In Benewah County, jobs in the automotive repair and maintenance pay the highest wages

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Employment in the automotive repair and maintenance industry wages were the highest in Benewah County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Benewah County received a wage of $48,821 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Idaho of $24,910 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $29,344.

Other high-paying jobs in Benewah County, Idaho exsists in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($48,048), accounting and bookkeeping services ($39,131), utility system construction ($30,031) and building equipment contractors ($29,219) 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.

Benewah County Wages have increased by 11.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Benewah County, Idaho by a total of 11.8%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Idaho and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Benewah County Industry Wages Lag Behind Idaho, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Benewah County, Idaho can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $31,468. 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.

Benewah County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in the State of Idaho, which experienced a gain of 13.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Benewah County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 88.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Idaho, where the industry felt a gain of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Benewah County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (88.4 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (69.3 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (43.9 percent decline)
4. Legal services (12.7 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (12.4 percent decline)

Benewah County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 285.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Benewah County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Idaho, where the industry took a gain of 18.3 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Benewah County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (285.7 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (190.0 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (102.2 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (30.2 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (27.3 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Benewah County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 30 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 37.4 percent of the total growth in Benewah County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (30 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (16 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (13 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (13 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (4 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Benewah County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Automotive repair and maintenance industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 85 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry make up 53.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Benewah County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (85 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (48 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (14 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (9 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (2 jobs lost)

Out of the 14 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 9 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Benewah County, Idaho, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 28 total jobs from 2001 to 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.

Benewah County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Benewah County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 48.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Idaho, where the industry reported a gain of 6.1 percent. The losses in the Utility system construction industry in Benewah County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 7.4 in percent of workers in the Utility system construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (48.6 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (19.8 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (15.6 percent decline)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (11.1 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (8.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 0.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Idaho, which experienced a gain of 5.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Benewah County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 53.8 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Benewah County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Idaho, where it saw a gain of 23.3 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Benewah County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (53.8 percent gain)
2. Professional and similar organizations (26.9 percent gain)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (18.2 percent gain)
4. Nonresidential building construction (9.8 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (7.6 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Benewah County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 21 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 63.6 percent of the growth in Benewah County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (21 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (4 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (3 new jobs)
4. Professional and similar organizations (2 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (2 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Benewah County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 17 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 47.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Benewah County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (17 jobs lost)
2. Utility system construction (6 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (4 jobs lost)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (3 jobs lost)
5. Offices of dentists (3 jobs lost)

Out of the 16 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 7 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Benewah County, Idaho, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 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.

Income and Poverty in Benewah County, Idaho

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Benewah County, Idaho can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 50 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Benewah County, having 25.8 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Benewah County reported a medium-low median income for households of $36,875 (2005 Dollars). This median is 19.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Idaho of $43,959 and this is 33.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $105,982. This median income level is 187.4 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Benewah County had a median income of $31,590, this level was 14.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Benewah County, Idaho White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,370 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 7.1 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $39,488. Hispanic in Benewah County, Idaho recorded a median income of $30,713, this median is 16.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Benewah County, Idaho

In 2000, the Census reported that in Benewah County, Idaho, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 41.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Benewah on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 11 percent (Men) versus 11.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 41 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Benewah County, Idaho has a moderately-educated working age population, with 11.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Benewah was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Idaho's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Benewah County, Idaho as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 3.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Housing Report for Benewah County, Idaho

In Benewah County, there were a total of 4,312 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 44 housing units since the year 2001, or 1 percent.

When compared to other counties in Idaho, Benewah County stands 38 of 44 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,616 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Benewah County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $89,000, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of Idaho 2000 home value of $106,300 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Benewah County, Idaho. In 2000, 76.5 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Benewah County, Idaho -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Benewah County, with the industry averaging 40 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Idaho average of 29 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Benewah County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 25.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 601 jobs. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries make up 13.6 and 11.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

Construction in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Benewah County, moving a total of 56 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of Idaho went through a industry job change of 19.3 percent, since the year 2001.

In Benewah County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing and Utilities industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Transportation and Warehousing sector has a United State LQ of 3.13. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 3.13 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Benewah may be an exporter of products or services of Transportation and Warehousing.









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