In Champaign County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry reported the top wages in Champaign County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Champaign County was paid an annual wage of $88,679 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage in Illinois of $135,246 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $138,150.

Other top-pay jobs in Champaign County, Illinois may be found in electronic instrument manufacturing ($70,183), wired telecommunications carriers ($68,459), computer systems design and related services ($63,613) and offices of physicians ($57,171) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail 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.

Champaign County Wages have increased by 15.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Champaign County, Illinois by a total of 15.3%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Illinois and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Champaign County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Champaign County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 247.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Champaign County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 14.5 percent. The Office administrative services industry in Champaign County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 37.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (247.6 percent gain)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (162.7 percent gain)
3. Couriers (121.9 percent gain)
4. Religious organizations (104.9 percent gain)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (64.0 percent gain)

Champaign County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Local messengers and local delivery industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 80.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the industry reported a loss of 42.9 percent. The losses in the Local messengers and local delivery industry in Champaign County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 15.4 percent in terms of employees in the Local messengers and local delivery industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Local messengers and local delivery (80.9 percent decline)
2. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (77 percent decline)
3. Travel arrangement and reservation services (70.1 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (69.7 percent decline)
5. Independent artists, writers, and performers (59.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Champaign County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 499 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 12.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Champaign County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (499 new jobs)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (347 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (294 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (291 new jobs)
5. Couriers (252 new jobs)

From the 123 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 71 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 52 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Champaign County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,421 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Champaign County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,213 jobs in that time period. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 17.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Champaign County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (1,213 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (957 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (489 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (281 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (249 jobs lost)





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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.

Champaign County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Champaign County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The ISPs and web search portals industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 410.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Champaign County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where the industry took a gain of 14.9 percent. The ISPs and web search portals industry in Champaign County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. ISPs and web search portals (410.5 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (198.6 percent gain)
3. Advertising and related services (185.4 percent gain)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (93.7 percent gain)
5. Other support services (62.6 percent gain)

Champaign County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 69.6 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 experienced in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 8.1 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Champaign 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 (69.6 percent decline)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (52.6 percent decline)
3. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (47.7 percent decline)
4. Household goods repair and maintenance (40 percent decline)
5. Private households (37.8 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Illinois, experiencing a gain of 1.5 percent from 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.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Champaign County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 271 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry makes up 12.9 percent of the total growth in Champaign County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (271 new jobs)
2. Department stores (239 new jobs)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (179 new jobs)
4. Office administrative services (146 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (114 new jobs)

From the 131 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 62 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 69 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Champaign County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 301 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Champaign County

Given the industries in the area, the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 288 jobs. The declines in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry make up 13.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Champaign County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (288 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (157 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (142 jobs lost)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (117 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (97 jobs lost)





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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 Champaign County, Illinois

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Champaign County, Illinois, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 23.2 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Champaign County, seeing a 134.9 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The poverty rate in Champaign County, Illinois has increased by 2.3 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 16.1 percent to 18.4 percent.

The areas median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $39,129, which amounts to a 11.5 percent decline. Champaign County, Illinois, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 7 of 21 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Illinois. Champaign County ranks 161 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

In Champaign County, Illinois White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $48,797 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 10.4 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Champaign County, Illinois recorded a median income of $29,399, this median household income is 33.5 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $23,599. This income level is 46.6 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 38.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $27,345. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Champaign County had a median household income level of $18,355, this median was 58.5 percent less than the median for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Champaign County, Illinois can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 16.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 35.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 18 to 64 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Champaign County, reporting 19 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Champaign County was reported to have a medium-high median household income of $44,203 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 23.3 percent lower than the median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median is 11.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Champaign County, Illinois

In Champaign County, Illinois as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 37.8 percent of the White Alone, 16.6 percent of Black or African American, 79.4 percent of the Asian alone and 41.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 3.2 percent. As reported in 2005, 44.2 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 3.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 39.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Champaign County, Illinois has a very highly-educated working age population, with 38 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Champaign counted a higher percent of population with high education level than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Since the year 2000, Champaign has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 3.8 percent to a total of 41.8 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the 2005 State of Illinois percent of 29.2 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Champaign County, Illinois, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 40.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Champaign have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 40.6 percent (Men) versus 35.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 35.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Champaign County, Illinois

Champaign County, Illinois has a population that is made of 75.2 percent White, 11 percent African American, 7.9 percent Asian, and 3.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 22.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Champaign has increased the percent of minority makeup when 20.6 percent of the population were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated to Champaign internationally. The international migration into Champaign totals 1.8 percent of the total migration into the State of Illinois. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Champaign County, Illinois to be 28.2 years of age. The median age in Champaign is less than the median in Illinois of 35.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median age, when it was 28.5 years old. With a total of 20.1 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Champaign can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 69.9 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 10 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Champaign County, Illinois had an estimated population of 184,905 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 179,803. This growth signifies an increase of 2.8 percent. Champaign ranks 13 of 102 counties when calculating total change in population for Illinois and the county ranks 491 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Champaign extends a total area of 997 square miles. This area has a medium-low average area density of 185 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Cole, MO (186 per sq. mile ), Eaton, MI (186 per sq. mile ), Jackson, MS (187 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Fayette, PA (185 per sq. mile ), Johnston, NC (185 per sq. mile ), LaPorte, IN (185 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Champaign County, Illinois

The State of Illinois, Champaign County is positioned 14 of 102 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 773 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

The residential home values in Champaign County, Illinois have seen large increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $32,800, or 34.6 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $94,700.

Champaign County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $127,500, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall Illinois 2005 home median value of $183,900 and less than home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Champaign County may be be described as having a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 1.9 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

According to the data, there is a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Champaign County, Illinois. In 2005, 48.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Champaign County, the real estate market was made up of 80,549 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 4,088 housing units since the year 2001, or 5.3 percent.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Retail Trade since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Champaign County. The sector faced a loss of 1,126 jobs, or 10.3 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 36.3 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Champaign County, Accommodation and food services, Information and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Accommodation and food services sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.41. The level of employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.41 times greater than the national average, signifying that Champaign specializes in Accommodation and food services.

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest employers in Champaign County. The industry averages 73 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 40 and less than the Illinois typical size of 85 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Mining in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Champaign County, increasing in size by 69.2 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.7 percent. The State of Illinois had an industry job change of -2.6 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Champaign County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 16.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 10,600 employees. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries make up 14.9 and 14.3 percent of total employment, respectively.







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