In Jasper County, jobs in the specialized freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Employment in the specialized freight trucking industry wages were the highest in Jasper County for 2006. The average industry job in Jasper County earned an annual wage of $35,824 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of Illinois of $43,233 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $36,645.

Other top-pay jobs in Jasper County, Illinois may be found in misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($34,864), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($33,738), building foundation and exterior contractors ($33,172) and building finishing contractors ($31,953) 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.

Jasper County Wages have increased by 19.1% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Jasper County, Illinois by a total of 19.1%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Jasper County, Illinois can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 27.6 percent lower than the with an state average of $43,351. The average pay 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.

Jasper County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jasper County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 60 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 73.2 percent of the growth in Jasper County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (60 new jobs)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (9 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (7 new jobs)
4. Oilseed and grain farming (4 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (3 new jobs)

Given the 10 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Jasper County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 306 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jasper County

The Building finishing contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 22 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building finishing contractors industry make up 61.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Jasper County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (22 jobs lost)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (8 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (5 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (105 jobs lost)
5. Insurance carriers (94 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 15.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Illinois, experiencing 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.

Jasper County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 123.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Jasper County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 7 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Jasper County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (123.3 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (26.3 percent gain)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (24.0 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (21.6 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (20.9 percent gain)

Jasper County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 61.7 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 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 it saw a gain of 8.6 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Jasper County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 17.4 percent in terms of employment in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (61.7 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (41.7 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (30.4 percent decline)
4. Legal services (9.5 percent decline)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (6.9 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.

Jasper County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Illinois, which experienced a gain of 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Jasper County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 40.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 4 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Jasper County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.4 in percent of jobs in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (40.6 percent decline)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (30.4 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (10.4 percent decline)
4. Legal services (9.5 percent decline)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (8.7 percent decline)

Jasper County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 22.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Jasper County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 6.5 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Jasper County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 2 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (22.7 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (3.2 percent gain)

Out of the 11 4-digit NAICS industries, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 2 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Jasper County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 66 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Jasper County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Specialized freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 3 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 66.7 percent of the total employment growth in Jasper County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (3 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (2 new jobs)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (15 new jobs)
4. Plastics product manufacturing (14 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (13 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Jasper County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building finishing contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 9 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building finishing contractors industry make up 28.3 percent of the total job loss in Jasper County, Illinois.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (9 jobs lost)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (8 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.

Income and Poverty in Jasper County, Illinois

In Jasper County, Illinois White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,702 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Jasper County, Illinois recorded a median income of $33,053, which is 18.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Jasper County, Illinois can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 100 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Jasper County, accounting 18.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Jasper County reported a medium-high median income for all households of $40,624 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 34.2 percent lower than the median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median household income is 20.9 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 Jasper County, Illinois

Jasper County, Illinois is made up of a less-educated 2000 population, with 11.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Jasper 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Jasper County, Illinois, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 43 percent achieving this level. The female population in Jasper have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.8 percent (Men) versus 10.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma, with 38.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Jasper County, Illinois according the 2000 Decennial Census, 11 percent of the White Alone, . 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.





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

Demographic Profile for Jasper County, Illinois

By measuring total land area, Jasper encompasses a total area of 494 square miles. The county has a very low average population density of 20 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Jackson, WI (20 per sq. mile ), Dent, MO (20 per sq. mile ), Bates, MO (20 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Van Buren, TN (20 per sq. mile ), Lyon, IA (20 per sq. mile ), Madison, LA (20 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Jasper internationally. The international migration into Jasper makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of Illinois. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Jasper County, Illinois has a population that is made up of 98.8 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Jasper has increased the level of diversity when 0.8 percent of the people were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Jasper County, Illinois to be 40.4 years of age. The median in Jasper is greater than the median age for the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 38.2 years old. With 23.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Jasper can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Jasper County, Illinois had an estimated population of 10,020 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 10,071. The decline denotes a decrease of -0.5 percent. Jasper ranks 43 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 2,016 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Jasper County, Illinois

Jasper County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $65,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Illinois 2000 home median value of $130,800 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Jasper County, the real estate market was made up of 4,460 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 125 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.9 percent.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Jasper County, Illinois. In 2000, 92.6 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

When compared to other counties in Illinois, Jasper County is positioned 38 of 102 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,429 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Jasper County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Mining and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 3.75. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 3.75 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Jasper County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Jasper County, with the industry averaging 21 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Illinois average establishment size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

Jasper County ranks 88 of 103 Counties in the State of Illinois in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 87 of 103 Counties.

Other services, except public administration from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Jasper County, growing by 48.2 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 2.8 percent. The State of Illinois had changed in sector employment of -1.9 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Jasper County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 14.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 248 employees. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries total 13.6 and 9.8 percent of total employment, respectively.







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