In Cook County, jobs in the water, sewage and other systems pay the highest wages

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Employment in the water, sewage and other systems industry wages were the highest in Cook County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Cook County earned an annual wage of $176,495 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Illinois of $51,943 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $41,722.

High-wage employment in Cook County, Illinois are present in spectator sports ($163,614), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($141,348), other financial investment activities ($137,746) and scientific research and development services ($124,473) 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.

Cook County Wages have increased by 17.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Cook County, Illinois by a total of 17.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Illinois and greater 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.

Cook County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Cook County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other hospitals industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 249.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Cook County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where it saw a gain of 56.9 percent. The Other hospitals industry in Cook County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 23 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other hospitals (249.6 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (149.5 percent gain)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (93.5 percent gain)
4. Other ground passenger transportation (91.8 percent gain)
5. Social advocacy organizations (59.1 percent gain)

Cook County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 86.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 56.8 percent. The losses in the Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry in Cook County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 32.5 in percent of workers in the Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (86.6 percent decline)
2. Other leather product manufacturing (75.7 percent decline)
3. Railroad rolling stock manufacturing (62.1 percent decline)
4. Alumina and aluminum production (61.2 percent decline)
5. Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. (61 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 4.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

In Cook County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 109,530 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cook County

The Scheduled air transportation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 9,899 jobs. The declines in the Scheduled air transportation industry make up 4.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Cook County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scheduled air transportation (9,899 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (7,849 jobs lost)
3. Printing and related support activities (6,965 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (6,544 jobs lost)
5. Scientific research and development services (6,251 jobs lost)

Of the 263 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 175 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 88 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cook County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 9,964 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 10.3 percent of the growth in Cook County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (9,964 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (5,383 new jobs)
3. Employment services (5,002 new jobs)
4. Colleges and universities (4,855 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (4,065 new jobs)





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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.

Cook County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cook County

The Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 7,827 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 13.2 percent of the growth in Cook County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (7,827 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (2,929 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (2,755 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (2,270 new jobs)
5. Computer systems design and related services (1,813 new jobs)

Given the 266 4-digit NAICS industries, 125 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 141 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Cook County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 32,316 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cook County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Scheduled air transportation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 2,255 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Scheduled air transportation industry make up 8.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Cook County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scheduled air transportation (2,255 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (2,005 jobs lost)
3. Child day care services (1,549 jobs lost)
4. Private households (1,280 jobs lost)
5. Other ambulatory health care services (911 jobs lost)

Cook County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Direct selling establishments industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 107.1 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cook County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 30.5 percent. The Direct selling establishments industry in Cook County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Direct selling establishments (107.1 percent gain)
2. Sawmills and wood preservation (53.2 percent gain)
3. Internet publishing and broadcasting (35.4 percent gain)
4. Other nonferrous metal production (33.6 percent gain)
5. Promoters of performing arts and sports (32.8 percent gain)

Cook County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonscheduled air transportation industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 39 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 4.1 percent. The losses in the Nonscheduled air transportation industry in Cook County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.9 in percent of jobs in the Nonscheduled air transportation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonscheduled air transportation (39 percent decline)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (37.4 percent decline)
3. General rental centers (37 percent decline)
4. Other ambulatory health care services (36.7 percent decline)
5. Private households (33.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Illinois, which saw a gain of 1.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain felt at the national level 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 Cook County, Illinois

As the median household income witnessed a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Cook County, Illinois, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 19.9 percent since 2000. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Cook County, encountering a 1.8 percent decline in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The poverty rate in Cook County, Illinois has increased by 1.5 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 13.5 percent to 15 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Cook County was reported to have a relatively high median household income of $53,729 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 1.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median household income is 8.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Cook County, Illinois can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 25.5 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Cook County, reporting 20.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $48,950, which amounts to a 8.9 percent decline. Cook County, Illinois, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 9 of 21 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Illinois. Cook County ranks 283 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $61,171. This median is 13.9 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic Householders in Cook County, Illinois reported a median household income of $46,285, this median is 13.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 29.4 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $37,928. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Cook County had a median household income level of $47,261, this was 12 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Cook County, Illinois White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $61,008 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 13.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

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

Higher Education in Cook County, Illinois

In Cook County, Illinois according the 2000 Decennial Census, 33.6 percent of the White Alone, 15 percent of Black or African American, 54.6 percent of the Asian alone and 8.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Cook County, Illinois may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 28 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Cook has a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 3.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 33 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 4.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 30.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Cook County, Illinois, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 29.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Cook have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 29.6 percent (Men) versus 26.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 26.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

From the year 2000, Cook has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 3.8 percent to a total of 31.8 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the 2005 State of Illinois percent of 29.2 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Cook County, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois had a population of 5,303,683 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 5,377,536. The decline signifies a decrease of -1.4 percent. Cook ranks 102 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 3,141 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Cook County, Illinois has a population that is made up of 45.4 percent White, 25.9 percent African American, 5.4 percent Asian, and 22.2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 53.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Cook has increased the percent of minority population when 51.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated to Cook from another country. The international migration into Cook makes up 67.7 percent of all immigration into Illinois. This amount of international migration is very high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

By measuring total land area, Cook spans a total of 946 square miles. The county has a extremly high population density of 5,608 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Essex, NJ (6,265 per sq. mile ), Arlington, VA (7,575 per sq. mile ), Baltimore city, MD (7,869 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- St. Louis city, MO (5,561 per sq. mile ), Union, NJ (5,145 per sq. mile ), Nassau, NY (4,650 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Cook County, Illinois to be 35.2 years of age. The median age in Cook is less than the median in Illinois of 35.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 33.7 years of age. With 25.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Cook can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.4 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.7 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Cook County, Illinois

In Cook County, there were a total of 2,143,737 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 38,832 residential units since 2001, or 1.8 percent.

In the State of Illinois, Cook County is positioned 67 of 102 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,057 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

There is a limited amount affordable residential real estate in Cook County, Illinois. In 2005, 13.3 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

The residential real estate values in Cook County, Illinois have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $84,100, or 53.3 percent, from their 2000 value of $157,700.

Cook County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $241,800, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the Illinois 2005 home median value of $183,900 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Cook County can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 12.8 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest employers in Cook County. In the County, the industry averages 101 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 40 and greater than the Illinois average establishment size of 85 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Cook County. The industry lost a total of 66,133 jobs, or 20.7 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 43.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Cook County, Educational services, Transportation and Warehousing and Finance and insurance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Educational services industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.62. The percent of employment in the Educational services sector is 1.62 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Cook specializes in Educational services.

In Cook County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 13.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 287,578 individuals. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade sectors account for 11.5 and 10.9 percent of total employment, respectively.

Educational services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Cook County, with a job growth of 10.1 percent. This is less than the United States industry change in employment of 13.8 percent. The State of Illinois saw a change in employment in the sector of 10.8 percent, since the year 2001.







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