The Transportation and Warehousing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Escambia County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 8.4 percent of employment in 2001 to 3.2 percent in the year 2005.

Escambia County is ranked number 33 of 68 Counties in the State of Alabama in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 26 of 68 Counties.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Escambia County. In the County, the industry averages 51 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Alabama average establishment size of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Escambia County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has an LQ of 2.6. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 2.6 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Escambia County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.



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