In Fayette County, jobs in the health and personal care stores pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the health and personal care stores industry reported the top wages in Fayette County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Fayette County received an annual wage of $78,014 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Illinois of $29,532 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $30,135.

Other high-paying jobs in Fayette County, Illinois can be found in offices of physicians ($45,822), farm product raw material merch. whls. ($45,109), offices of dentists ($42,460) and lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers ($37,755) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Fayette County Wages have increased by 14.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Fayette County, Illinois by a total of 14.6%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Fayette County, Illinois can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 46 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $43,351. The average industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Fayette County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in the State of Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Fayette County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 212.5 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Fayette County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 10.8 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Fayette County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 11 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (212.5 percent gain)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (155.0 percent gain)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (118.8 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (31.7 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (16.6 percent gain)

Fayette County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 47 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the it saw a loss of 6.6 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Fayette County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.5 in percent of jobs in the Grocery stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (47 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (37.7 percent decline)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (36.1 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (28.7 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (27.9 percent decline)

In Fayette County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 16 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 33 4-digit NAICS industries, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 16 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Fayette County

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has grown the most with 56 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry makes up 33.7 percent of the total employment growth in Fayette County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (56 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (44 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15 new jobs)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (13 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Fayette County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 50 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 24.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Fayette County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (50 jobs lost)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (25 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (19 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (19 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (18 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.

Fayette County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Fayette County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 52 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 23.9 percent of the total employment decline in Fayette County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (52 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (45 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (28 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (15 jobs lost)
5. Oil and gas extraction (13 jobs lost)

Given the 32 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 19 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 13 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Fayette County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 173 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Fayette County

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has added the most employment with 42 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry makes up 30.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Fayette County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (42 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (34 new jobs)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (14 new jobs)
4. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (11 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (9 new jobs)

Fayette County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 84.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Fayette County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where the industry took a loss of 0.1 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Fayette County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (84.1 percent gain)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (63.0 percent gain)
3. Child day care services (33.3 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (27.8 percent gain)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (25.0 percent gain)

Fayette County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 44.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 0.3 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Fayette County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Grocery stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (44.6 percent decline)
2. Civic and social organizations (43.7 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (42.3 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (31.6 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (23.8 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 3.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Illinois, which saw a gain of 1.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US 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 Fayette County, Illinois

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Fayette County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $37,291 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 46.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median is 31.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Fayette County, Illinois may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 12.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 70.1 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Fayette County, with 26.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

In Fayette County, Illinois White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,458 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $2,924. This household income level is 92.2 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Fayette County reported a median household income of $21,938, this median was 41.2 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 75.8 percent greater than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $65,569. Hispanic households in Fayette County, Illinois reported a median household income of $19,744, which is 47.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Fayette County, Illinois

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

Fayette County, Illinois has a less-educated 2000 population, with 9 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Fayette has a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Fayette County, Illinois, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 39 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Fayette have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 8.2 percent (Men) versus 10 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 42.8 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 Fayette County, Illinois

Since the year 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Fayette from outside the country. The immigration into Fayette makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Illinois. This amount of international migration is very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Fayette County, Illinois has a population that is made up of 93.6 percent White, 4.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 6.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Fayette has increased the percent of minority makeup when 5.9 percent of the population were minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Fayette spans a total of 716 square miles. The county has a low population density of 30 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, 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 ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Fayette County, Illinois to be 38.1 years old. The median age in Fayette is greater than the median age in the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 37.6 years old. With 22 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Fayette can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Fayette County, Illinois had a population that was estimated at 21,713 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 21,801. The decline represents a decrease of -0.4 percent. Fayette ranks 49 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 2,105 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Fayette County, Illinois

In Fayette County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 9,324 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 199 residential units since 2001, or 2.2 percent.

Fayette County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $59,500, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the 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, Fayette County is positioned 56 of 102 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,831 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 affordable housing in Fayette County, Illinois. In 2000, 92.3 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Fayette County, with the industry averaging 46 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Illinois typical size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Fayette County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 4.76. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 4.76 times greater than the national average, signifying that Fayette specializes in Mining.

Retail Trade is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Fayette County, rising by 18.1 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.5 percent. The State of Illinois had an industry job change of -2.6 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Fayette County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 18.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 917 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 17.8 and 10.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Fayette County. The sector dealt with a loss of 161 total jobs during the period, accounting for 14.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 89.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.







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