Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Stark County Industry Wages Lag Behind Illinois, and Wages Lag Behind the United States


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The average total wages in all industries in Stark County, Illinois can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 43.3 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $43,351. The industry pay was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of 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.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Stark County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in the State of Illinois, which experienced a loss of -1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Stark County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 7.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Stark County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 0.4 percent. The Depository credit intermediation industry in Stark County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (7.4 percent gain)

Stark County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 33.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 5.7 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Stark County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.3 percent in terms of employees in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (33.3 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (29.7 percent decline)
3. Legal services (8.6 percent decline)
4. Oilseed and grain farming (7.7 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Stark County

The Depository credit intermediation industry has grown the most with 6 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total employment growth in Stark County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (6 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (35 new jobs)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (17 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (15 new jobs)

In Stark County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 30 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 5 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 1 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Stark County

Given the industries in the area, the Automobile dealers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 10 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Automobile dealers industry make up 66.7 percent of the total employment decline in Stark County, Illinois.

Top 1 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (10 jobs lost)





About: This report is part 2 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.

 

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