In Lawrence County, jobs in the offices of other health practitioners pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the offices of other health practitioners industry wages were the highest in Lawrence County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lawrence County was paid an annual wage of $32,899 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of Alabama of $33,623 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $32,682.

Other high-paying jobs in Lawrence County, Alabama can be found in offices of physicians ($32,225), general freight trucking ($28,854), health and personal care stores ($28,242) and nondepository credit intermediation ($28,008) 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.

Lawrence County Wages have decreased by ( 5.3%) Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages decreased in Lawrence County, Alabama by a total of ( 5.3%). This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Alabama and less 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.

Lawrence County Industry Wages Exceed Alabama, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Lawrence County, Alabama can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 17.8 percent higher than the state, which was reported to be $34,182. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Lawrence County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 54.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry reported a loss of 17.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Lawrence County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 19.8 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (54.4 percent decline)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (50 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (22.1 percent decline)
4. Direct selling establishments (13 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (12.5 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 9.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Alabama, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 241.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lawrence County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where the industry felt a loss of 10.3 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Lawrence County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 2.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (241.7 percent gain)
2. Professional and similar organizations (97.4 percent gain)
3. Personal care services (87.5 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (76.0 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (68.0 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 18 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 33.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lawrence County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (18 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (11 jobs lost)
3. Private households (10 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (7 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (3 jobs lost)

Given the 23 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 8 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 13 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

The Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 84 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 43.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (84 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (33 new jobs)
3. Professional and similar organizations (13 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (11 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (11 new jobs)

In Lawrence County, Alabama, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 423 jobs from mid-2001 to 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.

Lawrence County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 62.7 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 4.6 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Lawrence County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.1 percent in terms of employees in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (62.7 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (47.2 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (25.8 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (21.1 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (17.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Alabama, which saw a gain of 2.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Death care services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 42.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lawrence County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where this industry saw a gain of 0.8 percent. The Death care services industry in Lawrence County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Death care services (42.6 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (34.6 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (25.0 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (22.0 percent gain)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (20.2 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

The Other specialty trade contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 14 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other specialty trade contractors industry make up 16.5 percent of the total employment decline in Lawrence County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (14 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (12 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (9 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (8 jobs lost)

Out of the 34 4-digit NAICS industries, 19 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 13 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Lawrence County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 19 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Death care services industry has grown the most with 15 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Death care services industry makes up 22.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Death care services (15 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (15 new jobs)
3. Support activities for mining (13 new jobs)
4. Child day care services (7 new jobs)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (6 new jobs)





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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 Lawrence County, Alabama

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Lawrence County, Alabama can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 15.3 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 26.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Lawrence County, with 31.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Lawrence County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $36,912 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 8.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of Alabama of $39,938 and the median is 33.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

In Lawrence County, Alabama White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,979 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.9 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $59,231. This income level is 60.5 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lawrence County had a median income of $40,027, this median was 8.4 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic Householders in Lawrence County, Alabama recorded a median income of $36,030, which is 2.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 29.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $25,972.







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

Higher Education in Lawrence County, Alabama

In Lawrence County, Alabama as reported in the 2000 Census, 7.4 percent of the White Alone, 5.2 percent of Black or African American, 40 percent of the Asian alone and 18.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Lawrence County, Alabama has a less-educated working age population, with 7.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Lawrence is reported having 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Lawrence County, Alabama, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 39.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Lawrence have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 7.2 percent (Men) versus 7.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 39.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Lawrence County, Alabama

Since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Lawrence internationally. The international migration into Lawrence totals 0.2 percent of the total migration into the State of Alabama. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Lawrence County, Alabama has a population that is made up of 78.3 percent White, 12 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 13.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Lawrence has decreased the percent of minority population when 14.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Lawrence County, Alabama to be 38.5 years of age. The median in Lawrence is greater than the median in Alabama of 37.4. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 36.0 years old. With a total of 23.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Lawrence can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 12.8 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Lawrence County, Alabama had a total estimated population of 34,605 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 34,864. The decline shows a decrease of -0.7 percent. Lawrence ranks 33 of 67 counties by growth in total population in Alabama and the county ranks 2,442 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Lawrence spans a total of 693 square miles. This area has a low population density of 50 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Morgan, GA (50 per sq. mile ), Pierce, GA (50 per sq. mile ), Christian, IL (50 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Morgan, GA (50 per sq. mile ), Pierce, GA (50 per sq. mile ), Christian, IL (50 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Lawrence County, Alabama

The State of Alabama, Lawrence County ranks 39 of 67 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,580 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Lawrence County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $75,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Alabama 2000 median home value of $85,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Lawrence County, Alabama. In 2000, 83.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Lawrence County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 15,447 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen moderate level of growth, adding all together 164 homes since 2001, or 1.1 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Lawrence County. In the County, the industry averages 98 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Alabama average establishment size of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Lawrence County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 36.9 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,853 employees. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 16.9 and 5.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Lawrence County, increasing by 98.7 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Alabama had an industry job change of 12.3 percent, since the year 2001.

In Lawrence County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.87. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.87 times greater than the national average, signifying that Lawrence may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.









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