Macon County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Macon County

The Community care facilities for the elderly industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 155 jobs. The declines in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry make up 14.7 percent of the total job loss in Macon County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (155 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (108 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (99 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (58 jobs lost)
5. Book, periodical, and music stores (50 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Macon County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nursing care facilities industry has grown the most with 277 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 21.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Macon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (277 new jobs)
2. Business support services (146 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (140 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (115 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (69 new jobs)

Given the 107 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 60 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 46 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Macon County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 77 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Illinois, experiencing a gain of 1.5 percent since 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.

Macon County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 53.1 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the industry reported a loss of 8.1 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Macon County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (53.1 percent decline)
2. Specialty food stores (40.3 percent decline)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (40.1 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (36.5 percent decline)
5. Book, periodical, and music stores (30.8 percent decline)

Macon County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Direct selling establishments industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 89.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Macon County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 30.5 percent. The Direct selling establishments industry in Macon County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Direct selling establishments (89.2 percent gain)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (50.0 percent gain)
3. Business support services (40.0 percent gain)
4. Nursing care facilities (39.2 percent gain)
5. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (38.3 percent gain)





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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 Macon County, Illinois

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Macon County, Illinois, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 2352800.6 percent from 2000 to 2005. The White Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Macon County, seeing a 10.5 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

The household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $39,123, which represents a 11.7 percent decline. Macon County, Illinois, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 6 of 21 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Illinois. Macon County ranks 152 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Macon County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $44,295 (2005 Dollars). This median is 23.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the income level is 10.9 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Macon County, Illinois can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 12.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 38 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Macon County, having 23.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The rate of poverty in Macon County, Illinois has increased by 2.2 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 12.9 percent to 15.1 percent.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Macon County reported a median household income of $28,336, this level was 36 percent less than the median for all households. In Macon County, Illinois White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $47,346 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 6.9 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 46.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $23,593. Hispanic headed households in Macon County, Illinois recorded a median income of $34,669, this median household income is 21.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $72,450. This median income level is 63.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.