In Leon County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry paid the average highest wages in Leon County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Leon County earned an annual wage of $92,802 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Florida of $108,828 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $138,150.

High-wage employment in Leon County, Florida may be found in wireless telecommunications carriers ($85,102), advertising and related services ($68,404), other financial investment activities ($67,639) and commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($67,599) 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.

Leon County Wages have increased by 17.7% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Leon County, Florida by a total of 17.7%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Florida and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

Leon County Industry Wages Lag Behind Florida, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Leon County, Florida when analyzed can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 11.9 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,487. The overall 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.

Leon County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 8.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in Florida, experiencing a gain of 11.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Leon County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 1048.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Leon County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Florida, where the industry took a gain of 304 percent. The Unclassified industry in Leon County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1048.4 percent gain)
2. Land subdivision (700.0 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (334.8 percent gain)
4. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (309.1 percent gain)
5. Emergency and other relief services (175.4 percent gain)

Leon County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Vocational rehabilitation services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 76.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Florida, where the it saw a gain of 10.9 percent. The losses in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry in Leon County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.3 in percent of workers in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vocational rehabilitation services (76.6 percent decline)
2. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (70.6 percent decline)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (57.1 percent decline)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (53.9 percent decline)
5. ISPs and web search portals (50.9 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Leon County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 1,275 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 9.6 percent of the total employment growth in Leon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (1,275 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (1,231 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (861 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (742 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (623 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Leon County

Given the industries in the area, the Employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 994 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Employment services industry make up 16.9 percent of the total job loss in Leon County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (994 jobs lost)
2. Business support services (598 jobs lost)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (517 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (491 jobs lost)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (448 jobs lost)

Out of the 133 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 46 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 87 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Leon County, Florida, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 7,292 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.





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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.

Leon County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Leon County

The Offices of physicians industry has grown the most with 500 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 9.4 percent of the total growth in Leon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (500 new jobs)
2. Special food services (341 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (328 new jobs)
4. Employment services (319 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (275 new jobs)

In Leon County, Florida, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 3,607 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 137 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 48 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 87 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Leon County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Data processing and related services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 153 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Data processing and related services industry make up 9.8 percent of the total employment decline in Leon County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Data processing and related services (153 jobs lost)
2. Other residential care facilities (136 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (111 jobs lost)
4. Business support services (105 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (74 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 3.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Florida, which experienced a gain of 3.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Leon County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other residential care facilities industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Florida, where the industry reported a gain of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Other residential care facilities industry in Leon County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.8 in percent of jobs in the Other residential care facilities industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other residential care facilities (50 percent decline)
2. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (42.1 percent decline)
3. Vocational rehabilitation services (36.9 percent decline)
4. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (28.2 percent decline)
5. Household goods repair and maintenance (24.9 percent decline)

Leon County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 431.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Leon County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Florida, where the industry took a gain of 87.3 percent. The Unclassified industry in Leon County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (431.3 percent gain)
2. Special food services (162.5 percent gain)
3. Other personal services (131.8 percent gain)
4. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (94.6 percent gain)
5. Other support services (76.4 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 Leon County, Florida

The poverty rate in Leon County, Florida has declined by 0.6 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 18.2 percent to 17.6 percent.

While the median household income saw a decline since 2000 in Leon County, Florida, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 20.9 percent since 2000. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Leon County, encountering a 19.2 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Leon County reported a median household income of $32,175, this level was 26.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $47,421. This median income level is 8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Leon County, Florida White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $52,037 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 18.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Leon County, Florida reported a median household income of $32,577, this income level is 25.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 38.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $27,153.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Leon County, Florida can be considered to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 18.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 30.8 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 18 to 64 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Leon County, accounting 19.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The median household income has declined a small amount from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $43,180, which represents a 1.6 percent decline. Leon County, Florida, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 32 of 33 counties in percent of decline for household income in Florida. Leon County ranks 624 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median household income in the United States.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Leon County had a medium-high median income for all households of $43,895 (2005 Dollars). This median is 3.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Florida of $45,418 and the median is 11.9 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Leon County, Florida

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 3.2 percent. As reported in 2005, 48.2 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 2.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 41.2 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Since the year 2000, Leon has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.8 percent to a total of 44.6 in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proporation of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is greater than the 2005 State of Florida percent of 25.2 and greater than the United States percent of 27.2.

Leon County, Florida can be considered to have a very highly-educated 2000 population, with 41.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Leon was reported to have a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Florida's proportion of 22.4 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Leon County, Florida, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 44.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Leon have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 44.8 percent (Men) versus 39 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 39 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Leon County, Florida as reported in the 2000 Census, 46 percent of the White Alone, 27.2 percent of Black or African American, 66 percent of the Asian alone and 38.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+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 Leon County, Florida

Leon County, Florida has a population that is made of 62.3 percent White, 29.7 percent African American, 2.4 percent Asian, and 4.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 36.2 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Florida percent of 36.5. Since 2000, Leon has increased the level of diversity when 34.5 percent of the population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Leon County, Florida to be 30.9 years old. The median in Leon is less than the median age for the State of Florida of 39.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 29.5 years of age. With 21.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Leon can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 69.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 8.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Leon extends a total area of 667 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high density of 369 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Barrow, GA (370 per sq. mile ), Sullivan, TN (370 per sq. mile ), Madison, AL (370 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Dutchess, NY (368 per sq. mile ), Greene, OH (366 per sq. mile ), Weber, UT (366 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Leon internationally. The migration from outside the US into Leon totals 0.5 percent of the total international migration into the State of Florida. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Leon County, Florida had a population that was estimated at 245,756 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 239,958. This growth signifies an increase of 2.4 percent. Leon ranks 36 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Florida and the county ranks 462 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Leon County, Florida

Leon County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $164,600, published by the American Community Survey. This is less than the overall State of Florida 2005 median home value of $189,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Leon County, there were a total of 116,357 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 9,794 homes since 2001, or 9.2 percent.

The residential real estate values in Leon County, Florida have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $53,700, or 48.4 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $110,900.

In the State of Florida, Leon County ranks 29 of 67 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 347 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There is a fair amount of affordable housing in Leon County, Florida. In 2005, 30.9 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Leon County has a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 5.1 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Leon County, Florida -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Leon County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services 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 17.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 16,543 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 15.1 and 14.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Leon County. In the County, the industry averages 24 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the State of Florida average establishment size of 18 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Leon County, Professional and technical services, Other services, except public administration and Information industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Professional and technical services industry has an LQ of 1.69. This means the percent of total employment in the Professional and technical services industry is 1.69 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Leon specializes in Professional and technical services.

Management of companies and enterprises has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Leon County, rising by 34.6 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 1.6 percent. The State of Florida had an industry job change of 20.2 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.









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