In Talbot County, jobs in the building equipment contractors pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the building equipment contractors industry had the highest average wages in Talbot County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Talbot County received an annual wage of $24,423 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Georgia of $39,154 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $43,986.

Other top-pay jobs in Talbot County, Georgia exsists in gasoline stations ($13,553), oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.) and fruit and tree nut farming (.) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Talbot County Wages have increased by 18.0% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Talbot County, Georgia by a total of 18.0%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Georgia and greater 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Talbot County, Georgia when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 27 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

Talbot County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Talbot County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 46 jobs. The declines in the Offices of physicians industry make up 22.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Talbot County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (46 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (26 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (23 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (21 jobs lost)
5. Private households (20 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Talbot County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has added the most employment with 147 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 24.4 percent of the growth in Talbot County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (147 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (121 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (81 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (44 new jobs)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (31 new jobs)

In Talbot County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 19 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 37 4-digit NAICS industries, 15 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 22 industries reported employment loss in the period.

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Georgia, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Talbot County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 483.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Talbot County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Georgia, where it saw a gain of 9.5 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Talbot County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 20.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (483.5 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (242.1 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (140.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (82.9 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (72.1 percent gain)

Talbot County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 56.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 39.4 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Talbot County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 19.8 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (56.6 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (50.9 percent decline)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (31.5 percent decline)
4. Legal services (29.6 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (24.8 percent decline)





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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 Talbot County, Georgia

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Talbot County reported a relatively low household income of $31,135 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 59.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of Georgia of $49,647 and the median is 57.8 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Talbot County, Georgia can be considered to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 24.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 57.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Talbot County, having 54.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 27.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $22,597. Hispanic headed households in Talbot County, Georgia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $8,775, this income level is 71.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Talbot County, Georgia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $48,776 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 56.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Talbot County, Georgia

Talbot County, Georgia is made up of a less-educated population of the working age, with 7.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Talbot counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Georgia's proportion of 24.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Talbot County, Georgia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 15.6 percent of the White Alone, 2.4 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Talbot County, Georgia, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 39 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Talbot have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 7.6 percent (Men) versus 8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 42.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Talbot County, Georgia

When calculating the total land area, Talbot spans a total area of 393 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 17 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Nemaha, NE (17 per sq. mile ), Maries, MO (17 per sq. mile ), Renville, MN (17 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Stevens, WA (17 per sq. mile ), Cuming, NE (17 per sq. mile ), Garfield, CO (17 per sq. mile ).

Talbot County, Georgia had a population that was estimated at 6,709 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 6,531. This growth represents an increase of 2.7 percent. Talbot ranks 112 of 159 counties when analyzing total population change in Georgia and the county ranks 1,681 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

From 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Talbot from another country. The international migration into Talbot makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Georgia. This amount of international migration is very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Talbot County, Georgia to be 39.5 years of age. The median in Talbot is greater than the median age in Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 39.4 years of age. With a total of 23.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Talbot can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.9 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.8 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Talbot County, Georgia has a population that is comprised of 41.3 percent White, 56.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 58.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Talbot has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 63.0 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Talbot County, Georgia

In Talbot County, the real estate market was made up of 3,053 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 109 residential units since 2001, or 3.7 percent.

The State of Georgia, Talbot County stands 80 of 159 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,149 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Talbot County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $57,700, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Georgia 2000 home value of $111,200 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Talbot County, Georgia. In 2000, 89.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Talbot County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Construction is the largest employment industry and makes up 20.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 104 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 12.4 and 2.6 percent of industry employment.

In Talbot County, Construction, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Construction industry has an LQ of 3.15. The level of employment in the Construction sector is 3.15 times greater than the national average, signifying that Talbot County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.

Construction has the largest businesses in Talbot County. The industry averages 10 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 9 and greater than the Georgia typical size of 8 for the Construction industry.

Construction is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Talbot County, growing in new jobs by 20.9 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 7.3 percent. The State of Georgia experienced a sector employment shift of 2.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.









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