In St. Clair County, jobs in the metal and mineral merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the metal and mineral merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in St. Clair County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in St. Clair County earned an annual wage of $76,043 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Alabama of $53,379 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $55,562.

Top-pay jobs in St. Clair County, Alabama exsists in business support services ($64,557), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($53,133), land subdivision ($47,971) and outpatient care centers ($46,599) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

St. Clair County Wages have increased by 19.2% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in St. Clair County, Alabama by a total of 19.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Alabama and greater 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.

St. Clair County Industry Wages Lag Behind Alabama, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in St. Clair County, Alabama when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 22.5 percent lower than the with an state 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.

St. Clair County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 20.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Alabama, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

St. Clair County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 927.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in St. Clair County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where it saw a gain of 18.1 percent. The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry in St. Clair County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (927.4 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (571.1 percent gain)
3. Advertising and related services (363.6 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (343.5 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (170.8 percent gain)

St. Clair County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 84.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry reported a gain of 7.7 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in St. Clair County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.8 in percent of workers in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (84.1 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (83.8 percent decline)
3. Nursing care facilities (56.9 percent decline)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (49.9 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (47.3 percent decline)

In St. Clair County, Alabama, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 2,287 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in St. Clair County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has grown the most with 349 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry makes up 18.7 percent of the total employment growth in St. Clair County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (349 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (174 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (173 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (99 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (98 new jobs)

From the 58 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 36 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in St. Clair County

Given the industries in the area, the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 336 jobs. The declines in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry make up 30.7 percent of the total job loss in St. Clair County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (336 jobs lost)
2. Nursing care facilities (271 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (137 jobs lost)
4. Business support services (92 jobs lost)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (67 jobs lost)





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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.

1-Year Industry Employment Change in St. Clair County, Alabama

St. Clair County 1-year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Death care services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 233.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in St. Clair County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 0.8 percent. The Death care services industry in St. Clair County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Death care services (233.6 percent gain)
2. Local messengers and local delivery (157.3 percent gain)
3. Wireless telecommunications carriers (102.7 percent gain)
4. Other support services (96.0 percent gain)
5. Book, periodical, and music stores (61.0 percent gain)

St. Clair County 1-year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Greenhouse and nursery production industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 42.2 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the it saw a loss of 5.8 percent. The losses in the Greenhouse and nursery production industry in St. Clair County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.7 in percent of workers in the Greenhouse and nursery production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Greenhouse and nursery production (42.2 percent decline)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (38.5 percent decline)
3. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (31.9 percent decline)
4. Beverage manufacturing (31.8 percent decline)
5. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (31 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of Alabama, which saw a gain of 2.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Of the 152 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 65 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 85 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total 1-Year Employment Decline in St. Clair County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 821 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 20.7 percent of the total employment decline in St. Clair County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (821 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (758 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (281 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (236 jobs lost)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (196 jobs lost)

Total 1-Year Employment Growth in St. Clair County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 285 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 7.7 percent of the total growth in St. Clair County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (285 new jobs)
2. Department stores (282 new jobs)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (254 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (195 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (167 new jobs)

In St. Clair County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 24 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).

Income and Poverty in St. Clair County, Alabama

The areas median household income has increased from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has increased to $48,349, posting a 10.8 percent growth. St. Clair County, Alabama, in terms of percent of growth, ranks 1 of 2 counties in percent of growth for household income in Alabama. St. Clair County ranks 9 of 119 counties (or parishes) in terms of the growth in median household income in the United States.

While the median household income saw a growth since 2000 in St. Clair County, Alabama, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic growth in median household income was the White Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 17.3 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income growth in St. Clair County, encountering a 2708020.2 percent decline in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The poverty rate in St. Clair County, Alabama has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 12.1 percent to 13.2 percent.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, St. Clair County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $43,623 (2005 Dollars). This median is 8.4 percent higher than the median in State of Alabama of $39,938 and the income level is 12.6 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, St. Clair County, Alabama can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 31.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in St. Clair County, having 17.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic headed households in St. Clair County, Alabama , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $35,831, this income level is 17.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In St. Clair County, Alabama White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,128 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $50,143. This median is 14.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in St. Clair County had a median household income level of $24,619, which was 43.6 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 42.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $25,029.

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

Higher Education in St. Clair County, Alabama

St. Clair County, Alabama may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 11.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. St. Clair is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Alabama's proportion of 19 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

Since 2000, St. Clair has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 5.6 percent to a total of 16.8 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of Alabama percent of 21.4 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in St. Clair County, Alabama, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 34.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in St. Clair have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.8 percent (Men) versus 11.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 34.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In St. Clair County, Alabama as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.6 percent of the White Alone, 6 percent of Black or African American, 36.8 percent of the Asian alone and 13 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 5.2 percent. In the year 2005, 16.2 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 5.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 17.2 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for St. Clair County, Alabama

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in St. Clair County, Alabama to be 37.0 years old. The median in St. Clair is less than the median age in the State of Alabama of 37.4. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 36.5 years old. A total of 23.3 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, St. Clair can be understood as having a medium-high 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 64.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 12.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

St. Clair County, Alabama has a population that is comprised of 89 percent White, 8.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, St. Clair has increased the level of diversity when 9.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

St. Clair County, Alabama had a population that was estimated at 72,330 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 65,121. This growth represents an increase of 11.1 percent. St. Clair ranks 6 of 67 counties by growth in total population in Alabama and the county ranks 402 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

From 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to St. Clair internationally. The migration from outside the US into St. Clair makes up 0.4 percent of immigration into the State of Alabama. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In terms of total land area, St. Clair covers a total land area of 634 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average area density of 114 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Isabella, MI (114 per sq. mile ), Crawford, OH (114 per sq. mile ), Wagoner, OK (114 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Isabella, MI (114 per sq. mile ), Crawford, OH (114 per sq. mile ), Wagoner, OK (114 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for St. Clair County, Alabama

When compared to other counties in Alabama, St. Clair County stands 8 of 67 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 642 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

St. Clair County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $98,200, reported by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the State of Alabama 2005 home value of $97,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

St. Clair County is made up of a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 0.8 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

In St. Clair County, the real estate market was made up of 29,726 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a medium-high level of growth, adding a total of 1,739 housing units since the year 2001, or 6.2 percent.

The residential housing values in St. Clair County, Alabama have seen declines from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have descreaed by $-1,600, or -1.6 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $99,800.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in St. Clair County, Alabama. In 2005, 64.7 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for St. Clair County, Alabama -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In St. Clair County, Construction, Manufacturing and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 1.72. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Construction industry is 1.72 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that St. Clair may be an exporter of products or services of Construction.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in St. Clair County, moving a total of 58.7 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.7 percent. The State of Alabama faced a industry job change of 9.4 percent, in the last 5 years.

In St. Clair 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 produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 19.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,461 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 17.9 and 11.7 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in St. Clair County, with the industry averaging 26 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Alabama average of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.









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