In Maricopa County, jobs in the spectator sports pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the spectator sports industry reported the top wages in Maricopa County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Maricopa County received a wage of $129,013 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Arizona of $116,011 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $84,169.

Other top-pay jobs in Maricopa County, Arizona may be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($86,417), semiconductor and electronic component mfg. ($84,343), computer and peripheral equipment mfg. ($84,237) and satellite telecommunications ($83,749) 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.

Maricopa County Wages have increased by 17.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Maricopa County, Arizona by a total of 17.5%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Arizona 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.

Maricopa County Industry Wages Exceed Arizona, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Maricopa County, Arizona when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 6.3 percent higher than the state, which was reported to be $38,247. The industry pay was greater 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.

Maricopa County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Maricopa County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Sound recording industries industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 381.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Maricopa County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Arizona, where the industry took a gain of 303.3 percent. The Sound recording industries industry in Maricopa County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 29 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sound recording industries (381.3 percent gain)
2. Colleges and universities (291.7 percent gain)
3. Other ambulatory health care services (288.2 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (214.2 percent gain)
5. Satellite telecommunications (206.3 percent gain)

Maricopa County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Fruit and tree nut farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 88.3 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 loss of 56.3 percent. The losses in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry in Maricopa County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (88.3 percent decline)
2. Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing (68.9 percent decline)
3. Telecommunications resellers (62.6 percent decline)
4. Cable and other subscription programming (60.8 percent decline)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (52.2 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 16.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Arizona, experiencing a gain of 16.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

In Maricopa County, Arizona, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 223,029 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Out of the 234 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 89 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 145 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Maricopa County

Given the industries in the area, the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 12,066 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry make up 21.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (12,066 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (6,688 jobs lost)
3. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (2,537 jobs lost)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (1,915 jobs lost)
5. Data processing and related services (1,910 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Maricopa County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 21,405 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 7.7 percent of the total employment growth in Maricopa County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (21,405 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (16,539 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (12,234 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (10,917 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (9,895 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.

Maricopa County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Maricopa County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Insurance carriers industry has grown the most with 695 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 28.9 percent of the total growth in Maricopa County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (695 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (212 new jobs)
3. Outpatient care centers (115 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (93 new jobs)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (86 new jobs)

In Maricopa County, Arizona, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,199 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Maricopa County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Other wood product manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 225 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other wood product manufacturing industry make up 12.3 percent of the total employment decline in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (225 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (183 jobs lost)
3. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (155 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (125 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (119 jobs lost)

Out of the 130 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 61 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 67 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Maricopa County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Outpatient care centers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 89.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Maricopa County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arizona, where it saw a gain of 9.1 percent. The Outpatient care centers industry in Maricopa County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Outpatient care centers (89.4 percent gain)
2. Nonresidential building construction (86.9 percent gain)
3. Other heavy construction (73.3 percent gain)
4. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (66.7 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (47.1 percent gain)

Maricopa County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 42.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Arizona, where the it saw a gain of 28 percent. The losses in the Office administrative services industry in Maricopa County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.7 in percent of workers in the Office administrative services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (42.1 percent decline)
2. Other personal services (31.4 percent decline)
3. Employment services (27.3 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (22.5 percent decline)
5. Remediation and other waste services (21 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in the State of Arizona, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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 Maricopa County, Arizona

As the median income level saw a decline since 2000 in Maricopa County, Arizona, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 20.7 percent in the last five years. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Maricopa County, undergoing a 1.5 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The poverty rate in Maricopa County, Arizona has increased by 0.8 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 11.7 percent to 12.5 percent.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $48,711, which represents a 8.2 percent decline. Maricopa County, Arizona, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 2 of 10 counties in percent of decline for household income in Arizona. Maricopa County ranks 317 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income in the US.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 21.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $41,570. Hispanic headed households in Maricopa County, Arizona recorded a median income of $39,932, which is 24.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Maricopa County, Arizona White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $55,452 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 4.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $59,659. This median is 12.4 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Maricopa County had a median income of $39,197, this level was 26.1 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Maricopa County had a relatively high median income for all households of $53,069 (2005 Dollars). This median is 10.6 percent higher than the household income median in State of Arizona of $47,453 and the income level is 7.4 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Maricopa County, Arizona may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 26 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Maricopa County, with 16.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

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

Higher Education in Maricopa County, Arizona

From 2000, Maricopa has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 1.4 percent to a total of 27.2 in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The poporation of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the porportion in the State of Arizona percent of 25.6 and the same the national percent of 27.2.

In Maricopa County, Arizona according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 28 percent of the White Alone, 20 percent of Black or African American, 47 percent of the Asian alone and 8.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Maricopa County, Arizona, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Maricopa have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 28.6 percent (Men) versus 23.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree, with 35 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 0.4 percent. As reported in 2005, 29.4 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 1.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 25.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Maricopa County, Arizona is made up of a highly-educated 2000 population, with 25.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Maricopa was reported to have a higher percent of population with high education level than the State of Arizona's proportion of 23.6 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Maricopa County, Arizona

From 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Maricopa internationally. The migration from outside the US into Maricopa makes up 78 percent of all immigration into Arizona. This amount of international migration is very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Maricopa County, Arizona had an estimated population of 3,635,528 in the year 2005. The population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 3,096,692. This growth denotes an increase of 17.4 percent. Maricopa ranks 1 of 15 counties in terms of population growth in Arizona and the county ranks 1 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Maricopa County, Arizona has a population that is made up of 61.5 percent White, 3.8 percent African American, 2.5 percent Asian, and 29 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 35.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Arizona percent of 33.7. Since 2000, Maricopa has increased the percent of minority makeup when 30.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Maricopa County, Arizona to be 33.4 years old. The median age in Maricopa is less than the median age in the State of Arizona of 34.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 32.9 years old. A total of 27.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Maricopa can be described as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Maricopa spans a total area of 9203 total square miles. The area has a medium-high density of 395 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Medina, OH (396 per sq. mile ), New London, CT (400 per sq. mile ), Johnson, IN (401 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- St. Clair, IL (392 per sq. mile ), Carson City, NV (391 per sq. mile ), Cape May, NJ (389 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Maricopa County, Arizona

In Maricopa County, the real estate market was made up of 1,481,431 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 179,016 housing units since the year 2001, or 13.7 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Maricopa County, Arizona have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $83,500, or 64.6 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $129,200.

It can be understood that there is a limited amount affordable residential real estate in Maricopa County, Arizona. In 2005, 18.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Maricopa County can be understood as having a relatively high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 11.8 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

The State of Arizona, Maricopa County is positioned 5 of 15 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 145 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Maricopa County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $212,700, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the overall Arizona 2005 median home value of $185,400 and greater than median home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Maricopa County. In the County, the industry averages 121 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the Arizona typical size of 47 for the Utilities industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Maricopa County. The sector dealt with a loss of 17,530 employees during the period, or 11.7 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 64.9 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Maricopa County, Retail Trade, Administrative and waste services, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 13.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 210,961 individuals. The Administrative and waste services and Construction industries total 12.1 and 10.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Educational services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Maricopa County, with an employment growth of 61.8 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Arizona saw a change in employment in the sector of 50.9 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Maricopa County, Administrative and waste services, Construction and Finance and insurance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Administrative and waste services industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.65. The percent of employment in the Administrative and waste services industry is 1.65 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Maricopa specializes in Administrative and waste services.







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