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

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Clay County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Clay County received a wage of $45,790 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Illinois of $68,301 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

Other top-pay jobs in Clay County, Illinois may be found in other specialty trade contractors ($39,839), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($37,597), motor vehicle parts manufacturing ($34,664) and oil and gas extraction ($33,737) 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.

Clay County Wages have increased by 15.3% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Clay County, Illinois by a total of 15.3%. This is less than the growth in 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.

Clay County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clay County

Given the industries in the area, the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 60 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry make up 38.2 percent of the total job loss in Clay County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (60 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for mining (22 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (19 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (14 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (14 jobs lost)

From the 21 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 12 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Clay County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 158 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clay County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Oil and gas extraction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 58 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Oil and gas extraction industry makes up 28.6 percent of the growth in Clay County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (58 new jobs)
2. Nursing care facilities (52 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (36 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (14 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (13 new jobs)

Clay County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oil and gas extraction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 159.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Clay County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 2.1 percent. The Oil and gas extraction industry in Clay County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (159.6 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (105.1 percent gain)
3. Nursing care facilities (43.0 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (41.5 percent gain)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (32.3 percent gain)

Clay County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 40.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the it saw a gain of 7.9 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Clay County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 8.3 in percent of workers in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (40.3 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (33 percent decline)
3. Support activities for mining (31.3 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (27.2 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (24.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 3.3 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 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Clay County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clay County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 12 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 22.9 percent of the total growth in Clay County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (12 new jobs)
2. Oil and gas extraction (9 new jobs)
3. Automobile dealers (7 new jobs)
4. Support activities for mining (4 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (3 new jobs)

In Clay County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 99 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 22 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 15 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clay County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 28 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry make up 54.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Clay County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (28 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (7 jobs lost)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (6 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (4 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (4 jobs lost)

Clay County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 14.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Clay County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 2.8 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Clay County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (14.7 percent gain)
2. Automobile dealers (13.2 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (13.0 percent gain)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (12.3 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (11.1 percent gain)

Clay County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 18.8 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2.3 percent. The losses in the Oilseed and grain farming industry in Clay County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.1 percent in terms of employment in the Oilseed and grain farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (18.8 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (15.1 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (9.4 percent decline)
4. Health and personal care stores (4.3 percent decline)
5. Depository credit intermediation (3.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Illinois, which experienced a gain of 1.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.





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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 Clay County, Illinois

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Clay County, Illinois may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.8 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 15.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Clay County, accounting 14 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Clay County, Illinois White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,721 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.2 percent less than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $48,913. This income level is 36.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Clay County, Illinois , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $58,500, which is 63.4 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Clay County reported a medium-low median household income of $35,801 (2005 Dollars). This median is 52.3 percent lower than the household income median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median household income is 37.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Clay County, Illinois

Clay County, Illinois has a less-educated working age population, with 9.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Clay was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Clay County, Illinois according the 2000 Decennial Census, 9.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 24 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Clay County, Illinois, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 41.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Clay have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.6 percent (Men) versus 8.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 35.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Clay County, Illinois

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Clay County, Illinois to be 40.8 years of age. The median in Clay is greater than the median age for the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.8 years of age. With a total of 23 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Clay can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 18.8 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Clay County, Illinois had a population that was estimated at 14,122 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 14,552. The decline shows a decrease of -3 percent. Clay ranks 73 of 102 counties in terms of population growth in Illinois and the county ranks 2,681 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Clay encompasses a total area of 469 square miles. The county has a low population density of 30 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Gallatin, MT (30 per sq. mile ), De Soto, LA (30 per sq. mile ), Lewis, WA (30 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Finney, KS (30 per sq. mile ), Telfair, GA (30 per sq. mile ), Crawford, WI (30 per sq. mile ).

Clay County, Illinois has a population that is made of 97.8 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Clay has increased the percent of minority population when 1.2 percent of the people were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Clay internationally. The migration from outside the US into Clay accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Illinois. This percent of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Clay County, Illinois

Clay County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $51,500, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Illinois 2000 home median value of $130,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

Throughout the State of Illinois, Clay County is positioned 63 of 102 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,018 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Clay County, Illinois. In 2000, 94 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Clay County, the real estate market was made up of 6,568 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 122 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.9 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Clay County. The industry lost a total of 197 employees during the period, or 8.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 42.4 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Clay County. In the County, the industry averages 116 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Illinois average establishment size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

Clay County ranks 64 of 103 Counties throughout the State of Illinois in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 63 of 103 Counties.

In Clay County, Mining, Manufacturing and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 5.69. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 5.69 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Clay County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Clay County, with a job growth of 73.1 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, from 2001 to 2005.

In Clay County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 45.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,088 people employed. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries make up 9.6 and 7.8 percent of total employment, respectively.





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