In Effingham County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the offices of physicians industry had the highest average wages in Effingham County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Effingham County earned an annual wage of $60,604 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Georgia of $62,038 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

Other high-paying jobs in Effingham County, Georgia are present in building material and supplies dealers ($52,769), automotive repair and maintenance ($51,177), legal services ($45,623) and sawmills and wood preservation ($43,314) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Effingham County Wages have increased by 13.2% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Effingham County, Georgia by a total of 13.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Effingham County, Georgia can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 14.8 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $38,831. The average pay 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.

Effingham County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Effingham County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building finishing contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 82 jobs. The declines in the Building finishing contractors industry make up 56.2 percent of the total employment decline in Effingham County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (82 jobs lost)
2. Unclassified (38 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (14 jobs lost)
4. Logging (7 jobs lost)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (4 jobs lost)

Given the 29 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 24 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Effingham County, Georgia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,424 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Effingham County

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has added the most employment with 75 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry makes up 12.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Effingham County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (75 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (69 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (61 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (56 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (43 new jobs)

Effingham County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 523.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Effingham County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 7.6 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Effingham County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (523.3 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (309.5 percent gain)
3. Legal services (149.3 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (122.2 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (119.0 percent gain)

Effingham County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 82.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 54.3 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Effingham County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (82.7 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (56 percent decline)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (12.3 percent decline)
4. Logging (9.2 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (6.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 28.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Georgia, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US 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.

Higher Education in Effingham County, Georgia

In Effingham County, Georgia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 13.8 percent of the White Alone, 11 percent of Black or African American, 29.6 percent of the Asian alone and 16.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Effingham County, Georgia may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 13.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Effingham is reported having a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Georgia's proportion of 24.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Effingham County, Georgia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Effingham have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.2 percent (Men) versus 14.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma, with 42 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Effingham County, Georgia

Effingham County, Georgia had an estimated population of 46,924 in the year 2005. The population has increased very sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 37,802. This growth signifies an increase of 24.1 percent. Effingham ranks 22 of 159 counties in terms of population growth in Georgia and the county ranks 341 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Effingham spans a total area of 479 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 98 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Des Moines, IA (98 per sq. mile ), Hunt, TX (98 per sq. mile ), Holmes, OH (98 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Hancock, MS (98 per sq. mile ), Washington, OH (98 per sq. mile ), San Bernardino, CA (98 per sq. mile ).

Effingham County, Georgia has a population base that is comprised of 83.3 percent White, 13.2 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 1.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 15.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Effingham has increased the percent of minority population when 15.0 percent of the population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Effingham County, Georgia to be 33.2 years old. The median in Effingham is less than the median age for the State of Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, when it was 33.6 years old. With a total of 26.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Effingham can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 65.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.

Since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Effingham from outside the country. The immigration into Effingham accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Georgia. This level of international migration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Effingham County, Georgia

Effingham County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $106,600, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Georgia 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $111,200 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Effingham County, the real estate market was made up of 17,108 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 2,285 homes since 2001, or 15.4 percent.

The State of Georgia, Effingham County is positioned 24 of 159 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 106 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Effingham County, Georgia. In 2000, 62.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Effingham County, changing a total of 198.8 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Georgia had changed in sector employment of 12.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Effingham County, Manufacturing, Construction and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.31. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.31 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Effingham County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

In Effingham County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 29.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,804 jobs. The Retail Trade and Construction sectors provide 17 and 11.4 percent of all employment.

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Effingham County since 2001, going from making up 35.6 percent of employment in 2001 to 29.6 percent in the year 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Effingham County. In the County, the industry averages 100 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Georgia establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.







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