In Baker County, jobs in the unclassified pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the unclassified industry paid the average highest wages in Baker County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Baker County earned an annual wage of $25,600 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Georgia of $39,487 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $35,742.

High-wage employment in Baker County, Georgia may be found in oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.) and greenhouse and nursery production (.) 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.

Baker County Wages have increased by 13.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Baker County, Georgia by a total of 13.7%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Georgia and less 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.

Baker County Industry Wages Lag Behind Georgia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Baker County, Georgia when analyzed can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 33.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $38,831. 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.

Baker County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Baker County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Fruit and tree nut farming industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 226.6 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Baker County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Georgia, where it saw a gain of 17.6 percent. The Fruit and tree nut farming industry in Baker County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (226.6 percent gain)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (108.5 percent gain)
3. Offices of physicians (68.8 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (53.7 percent gain)
5. Legal services (36.0 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 13.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Georgia, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Baker County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 33.3 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 seen in the Georgia, where the industry reported a gain of 340.2 percent. The losses in the Other general merchandise stores industry in Baker County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 31.2 percent in terms of employees in the Other general merchandise stores industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (33.3 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (31.3 percent decline)
3. Logging (14.5 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Baker County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 11 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 44.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Baker County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (11 jobs lost)
2. Logging (9 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (5 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (17 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (14 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Baker County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry has grown the most with 156 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry makes up 62.5 percent of the total growth in Baker County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (156 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (28 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (21 new jobs)

In Baker County, Georgia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 51 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 11 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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.

Baker County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Baker County, Georgia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 60 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Baker County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Unclassified industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Unclassified industry makes up -0.4 percent of the growth in Baker County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (99 new jobs)





Baker County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Georgia, where the industry reported a gain of 223.8 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Baker County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.1 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Unclassified (50 percent decline)

Baker County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 250.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Baker County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Georgia, where this industry saw a gain of 4.2 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Baker County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (250.4 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (130.4 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (93.1 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (68.6 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (40.0 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 15.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Georgia, experiencing a gain of 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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 Baker County, Georgia

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Baker County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $35,495 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 39.9 percent lower than the median in State of Georgia of $49,647 and the median is 38.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic in Baker County, Georgia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $17,843, this median is 49.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Baker County, Georgia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,775 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 26.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 26.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $26,185. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $119,649. This household income level is 237.1 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Baker County, Georgia may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 23.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 43.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Baker County, with 36.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Baker County, Georgia

In 2000, the Census reported that in Baker County, Georgia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 42.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Baker on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 10.8 percent (Men) versus 10.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma, with 38.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Baker County, Georgia can be considered to have a less-educated population, with 10.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Baker counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Georgia's proportion of 24.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Baker County, Georgia as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 16.2 percent of the White Alone, 4 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 4.2 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.

Demographic Profile for Baker County, Georgia

Baker County, Georgia had a population of 4,154 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 4,053. This growth signifies an increase of 2.5 percent. Baker ranks 120 of 159 counties in terms of population growth in Georgia and the county ranks 1,783 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Baker County, Georgia to be 34.9 years old. The median in Baker is greater than the median age in the State of Georgia of 34.3. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 35.0 years old. With a total of 24.3 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Baker can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Baker from outside the country. The immigration into Baker makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Georgia. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In terms of total land area, Baker extends a total area of 343 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 12 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Union, OR (12 per sq. mile ), Richland, ND (12 per sq. mile ), Deer Lodge, MT (12 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Searcy, AR (12 per sq. mile ), Fairbanks North Star, AK (12 per sq. mile ), Benewah, ID (12 per sq. mile ).

Baker County, Georgia has a population that is comprised of 46.1 percent White, 50.8 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 2.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 53.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Baker has increased the percent of minority population when 52.6 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Baker County, Georgia

In Baker County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 1,776 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 6 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.3 percent.

Baker County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $62,700, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Georgia 2000 median home value of $111,200 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

In the State of Georgia, Baker County ranks 141 of 159 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,950 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Baker County, Georgia. In 2000, 93.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Baker County, Georgia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

The Other services, except public administration industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Baker County since 2001, going from making up 8.8 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0.8 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Baker County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting provides the most jobs and contributes 15.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 60 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 13 and 8.8 percent of all employment.

In Baker County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 15.13. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 15.13 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Baker County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Retail Trade is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Baker County, increasing by 2.1 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 0.5 percent. The State of Georgia encountered a change in industry employment of -0.1 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Retail Trade has the largest businesses in Baker County. The industry averages 10 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 15 and less than the State of Georgia average of 14 for the Retail Trade industry.







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