In Shoshone County, jobs in the metal ore mining pay the highest wages

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Employment in the metal ore mining industry wages were the highest in Shoshone County for 2006. The average industry job in Shoshone County was paid an annual wage of $60,369 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Idaho of . and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $67,901.

Top-pay jobs in Shoshone County, Idaho may be found in other heavy construction ($39,527), auto parts, accessories, and tire stores ($39,371), offices of dentists ($35,825) and other specialty trade contractors ($35,446) 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.

Shoshone County Wages have increased by 34.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Shoshone County, Idaho by a total of 34.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Idaho and greater 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Shoshone County, Idaho when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 5.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $31,468. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Shoshone County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Shoshone County

The Architectural and engineering services industry has added the most employment with 58 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Architectural and engineering services industry makes up 62.1 percent of the total employment growth in Shoshone County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (58 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (12 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (8 new jobs)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (7 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (6 new jobs)

From the 17 4-digit NAICS industries, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 6 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Shoshone County, Idaho, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 266 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Shoshone County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 30 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 32.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Shoshone County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (30 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (21 jobs lost)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (18 jobs lost)
4. Logging (8 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (5 jobs lost)

Shoshone County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 45.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Idaho, where the it saw a gain of 4.2 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Shoshone County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 17.8 percent in terms of employees in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (45.4 percent decline)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (37.5 percent decline)
3. Civic and social organizations (27.1 percent decline)
4. Logging (26.9 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (23.8 percent decline)

Shoshone County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 194.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Shoshone County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Idaho, where it saw a gain of 18.6 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Shoshone County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 31.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (194.4 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (112.2 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (73.3 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20.3 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (9.5 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 8.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of Idaho, which saw a gain of 13.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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.

Income and Poverty in Shoshone County, Idaho

Compared to counties across the United States, Shoshone County reported a relatively low median household income of $33,386 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 31.7 percent lower than the median in State of Idaho of $43,959 and the income level is 47.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 164.5 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $88,320. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Shoshone County had a median income of $26,990, which was 19.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $31,444. This income level is 5.8 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic headed households in Shoshone County, Idaho reported a median household income of $39,162, this income level is 17.3 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Shoshone County, Idaho White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $33,630 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Shoshone County, Idaho may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 16.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 34.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Shoshone County, having 27.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Shoshone County, Idaho

Shoshone County, Idaho can be considered to have a less-educated population, with 10.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Shoshone was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Idaho's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Shoshone County, Idaho according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 10.2 percent of the White Alone, 62.6 percent of Black or African American, 23.8 percent of the Asian alone and 9 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Shoshone County, Idaho, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 41.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Shoshone on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 10.6 percent (Men) versus 10 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 39.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Shoshone County, Idaho

By measuring total land area, Shoshone encompasses a total area of 2634 square miles. The land areas has a very low density of 5 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Benson, ND (5 per sq. mile ), Custer, SD (5 per sq. mile ), Kearny, KS (5 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Churchill, NV (5 per sq. mile ), Huerfano, CO (5 per sq. mile ), Crane, TX (5 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Shoshone internationally. The international migration into Shoshone totals 0.2 percent of the total migration into the State of Idaho. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Shoshone County, Idaho to be 44.8 years of age. The median age in Shoshone is greater than the median age in Idaho of 34.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 41.8 years old. With a total of 20.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Shoshone can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 18.9 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Shoshone County, Idaho had a total estimated population of 13,157 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 13,747. The decline signifies a decrease of -4.3 percent. Shoshone ranks 43 of 44 counties by growth in total population in Idaho and the county ranks 2,817 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Shoshone County, Idaho has a population that is made of 94.7 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 2.4 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 2.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Shoshone has increased the level of diversity when 2.2 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Shoshone County, Idaho

In Shoshone County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 7,089 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 19 homes since 2001, or 0.3 percent.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Shoshone County, Idaho. In 2000, 91.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Throughout the State of Idaho, Shoshone County stands 43 of 44 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,974 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Shoshone County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $70,200, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Idaho 2000 median home value of $106,300 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Mining is the industry with the largest establishments in Shoshone County. In the County, the industry averages 33 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the Idaho establishments size average of 14 for the Mining industry.

Educational services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Shoshone County, rising by 233.3 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Idaho underwent a employment change in the industry of 35.4 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Shoshone County, Retail Trade, Mining, and the Health care and social assistance 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 25.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 831 people employed. The Mining and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 11.9 and 10.8 percent of all employment.

Mining since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Shoshone County. The sector faced a loss of 109 employees during the period, or 21.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 49.3 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Shoshone County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has an LQ of 23.45. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 23.45 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Shoshone may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.







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