In Nez Perce County, jobs in the commercial equip. merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Nez Perce County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Nez Perce County was paid an annual wage of $98,818 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Idaho of $56,859 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $74,310.

High-wage employment in Nez Perce County, Idaho are present in management of companies and enterprises ($75,871), computer systems design and related services ($61,592), highway, street, and bridge construction ($50,166) and management and technical consulting services ($49,894) 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.

Nez Perce County Wages have increased by 7.7% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Nez Perce County, Idaho by a total of 7.7%. This is less than the growth in industry 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.

Nez Perce County Industry Wages Lag Behind Idaho, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Nez Perce County, Idaho when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 3 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $31,468. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Nez Perce County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Nez Perce County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Local messengers and local delivery industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 147.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Nez Perce County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Idaho, where the industry took a gain of 129.6 percent. The Local messengers and local delivery industry in Nez Perce County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 15.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Local messengers and local delivery (147.4 percent gain)
2. Nonresidential building construction (131.1 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (77.5 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (73.0 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (62.7 percent gain)

Nez Perce County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 66.1 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 loss of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Nez Perce County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2.1 in percent of workers in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (66.1 percent decline)
2. Investigation and security services (66.1 percent decline)
3. Private households (58.9 percent decline)
4. Civic and social organizations (52.2 percent decline)
5. Business support services (44.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in Idaho, which experienced a gain of 13.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Nez Perce County

The Individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 156 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 18.4 percent of the total employment growth in Nez Perce County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (156 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (70 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (64 new jobs)
4. Couriers (50 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (48 new jobs)

In Nez Perce County, Idaho, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 348 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 57 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 22 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 34 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Nez Perce County

The General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 225 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 27.6 percent of the total job loss in Nez Perce County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (225 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (87 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (79 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (58 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (57 jobs lost)





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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.

Nez Perce County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Nez Perce County, Idaho, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 242 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Of the 75 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 29 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 43 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Nez Perce County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 81 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 18.2 percent of the total job loss in Nez Perce County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (81 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (74 jobs lost)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (45 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (44 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (43 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Nez Perce County

The Insurance carriers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 156 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 23.4 percent of the growth in Nez Perce County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (156 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (65 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (47 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (33 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (32 new jobs)

Nez Perce County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 52.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Nez Perce County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Idaho, where it saw a gain of 23.8 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Nez Perce County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (52.9 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (46.3 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (36.7 percent gain)
4. Insurance carriers (30.4 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (30.2 percent gain)

Nez Perce County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 55.4 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Idaho, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 18.8 percent. The losses in the Management and technical consulting services industry in Nez Perce County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 9.5 percent in terms of employment in the Management and technical consulting services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (55.4 percent decline)
2. Private households (38.1 percent decline)
3. Employment services (30.3 percent decline)
4. Computer systems design and related services (28.6 percent decline)
5. Civic and social organizations (25.8 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in Idaho, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Nez Perce County, Idaho

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Nez Perce County, Idaho can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 12.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 32.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Nez Perce County, having 20.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Nez Perce County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $42,450 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 3.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Idaho of $43,959 and the median is 15.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 80.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $8,450. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Nez Perce County reported an income level of $31,966, this was 24.7 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic in Nez Perce County, Idaho , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $26,000, this income level is 38.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Nez Perce County, Idaho White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $43,276 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $2,924. This median is 93.1 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area.







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

Demographic Profile for Nez Perce County, Idaho

Nez Perce County, Idaho had an estimated population of 37,931 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 37,387. This growth represents an increase of 1.5 percent. Nez Perce ranks 20 of 44 counties in terms of population growth in Idaho and the county ranks 1,371 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Nez Perce County, Idaho to be 40.0 years old. The median age in Nez Perce is greater than the median in Idaho of 34.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.2 years old. With 21.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Nez Perce can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 17 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Nez Perce from another country. The international migration into Nez Perce totals 1.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Idaho. This amount of international migration is medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Nez Perce County, Idaho has a population that is comprised of 89.9 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Nez Perce has increased the percent of minority makeup when 3.0 percent of the people were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Nez Perce spans a total area of 849 total square miles. The area has a low average area density of 45 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Buffalo, NE (45 per sq. mile ), Laclede, MO (45 per sq. mile ), Madison, NC (45 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lewis, WV (45 per sq. mile ), Hardin, TN (45 per sq. mile ), Crawford, IL (45 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Nez Perce County, Idaho

In Nez Perce County, the census reported 16,610 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 258 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.6 percent.

Throughout the State of Idaho, Nez Perce County stands 34 of 44 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,278 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Nez Perce County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $105,800, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Idaho 2000 home median value of $106,300 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Nez Perce County, Idaho. In 2000, 68.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Nez Perce County, Idaho -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Nez Perce County, Management of companies and enterprises, Transportation and Warehousing and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Management of companies and enterprises sector has a United State LQ of 1.83. The level of employment in the Management of companies and enterprises sector is 1.83 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Nez Perce may be an exporter of products or services of Management of companies and enterprises.

In Nez Perce County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 19.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 3,370 people employed. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors account for 16.6 and 14.8 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Nez Perce County. The industry averages 55 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Idaho average establishment size of 29 for the Manufacturing industry.

Health care and social assistance has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Nez Perce County, growing by 17.5 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 10.6 percent. The State of Idaho had an industry job change of 17.8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.









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