In Graham County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry had the highest average wages in Graham County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Graham County received a wage of $47,683 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Arizona of $65,058 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Graham County, Arizona exsists in architectural and engineering services ($47,485), automobile dealers ($36,521), legal services ($35,160) and health and personal care stores ($33,254) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Graham County Wages have increased by 35.1% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Graham County, Arizona by a total of 35.1%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Arizona and greater 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.

Graham County Industry Wages Lag Behind Arizona, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Graham County, Arizona can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 35.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $38,247. The average industry wage was less 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.

Graham County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 31 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 16 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 15 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Graham County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 125 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 30.2 percent of the total employment growth in Graham County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (125 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (115 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (41 new jobs)
4. Unclassified (23 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (21 new jobs)

In Graham County, Arizona, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,415 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Graham County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Traveler accommodation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 118 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 38.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Graham County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (118 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (33 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (30 jobs lost)
4. Individual and family services (29 jobs lost)
5. Printing and related support activities (18 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 30.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Arizona, which experienced a gain of 16.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Graham County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 84.1 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 Arizona, where the industry reported a gain of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Traveler accommodation industry in Graham County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Traveler accommodation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (84.1 percent decline)
2. Individual and family services (45.5 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (45.5 percent decline)
4. Shoe stores (43.8 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (42.9 percent decline)

Graham County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 438.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Graham County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Arizona, where this industry saw a gain of 21.6 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Graham County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (438.0 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (175.0 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (133.3 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (71.2 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (60.8 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.

Graham County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Graham County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 255 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 28.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Graham County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (255 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (81 jobs lost)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (49 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (39 jobs lost)
5. Software publishers (31 jobs lost)

In Graham County, Arizona, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 702 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Out of the 116 4-digit NAICS industries, 52 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 64 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Graham County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 344 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 21.4 percent of the growth in Graham County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (344 new jobs)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (144 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (110 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (104 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (69 new jobs)

Graham County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 52.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Arizona, where the it saw a gain of 101.5 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Graham County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (52.3 percent decline)
2. Department stores (24.6 percent decline)
3. Performing arts companies (23.8 percent decline)
4. Florists (21.6 percent decline)
5. Specialized design services (19.5 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in Arizona, which went through a gain of 5.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Graham County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 557.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Graham County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Arizona, where this industry saw a gain of 4.6 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Graham County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (557.3 percent gain)
2. Other personal services (92.0 percent gain)
3. Spectator sports (70.0 percent gain)
4. Business support services (60.4 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (42.3 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 Graham County, Arizona

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Graham County was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $34,712 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 36.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of Arizona of $47,453 and the median is 41.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Graham County, Arizona may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 23.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 54.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 12 to 17 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Graham County, having 31.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 51.9 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $16,697. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $36,563. This household income level is 5.3 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Graham County, Arizona White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,701 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 8.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic headed households in Graham County, Arizona reported a median household income of $28,178, which is 18.8 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Graham County had a median income of $22,257, this median was 35.9 percent less than the median income level in this area.







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

Higher Education in Graham County, Arizona

Graham County, Arizona is made up of a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 11.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Graham counted a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Arizona's proportion of 23.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Graham County, Arizona according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, 4 percent of Black or African American, 29.6 percent of the Asian alone and 2.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Graham County, Arizona, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Graham have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 11.6 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree, with 35 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Graham County, Arizona

Graham County, Arizona had a total estimated population of 33,073 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 33,494. The decline signifies a decrease of -1.3 percent. Graham ranks 14 of 15 counties when analyzing total population change in Arizona and the county ranks 2,669 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Graham spans a total area of 4629 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 7 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Duval, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Meade, SD (7 per sq. mile ), Thomas, KS (7 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Mills, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Lynn, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Furnas, NE (7 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Graham internationally. The international migration into Graham makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Arizona. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Graham County, Arizona has a population base that is comprised of 53.7 percent White, 2 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 27.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 30.4 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Arizona percent of 33.7. Since 2000, Graham has increased the percent of minority makeup when 29.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Graham County, Arizona to be 31.8 years old. The median age in Graham is less than the median age in the State of Arizona of 34.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 30.9 years of age. A total of 27.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Graham can be described as having a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 59.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Graham County, Arizona

Graham County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $80,900, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Arizona 2000 home median value of $121,300 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of Arizona, Graham County places 12 of 15 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,897 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Graham County, Arizona. In 2000, 82.5 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Graham County, the real estate market was made up of 11,775 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 238 homes since 2001, or 2.1 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Graham County, Arizona -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Graham is the County that is ranked 14 of 16 Counties throughout the State of Arizona 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 13 of 16 Counties.

In Graham County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 23.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,287 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries total 15.4 and 13.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Educational services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Graham County, moving a total of 52.9 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 13.8 percent. The State of Arizona had changed in sector employment of 50.9 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Graham County, averaging 17 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 21 and less than the Arizona establishments size average of 20 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Graham County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Retail Trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.68. The percent of employment in the Retail Trade industry is 1.68 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Graham County may specialize, or be an exporter of Retail Trade.







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