In Pinal County, jobs in the grocery and related product wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the grocery and related product wholesalers industry reported the top wages in Pinal County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pinal County received an annual wage of $102,838 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Arizona of $44,060 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $43,831.

Other top-pay jobs in Pinal County, Arizona can be found in architectural and engineering services ($74,697), support activities for mining ($73,920), offices of physicians ($58,209) and general freight trucking ($49,769) 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.

Pinal County Wages have increased by 16.4% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Pinal County, Arizona by a total of 16.4%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Arizona 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Pinal County, Arizona when analyzed can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 19.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $38,247. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Pinal County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pinal County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 554 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 11.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Pinal County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (554 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (336 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (325 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (323 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (318 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pinal County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 344 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry make up 23.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Pinal County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (344 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (212 jobs lost)
3. Greenhouse and nursery production (121 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (117 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (77 jobs lost)

In Pinal County, Arizona, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 5,688 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 84 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 30 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 54 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total employment has increased by 22.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Arizona, which saw a gain of 16.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Pinal County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Home health care services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 795.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Pinal County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Arizona, where it saw a gain of 133.4 percent. The Home health care services industry in Pinal County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 36.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (795.0 percent gain)
2. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (292.3 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (227.5 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (220.3 percent gain)
5. Remediation and other waste services (201.8 percent gain)

Pinal County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 78 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 sector has gone through in the Arizona, where the it saw a gain of 8.7 percent. The losses in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry in Pinal County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3 percent in terms of employment in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (78 percent decline)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (70.2 percent decline)
3. Used merchandise stores (68.5 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (64.6 percent decline)
5. Consumer goods rental (57.4 percent decline)





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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.

Pinal County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pinal County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 94 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 20.7 percent of the total employment growth in Pinal County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (94 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (92 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (38 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (36 new jobs)
5. Activities related to real estate (29 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pinal County

Given the industries in the area, the Traveler accommodation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 234 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 40.5 percent of the total employment decline in Pinal County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (234 jobs lost)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (190 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (74 jobs lost)
4. Private households (25 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (11 jobs lost)

In Pinal County, Arizona, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 298 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 49 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Arizona, experiencing a gain of 5.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Pinal County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 170.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Pinal County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Arizona, where this industry saw a gain of 1.2 percent. The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Pinal County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (170.0 percent gain)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (145.0 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (143.5 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (116.5 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (93.5 percent gain)

Pinal County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 83.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 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 56.4 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Pinal County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.9 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (83.3 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (58.8 percent decline)
3. Other support services (31.6 percent decline)
4. Furniture stores (26.3 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (20.9 percent decline)





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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 Pinal County, Arizona

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Pinal County, Arizona can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 16.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 42.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Pinal County, with 28.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The rate of poverty in Pinal County, Arizona has declined by 1.7 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 16.9 percent to 15.2 percent.

The areas median household income has declined a small amount from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $41,164, which represents a 1.9 percent decline. Pinal County, Arizona, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 9 of 10 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Arizona. Pinal County ranks 610 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

Compared to counties across the United States, Pinal County reported a medium-high household income of $41,952 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 13.1 percent lower than the median in State of Arizona of $47,453 and the median household income is 17.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

In Pinal County, Arizona White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $43,765 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 4.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $42,476. This income level is 1.2 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 33.3 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $27,976. Hispanic headed households in Pinal County, Arizona reported a median household income of $36,683, this income level is 12.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Pinal County had a median household income level of $24,266, this level was 42.2 percent less than the median for all households.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Pinal County, Arizona, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in the household income level was the Hispanic category. This category saw a decline of 1.2 percent in the last five years. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Pinal County, encountering a 37.1 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

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

Higher Education in Pinal County, Arizona

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Pinal County, Arizona, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 30 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Pinal on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12 percent (Men) versus 11.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 32 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 4.0 percent. By the year 2005, 16 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 5.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 17.4 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

In Pinal County, Arizona as reported in the 2000 Census, 14.2 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 25.2 percent of the Asian alone and 3.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Pinal County, Arizona may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 12 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Pinal has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Arizona's proportion of 23.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Since 2000, Pinal has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 4.8 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 porportion of Arizona percent of 25.6 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Pinal County, Arizona

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Pinal County, Arizona to be 34.7 years of age. The median age in Pinal is greater than the median age in the State of Arizona of 34.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 37.1 years old. With 24.8 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Pinal can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Pinal County, Arizona had a population of 229,549 in 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since the 2000 total population of 181,283. This growth signifies an increase of 26.6 percent. Pinal ranks 3 of 15 counties when calculating total change in population for Arizona and the county ranks 62 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Pinal County, Arizona has a population that is made up of 59 percent White, 3 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 29.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 33.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is equal to the State of Arizona percent of 33.7. Since 2000, Pinal has increased in diversity when 33.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Pinal spans a total area of 5370 square miles. The county has a low average area density of of 43 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Davison, SD (43 per sq. mile ), Kendall, TX (43 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, IL (43 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Carroll, AR (43 per sq. mile ), Lawrence, IL (43 per sq. mile ), Scott, VA (43 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Pinal internationally. The international migration into Pinal makes up 2 percent of immigration into the State of Arizona. This percent of immigration can be considered high 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 Pinal County, Arizona

In Pinal County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 108,777 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 24,714 housing units since the year 2001, or 29.4 percent.

When compared to other counties in Arizona, Pinal County ranks 1 of 15 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 12 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Pinal County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $131,000, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the Arizona 2005 home median value of $185,400 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

The residential home values in Pinal County, Arizona have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $37,100, or 39.5 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $93,900.

Pinal County may be be described as having a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 3.9 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

There seems to be a fair amount of real estate that is affordable in Pinal County, Arizona. In 2005, 48 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Mining between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Pinal County. The industry was hit with a loss of 497 total jobs during the period, accounting for 39.4 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 68.5 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Pinal County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Mining and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 7.19. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 7.19 times greater than the national average, signifying that Pinal County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Educational services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Pinal County, changing a total of 61.6 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 13.8 percent. The State of Arizona had an industry job change of 50.9 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Pinal County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 5,893 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 12.5 and 11.7 percent of all employment.

Mining has the largest businesses in Pinal County. In the County, the industry averages 55 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the State of Arizona average of 47 for the Mining industry.







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