In Bureau County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry reported the top wages in Bureau County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Bureau County received an annual wage of $80,171 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Illinois of $68,301 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $64,740.

Other top-pay jobs in Bureau County, Illinois are present in other specialty trade contractors ($64,886), private households ($53,084), management of companies and enterprises ($49,907) and support activities for crop production ($49,881) 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.

Bureau County Wages have increased by 22.4% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Bureau County, Illinois by a total of 22.4%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Illinois 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Bureau County, Illinois when analyzed can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 26.8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $43,351. The average industry wage 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.

Bureau County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Bureau County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 434.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Bureau County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where the industry took a loss of 7.4 percent. The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Bureau County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (434.2 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (225.6 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (95.5 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (55.8 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (40.7 percent gain)

Bureau County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 55.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the industry reported a loss of 8.2 percent. The losses in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Bureau County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 4 in percent of workers in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (55.4 percent decline)
2. Used merchandise stores (55.2 percent decline)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (48.4 percent decline)
4. Traveler accommodation (45.5 percent decline)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (44.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Illinois, which went through a loss of -1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bureau County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 106 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 27.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Bureau County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (106 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (55 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (50 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (48 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (29 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bureau County

Given the industries in the area, the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 160 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 19.1 percent of the total job loss in Bureau County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (160 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (91 jobs lost)
3. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (90 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (59 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (47 jobs lost)

Of the 45 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 31 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 14 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Bureau County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 723 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.





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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.

Bureau County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bureau County

Given the industries in the area, the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 36 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 14.5 percent of the total employment decline in Bureau County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (36 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (27 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (23 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (20 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (15 jobs lost)

Given the 48 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 28 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 19 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Bureau County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 204 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bureau County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general purpose machinery manufacturing industry has added the most employment with 42 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other general purpose machinery manufacturing industry makes up 36.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Bureau County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (42 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (18 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (11 new jobs)
4. Other professional and technical services (7 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Illinois, experiencing a gain of 1.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Bureau County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 43.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bureau County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where this industry saw a gain of 11.6 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Bureau County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (43.3 percent gain)
2. Advertising and related services (37.5 percent gain)
3. Other professional and technical services (23.9 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (18.3 percent gain)
5. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (12.0 percent gain)

Bureau County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 60 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 sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 8.1 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Bureau County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 12.1 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (60 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (43.2 percent decline)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (33.8 percent decline)
4. Traveler accommodation (29.7 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (28 percent decline)





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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 Bureau County, Illinois

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 28 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $33,881. In Bureau County, Illinois White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $47,100 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic in Bureau County, Illinois recorded a median income of $37,095, which is 21.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Bureau County reported an income level of $43,875, this median was 6.8 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $94,986. This household income level is 101.8 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Bureau County, Illinois can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 7.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 39.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Bureau County, having 16.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Bureau County reported a relatively high median household income of $47,073 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median is 4.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Bureau County, Illinois

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Bureau County, Illinois, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Bureau have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 16.6 percent (Men) versus 14.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 38.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Bureau County, Illinois according the 2000 Decennial Census, 15.6 percent of the White Alone, 24 percent of Black or African American, 54.6 percent of the Asian alone and 6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Bureau County, Illinois is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 15.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Bureau was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Bureau County, Illinois

Bureau County, Illinois has a population base that is comprised of 92.2 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 6.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 7.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Bureau has increased in diversity when 5.8 percent of the people were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Bureau from another country. The international migration into Bureau makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Bureau County, Illinois had a population of 35,330 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 35,498. The decline signifies a decrease of -0.5 percent. Bureau ranks 54 of 102 counties in terms of population growth in Illinois and the county ranks 2,264 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Bureau spans a total area of 869 total square miles. The area has a low average area density of 41 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Scott, TN (41 per sq. mile ), Howell, MO (41 per sq. mile ), Huron, MI (41 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Brown, TX (41 per sq. mile ), Summit, CO (41 per sq. mile ), Nicholas, WV (41 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Bureau County, Illinois to be 41.0 years of age. The median in Bureau is greater than the median in Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 39.6 years of age. With a total of 23.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Bureau can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 17.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Bureau County, Illinois

Bureau County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $77,800, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Illinois 2000 median home value of $130,800 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

In Bureau County, the real estate market was made up of 15,525 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 108 residential units since 2001, or 0.7 percent.

Throughout the State of Illinois, Bureau County is positioned 99 of 102 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,786 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Bureau County, Illinois. In 2000, 84.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Bureau County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Bureau County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Retail Trade industry has an LQ of 1.54. The level of employment in the Retail Trade sector is 1.54 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Bureau specializes in Retail Trade.

Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Bureau County, growing by 67.3 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.5 percent. The State of Illinois encountered a change in industry employment of 4.4 percent, since the year 2001.

In Bureau County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 21.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,114 people employed. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 16.8 and 7.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Bureau County. The sector dealt with a loss of 624 total jobs during the period, accounting for 27.2 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 68.5 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Bureau County is ranked at 41 of 103 total Counties throughout Illinois in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 40 of 103 Counties.

The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Bureau County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 22 percent of employment in 2001 to 16.8 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Bureau County. In the County, the industry averages 37 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Illinois average establishment size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.



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