In Lemhi County, jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry had the highest average wages in Lemhi County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lemhi County was paid an annual wage of $53,925 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Idaho of $37,506 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $54,074.

Other top-pay jobs in Lemhi County, Idaho exsists in management and technical consulting services ($50,359), offices of physicians ($37,199), logging ($31,327) and nonresidential building construction ($29,230) 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.

Lemhi County Wages have increased by 21.2% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Lemhi County, Idaho by a total of 21.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Idaho 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Lemhi County, Idaho when analyzed can be described as very low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 39.9 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $31,468. The average pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Lemhi County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Lemhi County, Idaho, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 234 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

From the 20 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 13 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lemhi County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 13 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 40.9 percent of the total job loss in Lemhi County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (13 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (6 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (5 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (4 jobs lost)
5. Private households (4 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lemhi County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 53 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 31.9 percent of the growth in Lemhi County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (53 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (44 new jobs)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (15 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (15 new jobs)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (13 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 14.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Idaho, which experienced a gain of 13.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Lemhi County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 122.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lemhi County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Idaho, where the industry felt a gain of 99.9 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Lemhi County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 30.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (122.4 percent gain)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (100.0 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (71.0 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (68.4 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (63.9 percent gain)

Lemhi County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 44 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Idaho, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 7.5 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Lemhi County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19.8 in percent of workers in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (44 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (21.2 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (15.4 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (13.5 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (9.7 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.

Lemhi County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Lemhi County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 122.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lemhi County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Idaho, where it saw a gain of 0.8 percent. The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Lemhi County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (122.9 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (60.0 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (50.0 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (50.0 percent gain)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (48.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Idaho, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Lemhi County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 20.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Idaho, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 5.2 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Lemhi County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.8 in percent of workers in the Logging industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (20.6 percent decline)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (11.6 percent decline)
3. Home health care services (11.5 percent decline)
4. Traveler accommodation (5.9 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (5.5 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lemhi County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 15 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 24.0 percent of the growth in Lemhi County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (15 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (14 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (7 new jobs)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (5 new jobs)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (4 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lemhi County

Given the industries in the area, the RV parks and recreational camps industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 5 jobs. The declines in the RV parks and recreational camps industry make up 24.2 percent of the total job loss in Lemhi County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. RV parks and recreational camps (5 jobs lost)
2. Logging (5 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (3 jobs lost)
4. Home health care services (3 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (3 jobs lost)

In Lemhi County, Idaho, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 70 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 25 4-digit NAICS industries, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 16 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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 Lemhi County, Idaho

Hispanic Householders in Lemhi County, Idaho recorded a median income of $34,891, this median is 1.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Lemhi County, Idaho White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $35,409 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lemhi County had a median household income level of $76,781, this was 117.4 percent greater than the median for all households.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Lemhi County reported a medium-low household income of $35,316 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 24.5 percent lower than the median in State of Idaho of $43,959 and the median household income is 39.1 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Lemhi County, Idaho can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 15.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 38.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Lemhi County, accounting 26.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Lemhi County, Idaho

In Lemhi County, Idaho as reported in the 2000 Census, 18 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 11.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Lemhi County, Idaho can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 17.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Lemhi 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Lemhi County, Idaho, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 31.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Lemhi have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 20.4 percent (Men) versus 15.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 35.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Lemhi County, Idaho

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Lemhi County, Idaho to be 45.0 years old. The median in Lemhi is greater than the median age for the State of Idaho of 34.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 42.7 years old. With 21.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Lemhi can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 18 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Lemhi County, Idaho has a population that is comprised of 95.6 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 2.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 3.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Lemhi has increased the level of diversity when 2.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

Lemhi County, Idaho had a total estimated population of 7,909 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 7,745. This growth shows an increase of 2.1 percent. Lemhi ranks 27 of 44 counties by growth in total population in Idaho and the county ranks 1,698 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Lemhi internationally. The migration from outside the US into Lemhi accounts for 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of Idaho. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Lemhi extends a total area of 4564 square miles. This area has a very low population density of 2 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, MT (2 per sq. mile ), McKenzie, ND (2 per sq. mile ), Logan, ND (2 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Presidio, TX (2 per sq. mile ), Rich, UT (2 per sq. mile ), Kodiak Island, AK (2 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Lemhi County, Idaho

In Lemhi County, the real estate market was made up of 4,367 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 155 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.7 percent.

Lemhi County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $91,500, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of Idaho 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $106,300 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In the State of Idaho, Lemhi County places 27 of 44 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,157 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Wholesale trade from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Lemhi County, growing by 81.3 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Idaho saw a change in employment in the sector of 5.5 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lemhi County, averaging 9 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Idaho average of 29 for the Manufacturing industry.

Lemhi County is ranked number 36 of 45 total Counties throughout Idaho in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 35 of 45 Counties.

The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Lemhi County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 11.6 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

In Lemhi County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Accommodation and food services and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.71. This means the percent of total employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 2.71 times greater than the national average, signifying that Lemhi specializes in Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

In Lemhi County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Construction sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 19 percent of total employment in the county, making up 332 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Construction industries make up 16.3 and 9.7 percent of total employment, respectively.





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