Massac County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Massac County

The Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 40 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 47.1 percent of the total employment growth in Massac County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (40 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (23 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (7 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (5 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Massac County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 29 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 53.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Massac County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (29 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (6 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (6 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (4 jobs lost)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (3 jobs lost)

In Massac County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 10 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Of the 18 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total employment has decreased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Illinois, which went through a gain of 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Massac County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 54.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Massac County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 4.8 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Massac County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (54.8 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (35.0 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (33.3 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (26.0 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (25.8 percent gain)

Massac County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 19.9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Massac County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.2 percent in terms of employees in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (19.9 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (18.2 percent decline)
3. Offices of physicians (12.2 percent decline)
4. Legal services (10.8 percent decline)
5. Personal care services (6.9 percent decline)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Massac County, Illinois

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Massac County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $36,853 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 47.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and this is 33.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Massac County, Illinois , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,713, this median is 16.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Massac County had a median household income level of $57,038, this level was 54.8 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Massac County, Illinois White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $37,580 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $14,219. This median income level is 61.4 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 40 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $22,120.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Massac County, Illinois can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 63.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Massac County, accounting 17.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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