In Navajo County, jobs in the offices of real estate agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the offices of real estate agents and brokers industry reported the top wages in Navajo County for 2006. The average industry job in Navajo County was paid an annual wage of $64,209 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Arizona of $54,550 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $49,699.

Top-pay jobs in Navajo County, Arizona may be found in management of companies and enterprises ($49,852), offices of physicians ($46,720), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($44,538) and automobile dealers ($43,642) 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Navajo County, Arizona when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.8 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $38,247. The industry pay 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.

Navajo County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Navajo County

The Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 147 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 22.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Navajo County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (147 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (89 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (81 jobs lost)
4. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (54 jobs lost)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (54 jobs lost)

In Navajo County, Arizona, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,646 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Navajo County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building finishing contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 303 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building finishing contractors industry makes up 14.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Navajo County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (303 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (246 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (184 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (166 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (122 new jobs)

From the 63 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 39 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Employment for all industries has increased by 17.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Arizona, which experienced a gain of 16.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Navajo County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 64.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Arizona, where the industry reported a gain of 25.1 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Navajo County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.6 in percent of jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (64.8 percent decline)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (49.1 percent decline)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (46.4 percent decline)
4. Direct selling establishments (40.7 percent decline)
5. Special food services (38.7 percent decline)

Navajo County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 238.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Navajo County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Arizona, where the industry took a gain of 50.4 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Navajo County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 17.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (238.2 percent gain)
2. Consumer goods rental (172.1 percent gain)
3. Private households (163.2 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (146.5 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (142.5 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.

Navajo County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 115 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 42 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 72 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Navajo County, Arizona, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,990 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Navajo County

Given the industries in the area, the Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 107 jobs. The declines in the Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry make up 15.1 percent of the total employment decline in Navajo County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (107 jobs lost)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (106 jobs lost)
3. Management and technical consulting services (67 jobs lost)
4. Clothing stores (45 jobs lost)
5. Business support services (44 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Navajo County

The Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 705 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 27.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Navajo County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (705 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (163 new jobs)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (159 new jobs)
4. Utility system construction (130 new jobs)
5. Employment services (121 new jobs)

Navajo County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 45 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Arizona, where the industry reported a gain of 1.2 percent. The losses in the Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry in Navajo County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.5 in percent of jobs in the Electric goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (45 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (44.3 percent decline)
3. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (42.8 percent decline)
4. Management and technical consulting services (40.4 percent decline)
5. Specialized design services (37.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 6.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Arizona, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Navajo County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 137.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Navajo County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Arizona, where the industry took a gain of 19.3 percent. The Utility system construction industry in Navajo County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 7.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (137.8 percent gain)
2. Independent artists, writers, and performers (118.2 percent gain)
3. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (109.7 percent gain)
4. Chemical merchant wholesalers (87.6 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (66.9 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 Navajo County, Arizona

Hispanic in Navajo County, Arizona , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $29,660, which is 11.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 9.8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $30,158. In Navajo County, Arizona White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,849 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 28.2 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Navajo County had a median income of $21,526, which was 35.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $21,938. This median is 34.4 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area.

The poverty rate in Navajo County, Arizona has declined by 0.5 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 29.5 percent to 29 percent.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Navajo County had a relatively low median income for all households of $33,426 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 42 percent lower than the median in State of Arizona of $47,453 and the income level is 47 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, Navajo County, Arizona can be considered to have a very high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 29.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 46 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Navajo County, with 40.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Navajo County, Arizona, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 3039036.4 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Navajo County, seeing a 3.9 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $31,272, which represents a 6.4 percent decline. Navajo County, Arizona, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 4 of 10 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Arizona. Navajo County ranks 391 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income in the US.

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

Higher Education in Navajo County, Arizona

Navajo County, Arizona can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 12.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Navajo is reported having 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 0.6 percent. In the year 2005, 13.6 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 the year 2005, a total of 13.8 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Navajo County, Arizona, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Navajo have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12.6 percent (Men) versus 12 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 32.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From 2000, Navajo has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 1.6 percent to a total of 13.8 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of Arizona percent of 25.6 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In Navajo County, Arizona as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 19 percent of the White Alone, 6.4 percent of Black or African American, 29 percent of the Asian alone and 4.8 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. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Navajo County, Arizona

By measuring total land area, Navajo spans a total of 9953 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of of 11 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Big Stone, MN (11 per sq. mile ), Parmer, TX (11 per sq. mile ), Fillmore, NE (11 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Holt, MO (11 per sq. mile ), Aroostook, ME (11 per sq. mile ), Webster, GA (11 per sq. mile ).

Navajo County, Arizona had a total estimated population of 108,432 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 97,939. This growth shows an increase of 10.7 percent. Navajo ranks 7 of 15 counties in terms of population growth in Arizona and the county ranks 309 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Navajo County, Arizona to be 29.9 years old. The median in Navajo is less than the median age in the State of Arizona of 34.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in this median, when at that time it was 30.2 years of age. A total of 32.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Navajo can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the population, with 56.6 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 11 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Navajo County, Arizona has a population that is made up of 40.8 percent White, 0.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 8.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 10.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Arizona percent of 33.7. Since 2000, Navajo has increased the percent of minority makeup when 9.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Navajo from another country. The international migration into Navajo totals 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of Arizona. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

Housing Report for Navajo County, Arizona

The residential home values in Navajo County, Arizona have moderate increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $17,100, or 22.2 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $77,000.

Navajo County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $94,100, reported by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall State of Arizona 2005 home median value of $185,400 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Navajo County may be be described as having a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 2.7 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Throughout the State of Arizona, Navajo County places 9 of 15 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 676 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Navajo County, the census reported 51,128 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 2,922 homes since 2001, or 6.1 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Navajo County, Arizona. In 2005, 61.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Navajo County, Mining, Educational services and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 8.71. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 8.71 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Navajo County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

Administrative and waste services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Navajo County, with an employment growth of 74.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.5 percent. The State of Arizona had an industry job change of 16.2 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Navajo County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 20.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 3,618 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 15.5 and 13.5 percent of industry employment.

Mining saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Navajo County. The sector dealt with a loss of 107 employees during the period, or 12.3 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 55.4 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Mining has the largest businesses in Navajo County, averaging 69 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the Arizona establishments size average of 47 for the Mining industry.







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