In Coles 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 Coles County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Coles County received a wage of $70,168 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in 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 Coles County, Illinois exsists in nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying ($52,880), other financial investment activities ($50,569), farm product raw material merch. whls. ($49,925) and architectural and engineering services ($45,870) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Coles County Wages have increased by 8.3% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Coles County, Illinois by a total of 8.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Illinois and less 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.

Coles County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 6.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Illinois, experiencing 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.

Coles County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 336.6 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Coles County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where the industry took a gain of 106.7 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Coles County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 31.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (336.6 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (137.2 percent gain)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (100.0 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (95.8 percent gain)
5. Specialized design services (84.6 percent gain)

Coles County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Department stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 81.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). 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 17.6 percent. The losses in the Department stores industry in Coles County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 11 in percent of workers in the Department stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (81.4 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (52.1 percent decline)
3. Travel arrangement and reservation services (50 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (48 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (36.4 percent decline)

In Coles County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,394 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Coles County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 761 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 58.4 percent of the total growth in Coles County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (761 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (128 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (92 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (82 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (33 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Coles County

Given the industries in the area, the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 787 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 52.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Coles County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (787 jobs lost)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (78 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (62 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (62 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (52 jobs lost)

Given the 58 4-digit NAICS industries, 36 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 21 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.





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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.

Coles County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Coles County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 100.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Coles County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 8.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Coles County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (100.0 percent gain)
2. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (64.7 percent gain)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (63.6 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (38.2 percent gain)
5. Lessors of real estate (35.5 percent gain)

Coles County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 61.9 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 reported a loss of 30.9 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Coles County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (61.9 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (32.7 percent decline)
3. Professional and similar organizations (23.7 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (21.3 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (21.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Illinois, which experienced a gain of 1.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Coles County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 67 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 23.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Coles County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (67 new jobs)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (38 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (23 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (21 new jobs)
5. Insurance carriers (17 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Coles County

The Automobile dealers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 41 jobs. The declines in the Automobile dealers industry make up 10.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Coles County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (41 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (41 jobs lost)
3. Private households (35 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (32 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (31 jobs lost)

Given the 67 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 34 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 31 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Coles County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 232 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-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.

Income and Poverty in Coles County, Illinois

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $14,333. This income level is 62.1 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic Householders in Coles County, Illinois , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $37,733, this median household income is 0.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 64.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $13,511. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Coles County had a median household income level of $68,153, which was 80.4 percent greater than the median income level in this area. In Coles County, Illinois White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,416 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Coles County, Illinois can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 17.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 40.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 18 to 64 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Coles County, accounting 21 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Coles County had a medium-low median household income of $37,775 (2005 Dollars). This median is 44.3 percent lower than the median in Illinois of $54,510 and the median is 30.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Coles County, Illinois

In Coles County, Illinois according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 20.4 percent of the White Alone, 21.6 percent of Black or African American, 70 percent of the Asian alone and 31.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Coles County, Illinois may to understood as having a highly-educated 2000 population, with 20.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Coles was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Coles County, Illinois, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 31.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Coles on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 22.2 percent (Men) versus 19.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 33.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Coles County, Illinois

Coles County, Illinois had an estimated population of 51,065 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 53,042. The decline shows a decrease of -3.7 percent. Coles ranks 99 of 102 counties in terms of population growth in Illinois and the county ranks 3,063 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Coles County, Illinois to be 30.9 years old. The median age in Coles is less than the median age in the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 30.8 years old. With 18.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Coles can be understood as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 67.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Coles spans a total of 508 total square miles. The area has a medium-low density of 100 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Fauquier, VA (100 per sq. mile ), San Patricio, TX (100 per sq. mile ), Columbia, NY (100 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Huntington, IN (100 per sq. mile ), Dodge, WI (100 per sq. mile ), Adams, IN (100 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Coles from outside the country. The immigration into Coles totals 0.1 percent of all immigration into Illinois. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Coles County, Illinois has a population that is made up of 93.8 percent White, 2.4 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 1.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 5.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Coles has increased the percent of minority makeup when 4.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Coles County, Illinois

Coles County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $71,500, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Illinois 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $130,800 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of Illinois, Coles County ranks 70 of 102 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,107 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Coles County, Illinois. In 2000, 84.3 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Coles County, there were a total of 23,312 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 407 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.8 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services has the largest employers in Coles County. In the County, the industry averages 89 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 19 and greater than the Illinois average of 22 for the Administrative and waste services industry.

The Information industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Coles County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 10.4 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 3.8 percent in the year 2005.

In Coles County, Administrative and waste services, Utilities and Information have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Administrative and waste services sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.26. This means the percent of total employment in the Administrative and waste services sector is 3.26 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Coles specializes in Administrative and waste services.

In Coles County, Administrative and waste services, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Administrative and waste services is the largest employment industry and makes up 23.8 percent of total employment in the county, making up 5,055 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors provide 15.2 and 15 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Coles County, growing by 30.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Illinois experienced a sector employment shift of 4.4 percent, during the time since 2001.

Information between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Coles County. The sector faced a loss of 1,488 jobs, or 64.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 69.5 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.





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