In Franklin County, jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry had the highest average wages in Franklin County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Franklin County earned an annual wage of $91,522 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Illinois of $56,961 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $51,569.

Other top-pay jobs in Franklin County, Illinois exsists in utility system construction ($56,171), computer systems design and related services ($47,692), offices of physicians ($44,770) and building equipment contractors ($41,528) 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.

Franklin County Wages have increased by 15.2% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Franklin County, Illinois by a total of 15.2%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Illinois and less than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Franklin County, Illinois when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 42.2 percent lower than the with an state average of $43,351. The average industry wage was less than the national industry average 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.

Franklin County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 42 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 25 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 16 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Franklin County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 28 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Franklin County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 60 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 22.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Franklin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (60 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (59 new jobs)
3. Consumer goods rental (32 new jobs)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (28 new jobs)
5. Printing and related support activities (14 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Franklin County

The Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 113 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 15.2 percent of the total job loss in Franklin County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (113 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (85 jobs lost)
3. Clothing stores (77 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (77 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (57 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Franklin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 78.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the it saw a gain of 13.5 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Franklin County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 12.4 percent in terms of employment in the Offices of physicians industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (78.5 percent decline)
2. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (72 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (65.7 percent decline)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (64.3 percent decline)
5. Clothing stores (62 percent decline)

Franklin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Consumer goods rental industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 182.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Franklin County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where it saw a loss of 11.4 percent. The Consumer goods rental industry in Franklin County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 9.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Consumer goods rental (182.7 percent gain)
2. Private households (100.0 percent gain)
3. Printing and related support activities (81.1 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (79.8 percent gain)
5. Depository credit intermediation (63.9 percent gain)





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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.

Franklin County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Franklin County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 83 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 37.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Franklin County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (83 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (47 jobs lost)
3. Individual and family services (19 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (14 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (13 jobs lost)

Out of the 44 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 15 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 29 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Franklin County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 287 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Franklin County

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 70 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry makes up 30.8 percent of the total growth in Franklin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (70 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (47 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (19 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (16 new jobs)
5. Professional and similar organizations (11 new jobs)

Total employment has increased by 3.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Illinois, which went through a gain of 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Franklin County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 355.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Franklin County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where the industry took a gain of 2.9 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Franklin County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (355.9 percent gain)
2. Clothing stores (69.9 percent gain)
3. Private households (58.3 percent gain)
4. Computer systems design and related services (46.7 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (19.6 percent gain)

Franklin County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nondepository credit intermediation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 33.3 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 seen in the Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 3 percent. The losses in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry in Franklin County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2 percent in terms of employees in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (33.3 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (17.7 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (16.8 percent decline)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (15.6 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (13.3 percent decline)





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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 Franklin County, Illinois

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Franklin County had a relatively low median income for all households of $33,241 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 64 percent lower than the household income median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the income level is 47.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic in Franklin County, Illinois , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $33,951, this income level is 2.1 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Franklin County reported an income level of $19,305, this level was 41.9 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 62.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $12,431. In Franklin County, Illinois White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $33,235 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly less than the median in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $31,200. This median income level is 6.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Franklin County, Illinois can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 16.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 43.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Franklin County, with 26.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Franklin County, Illinois

Reported by the 2000 Census in Franklin County, Illinois, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 34 percent achieving this level. The female population in Franklin on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12.8 percent (Men) versus 10 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma, with 34.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Franklin County, Illinois according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 11.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 50 percent of the Asian alone and 2.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Franklin County, Illinois may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 11.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Franklin counted 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.





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

Demographic Profile for Franklin County, Illinois

From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Franklin from another country. The international migration into Franklin makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Illinois. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

By measuring total land area, Franklin spans a total of 412 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average population density of 96 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, GA (96 per sq. mile ), Whitley, IN (96 per sq. mile ), Pike, MS (96 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Bradford, FL (96 per sq. mile ), Lycoming, PA (96 per sq. mile ), Jones, MS (95 per sq. mile ).

Franklin County, Illinois has a population base that is comprised of 97.9 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Franklin has increased in diversity when 1.1 percent of the total population were minorities.

Franklin County, Illinois had an estimated population of 39,723 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 39,036. This growth shows an increase of 1.8 percent. Franklin ranks 24 of 102 counties in terms of population growth in Illinois and the county ranks 1,269 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Franklin County, Illinois to be 40.4 years old. The median age in Franklin is greater than the median age for the State of Illinois of 35.6. From 2000, the area has seen no change in the median age, at that time the median was 40.4 years old. With a total of 22 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Franklin can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 18.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Franklin County, Illinois

Franklin County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $45,100, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Illinois 2000 median home value of $130,800 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Franklin County, the census reported 18,425 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 236 residential units since 2001, or 1.3 percent.

The State of Illinois, Franklin County places 85 of 102 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,453 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There is a abundant amount of real estate that is affordable in Franklin County, Illinois. In 2000, 95.2 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Franklin County, with the industry averaging 36 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Illinois typical size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Franklin County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Retail Trade industry has an LQ of 1.46. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Retail Trade industry is 1.46 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Franklin County may specialize, or be an exporter of Retail Trade.

Real estate and rental and leasing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Franklin County, rising by 79.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Illinois went through a industry job change of -2.3 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Franklin County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 20.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,492 people employed. The Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries make up 18.6 and 14.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.









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