In Perry County, jobs in the depository credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the depository credit intermediation industry wages were the highest in Perry County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Perry County received an annual wage of $33,715 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Alabama of $44,554 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $47,929.

Top-pay jobs in Perry County, Alabama exsists in automobile dealers ($28,893), residential building construction ($23,555), legal services ($18,399) and clothing stores ($16,571) 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.

Perry County Wages have increased by 19.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Perry County, Alabama by a total of 19.2%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Alabama and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Perry County, Alabama when analyzed can be described as very low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 33.3 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $34,182. The average industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Perry County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Perry County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 120.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Perry County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 37 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Perry County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 30.6 percent.

Top 4 Industries
1. Residential building construction (120.6 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (62.1 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (10.7 percent gain)
4. Legal services (8.8 percent gain)

Perry County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 71.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 17.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Perry County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19.8 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Private households (71.8 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (58.8 percent decline)
3. Nonresidential building construction (32.3 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (11 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 11.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Alabama, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Perry County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Automobile dealers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 20 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Automobile dealers industry make up 48.8 percent of the total job loss in Perry County, Alabama.

Top 4 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (20 jobs lost)
2. Private households (9 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (7 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (5 jobs lost)

In Perry County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 217 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 8 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 4 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Perry County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential building construction industry has grown the most with 14 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Residential building construction industry makes up 39.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Perry County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Residential building construction (14 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (14 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (6 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (242 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.

Perry County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Perry County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 69 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 11 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 6 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Perry County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Other crop farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 9 jobs. The declines in the Other crop farming industry make up 37.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Perry County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (9 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (9 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (3 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (3 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (2 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Perry County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 40 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 50.6 percent of the growth in Perry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (40 new jobs)
2. Management and technical consulting services (15 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (14 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (7 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (3 new jobs)

Perry County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 190.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Perry County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 15.2 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Perry County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (190.5 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (104.8 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (36.8 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (28.6 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (19.4 percent gain)

Perry County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 60.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.9 percent. The losses in the Other crop farming industry in Perry County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.9 in percent of workers in the Other crop farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (60.9 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (9.9 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (9.7 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (8.7 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (1.9 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 4.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Alabama, which saw a gain of 2.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Perry County, Alabama

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Perry County reported a very low median income for households of $23,634 (2005 Dollars). This median is 69 percent lower than the household income median in State of Alabama of $39,938 and the income level is 107.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Perry County, Alabama can be understood to have a very high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 35.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 100 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 12 to 17 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Perry County, with 52.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Perry County, Alabama White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,899 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 73.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Perry County, Alabama recorded a median income of $20,183, this median household income is 14.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 22.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $18,261. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Perry County reported an income level of $7,313, this was 69.1 percent less than the areas median level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Perry County, Alabama

Perry County, Alabama can be considered to have a less-educated 2000 population, with 10 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Perry was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals 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 Perry County, Alabama, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 38.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Perry on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 7.4 percent (Men) versus 12 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Less than High School, with 36.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Perry County, Alabama according the 2000 Decennial Census, 16.4 percent of the White Alone, 6.4 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 3.4 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.

Demographic Profile for Perry County, Alabama

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Perry from outside the country. The immigration into Perry makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Alabama. This level of international migration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Perry County, Alabama has a population base that is comprised of 29.7 percent White, 69 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 70.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Perry has increased the percent of minority population when 68.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Perry spans a total area of 719 square miles. This area has a very low average area density of 16 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Quitman, GA (16 per sq. mile ), Schuyler, IL (16 per sq. mile ), Decatur, IA (16 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Quitman, GA (16 per sq. mile ), Schuyler, IL (16 per sq. mile ), Decatur, IA (16 per sq. mile ).

Perry County, Alabama had an estimated population of 11,371 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 11,818. The decline signifies a decrease of -3.8 percent. Perry ranks 45 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Alabama and the county ranks 2,701 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Perry County, Alabama to be 33.0 years of age. The median in Perry is less than the median age in Alabama of 37.4. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median, when the median age was 33.5 years old. A total of 29 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Perry can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 56.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Perry County, Alabama

Perry County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $47,600, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Alabama 2000 home median value of $85,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Perry County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 5,510 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a moderate level of growth, adding in all 20 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.4 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Perry County, Alabama. In 2000, 94.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Throughout the State of Alabama, Perry County stands 65 of 67 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,941 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Perry County, Educational services, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Educational services industry has a US LQ in the county of 7.13. The percent of employment in the Educational services sector is 7.13 times greater than the national average, signifying that Perry may be an exporter of products or services of Educational services.

Educational services has the largest businesses in Perry County. In the County, the industry averages 77 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 27 and greater than the State of Alabama typical size of 21 for the Educational services industry.

Perry is the County that is ranked 67 of 68 Counties in the State of Alabama by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 66 of 68 Counties.

In Perry County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 30.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 512 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 16.9 and 16.3 percent of total employment, respectively.

Retail Trade has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Perry County, moving a total of 4.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 0.5 percent. The State of Alabama faced a industry job change of 3 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.







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