In Burke County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry reported the top wages in Burke County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Burke County received an annual wage of $64,279 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Georgia of $68,037 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,074.

Other high-paying jobs in Burke County, Georgia may be found in home health care services ($38,715), offices of physicians ($37,007), farm product raw material merch. whls. ($33,189) and services to buildings and dwellings ($30,287) 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.

Burke County Wages have increased by 11.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Burke County, Georgia by a total of 11.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Georgia and less 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Burke County, Georgia when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 16.5 percent lower than the with an state average of $38,831. The overall industry wage 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.

Burke County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Burke County

The Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 14 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 20.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Burke County, Georgia.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (14 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 jobs lost)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (10 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (8 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Burke County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has grown the most with 87 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry makes up 80.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Burke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (87 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (19 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (3 new jobs)
4. Other crop farming (84 new jobs)
5. Consumer goods rental (76 new jobs)

In Burke County, Georgia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 730 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 14 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 10 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Burke County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 62.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Burke County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Georgia, where the industry felt a loss of 3.6 percent. The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Burke County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 4 percent in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (62.1 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (23.9 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (14.5 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (2.0 percent gain)

Burke County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 62.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8.6 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Burke County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 17.4 percent in terms of employees in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (62.5 percent decline)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (24.6 percent decline)
3. Support activities for crop production (19.8 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (15.8 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (15.2 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 13.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is 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.





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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.

Burke County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Burke County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 36 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Georgia, where the industry felt a loss of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry in Burke County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.3 in percent of workers in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (36 percent decline)
2. Support activities for crop production (15.4 percent decline)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (11.5 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (10 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (10 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in the State of Georgia, experiencing a gain of 3.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Burke County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 433.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Burke County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Georgia, where the industry took a gain of 223.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Burke County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (433.3 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (24.5 percent gain)
3. Home health care services (14.5 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (8.1 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (5.9 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Burke County

Given the industries in the area, the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 11 jobs. The declines in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 23.7 percent of the total job loss in Burke County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (11 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (9 jobs lost)
3. Child day care services (5 jobs lost)
4. Support activities for crop production (5 jobs lost)
5. Furniture stores (4 jobs lost)

Out of the 18 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Burke County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 124 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Burke County

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has added the most employment with 17 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry makes up 29.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Burke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (17 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (16 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (10 new jobs)
4. Unclassified (9 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (4 new jobs)





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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 Burke County, Georgia

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Burke County, Georgia can be considered to have a very high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 28.7 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 62.5 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Burke County, having 56.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Burke County accounted a relatively low median household income of $32,616 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 52.2 percent lower than the median in State of Georgia of $49,647 and the income level is 50.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Burke County reported an income level of $7,313, this median was 77.6 percent less than the median for all households. In Burke County, Georgia White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,799 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 37.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $27,788. This median is 14.8 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic households in Burke County, Georgia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $32,175, which is 1.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 38.9 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $19,924.







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

Higher Education in Burke County, Georgia

In 2000, the Census reported that in Burke County, Georgia, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Burke on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 8 percent (Men) versus 10.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 35.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Burke County, Georgia as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 13.8 percent of the White Alone, 4.6 percent of Black or African American, 60 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Burke County, Georgia can be considered to have a less-educated working age population, with 9.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Burke counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Georgia's proportion of 24.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Burke County, Georgia

When calculating the total land area, Burke spans a total area of 830 square miles. This area has a low population density of 28 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, TX (28 per sq. mile ), La Plata, CO (28 per sq. mile ), Clark, WI (28 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marion, AR (28 per sq. mile ), Lawrence, SD (28 per sq. mile ), Holmes, MS (28 per sq. mile ).

Burke County, Georgia has a population that is comprised of 46.6 percent White, 50.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 52.8 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Burke has increased the percent of minority population when 52.7 percent of the people were minorities.

From 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Burke from outside the country. The immigration into Burke accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Georgia. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Burke County, Georgia to be 32.3 years old. The median age in Burke is less than the median age in Georgia of 34.3. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in this median, when at that time it was 33.0 years of age. With 30.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Burke can be described as having a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 10.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Burke County, Georgia had a population of 23,299 in 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 22,299. This growth signifies an increase of 4.5 percent. Burke ranks 73 of 159 counties when analyzing total population change in Georgia and the county ranks 1,095 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Burke County, Georgia

Burke County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $59,800, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Georgia 2000 home value of $111,200 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

In Burke County, there were a total of 9,178 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 210 residential units since 2001, or 2.3 percent.

When compared to other counties in Georgia, Burke County places 95 of 159 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,711 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 Burke County, Georgia. In 2000, 88.3 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Burke County. In the County, the industry averages 37 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Georgia typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Burke County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 2.97. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 2.97 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Burke County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Wholesale trade is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Burke County, growing in new jobs by 53.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 0.4 percent. The State of Georgia went through a industry job change of 1.1 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Burke County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 776 individuals. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries total 14.1 and 9.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Burke County. The industry was hit with a loss of 677 jobs, or 46.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 68.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Burke County is ranked number 83 of 160 total Counties throughout Georgia in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 70 of 160 Counties.

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Burke County since 2001, going from making up 27.3 percent of total employment in 2001 to 17.3 percent of employment in 2005.



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