In Jackson County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry reported the top wages in Jackson County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Jackson County was paid an annual wage of $57,852 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Illinois of $135,246 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $138,150.

Other high-paying jobs in Jackson County, Illinois may be found in management and technical consulting services ($57,324), nonresidential building construction ($47,833), logging ($46,424) and offices of physicians ($44,917) 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.

Jackson County Wages have increased by 15.1% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Jackson County, Illinois by a total of 15.1%. 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Jackson County, Illinois can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 44.4 percent lower than the state, which accounted an 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.

Jackson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Illinois, which experienced a loss of -1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Jackson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 90.4 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 reported a loss of 13.5 percent. The losses in the Insurance carriers industry in Jackson County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.3 percent in terms of employees in the Insurance carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (90.4 percent decline)
2. Child day care services (65 percent decline)
3. Individual and family services (52.2 percent decline)
4. Department stores (50 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (49 percent decline)

Jackson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 237.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Jackson County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where this industry saw a gain of 106.7 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Jackson County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 31.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (237.8 percent gain)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (223.9 percent gain)
3. Nursing care facilities (159.3 percent gain)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (150.3 percent gain)
5. Specialized design services (125.9 percent gain)

Given the 66 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 31 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 31 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jackson County

The Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 519 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 22.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Jackson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (519 new jobs)
2. Nursing care facilities (429 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (388 new jobs)
4. Clothing stores (144 new jobs)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (122 new jobs)

In Jackson County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 419 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jackson County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 435 jobs. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 23.8 percent of the total job loss in Jackson County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (435 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (359 jobs lost)
3. Child day care services (149 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (105 jobs lost)
5. Insurance carriers (94 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.

Jackson County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Jackson County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 76 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Jackson County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 156 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 19.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Jackson County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (156 jobs lost)
2. Book, periodical, and music stores (103 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (83 jobs lost)
4. Clothing stores (73 jobs lost)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (63 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Jackson County

The Nursing care facilities industry has grown the most with 498 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 51.5 percent of the total employment growth in Jackson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (498 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (78 new jobs)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (53 new jobs)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (49 new jobs)
5. Special food services (48 new jobs)

From the 74 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 33 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 40 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.4 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 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Jackson County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 54.4 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 it saw a gain of 4 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Jackson County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.4 percent in terms of employment in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (54.4 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (53.1 percent decline)
3. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (42.4 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (39.3 percent decline)
5. Book, periodical, and music stores (38.4 percent decline)

Jackson County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nursing care facilities industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 248.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Jackson County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where it saw a gain of 1.6 percent. The Nursing care facilities industry in Jackson County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (248.6 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (76.5 percent gain)
3. Special food services (65.6 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (48.2 percent gain)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (42.9 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.

Income and Poverty in Jackson County, Illinois

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Jackson County had a relatively low household income of $29,187 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 86.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and this is 68.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Jackson County, Illinois , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $14,281, which is 51.1 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Jackson County had a median income of $14,260, which was 51.1 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 47.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $15,231. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $7,800. This median income level is 73.3 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. In Jackson County, Illinois White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $32,748 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 12.2 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Jackson County, Illinois can be considered to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 25.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 51.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Jackson County, accounting 30.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Jackson County, Illinois

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Jackson County, Illinois, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 34 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Jackson on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 34 percent (Men) versus 30 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 30 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Jackson County, Illinois according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 30.8 percent of the White Alone, 24.8 percent of Black or African American, 78 percent of the Asian alone and 27.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Jackson County, Illinois can be considered to have a highly-educated 2000 population, with 32 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Jackson is reported having 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Jackson County, Illinois

Jackson County, Illinois has a population that is made up of 78.6 percent White, 12.4 percent African American, 4.2 percent Asian, and 2.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 19.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Jackson has increased the percent of minority population when 18.7 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Jackson County, Illinois to be 26.8 years old. The median in Jackson is less than the median age for the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median, when the median age was 27.4 years old. With 17.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Jackson can be understood as having a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 70.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Jackson County, Illinois had a population that was estimated at 57,954 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 59,530. The decline represents a decrease of -2.6 percent. Jackson ranks 98 of 102 counties when calculating total change in population for Illinois and the county ranks 3,038 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated to Jackson internationally. The international migration into Jackson totals 0.5 percent of immigration into the State of Illinois. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In terms of total land area, Jackson covers a total land area of 588 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low density of 99 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Tioga, NY (99 per sq. mile ), Nassau, FL (99 per sq. mile ), Caroline, MD (99 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Richmond, NC (99 per sq. mile ), Laurens, SC (98 per sq. mile ), Holmes, OH (98 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Jackson County, Illinois

Jackson County has a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census reports that 0.1 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Throughout the State of Illinois, Jackson County is positioned 44 of 102 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,503 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Jackson County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $68,200, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Illinois 2000 home value of $130,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Jackson County, Illinois. In 2000, 84.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Jackson County, the real estate market was made up of 27,817 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 732 homes since 2001, or 2.7 percent.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Jackson County. The sector faced a loss of 488 jobs during the period, or 42.1 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 36.2 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Information has a largest number of employee per establishment in Jackson County, averaging 26 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 22 and greater than the State of Illinois average establishment size of 19 for the Information industry.

Real estate and rental and leasing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Jackson County, moving a total of 31.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.3 percent. The State of Illinois saw a change in employment in the sector of -2.3 percent, since the year 2001.

In Jackson County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Accommodation and food services industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.74. The level of employment in the Accommodation and food services industry is 1.74 times greater than the national average, signifying that Jackson may be an exporter of products or services of Accommodation and food services.

In Jackson County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 23.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 4,062 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries make up 18.9 and 17.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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