In Phillips County, jobs in the farm product raw material merch. whls. pay the highest wages

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Employment in the farm product raw material merch. whls. industry reported the top wages in Phillips County for 2006. The average industry job in Phillips County received a wage of $34,458 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Colorado of $24,830 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $33,978.

Other top-pay jobs in Phillips County, Colorado exsists in depository credit intermediation ($30,350), general freight trucking ($26,484), building equipment contractors ($24,907) and electronics and appliance stores ($23,456) 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.

Phillips County Wages have increased by 29.1% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Phillips County, Colorado by a total of 29.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Colorado 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.

Phillips County Industry Wages Lag Behind Colorado, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Phillips County, Colorado 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 39.6 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,530. The industry pay 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.

Phillips County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Phillips County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 0 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up -0.2 percent of the growth in Phillips County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (41 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (28 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (27 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (15 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15 new jobs)

Out of the 6 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while . industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Phillips County, Colorado, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 108 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.



Phillips County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 51.5 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Colorado, where the it saw a gain of 15.1 percent. The losses in the Oilseed and grain farming industry in Phillips County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.6 in percent of workers in the Oilseed and grain farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (51.5 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (35.9 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (22.6 percent decline)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (3.7 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (2.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 10.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Colorado, which went through a gain of 0.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Phillips County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 386.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Phillips County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Colorado, where it saw a gain of 11.9 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Phillips County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 11 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (386.4 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (351.4 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (191.7 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (58.8 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (56.5 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.

Phillips County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 218 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 119 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 99 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Phillips County, Colorado, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 4,735 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Phillips County

Given the industries in the area, the Private households industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,207 jobs. The declines in the Private households industry make up 8.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Phillips County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (1,207 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (1,093 jobs lost)
3. Insurance carriers (639 jobs lost)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (614 jobs lost)
5. Colleges and universities (487 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Phillips County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Individual and family services industry has added the most employment with 3,000 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 15.6 percent of the total employment growth in Phillips County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (3,000 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (1,643 new jobs)
3. General medical and surgical hospitals (1,505 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (1,388 new jobs)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (1,001 new jobs)

Phillips County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Junior colleges industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 169.4 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Phillips County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Colorado, where the industry took a loss of 6 percent. The Junior colleges industry in Phillips County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Junior colleges (169.4 percent gain)
2. Taxi and limousine service (120.8 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (80.4 percent gain)
4. Support activities for rail transportation (40.4 percent gain)
5. Waste collection (40.1 percent gain)

Phillips County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 74.9 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 sector has gone through in the Colorado, where the industry felt a gain of 0.3 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Phillips County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (74.9 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (67.8 percent decline)
3. Wireless telecommunications carriers (56.7 percent decline)
4. Textile furnishings mills (49.2 percent decline)
5. Software publishers (42.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of Colorado, which went through a gain of 2.8 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level 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 Phillips County, Colorado

In Phillips County, Colorado White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,234 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.6 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic households in Phillips County, Colorado , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $27,909, which is 25.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Phillips County reported an income level of $36,929, which was 1.9 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 20.4 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $45,338.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Phillips County, Colorado can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 28.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Phillips County, reporting 16.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Phillips County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $37,647 (2005 Dollars). This median is 46.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of Colorado of $55,228 and this is 30.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Phillips County, Colorado

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Phillips County, Colorado, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Phillips have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 22 percent (Men) versus 17.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 33.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Phillips County, Colorado has a highly-educated population of the working age, with 19.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Phillips has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Colorado's proportion of 32.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Phillips County, Colorado as reported in the 2000 Census, 20.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 25 percent of the Asian alone and 5.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Phillips County, Colorado

Since 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Phillips internationally. The international migration into Phillips makes up 0.1 percent of all immigration into Colorado. 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.

By measuring total land area, Phillips covers a total land area of 688 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 7 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US 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 ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Phillips County, Colorado to be 39.1 years of age. The median age in Phillips is greater than the median age in Colorado of 34.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median, when the median age was 39.9 years old. A total of 26.8 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Phillips can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 55 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 18.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Phillips County, Colorado has a population that is made of 80.1 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 18.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 19.4 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Colorado percent of 25.6. Since 2000, Phillips has increased the percent of minority makeup when 12.5 percent of the people were minorities.

Phillips County, Colorado had a population that was estimated at 4,586 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 4,461. This growth shows an increase of 2.8 percent. Phillips ranks 39 of 64 counties in terms of population growth in Colorado and the county ranks 1,757 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Phillips County, Colorado

When compared to other counties in Colorado, Phillips County is positioned 58 of 64 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,406 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Phillips County, the census reported 2,057 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 28 residential units since 2001, or 1.4 percent.

Phillips County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $79,800, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Colorado 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $166,600 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Phillips County, Colorado -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Information is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Phillips County, increasing by 18.2 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of -14.9 percent. The State of Colorado underwent a employment change in the industry of -27.9 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Phillips County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 252 individuals. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade sectors account for 14.3 and 13.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Phillips County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Information industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 25.02. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 25.02 times greater than the national average, signifying that Phillips County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has the largest businesses in Phillips County, with the industry averaging 19 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 12 and greater than the State of Colorado average of 11 for the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry.

Phillips County ranks 50 of 65 Counties in the State of Colorado in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 48 of 65 Counties.

The Health care and social assistance sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Phillips County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 6.9 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.





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