In Massac County, jobs in the cement and concrete product manufacturing pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the cement and concrete product manufacturing industry paid the average highest wages in Massac County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Massac County received an annual wage of $56,587 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in Illinois of $52,229 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $44,786.

High-wage employment in Massac County, Illinois may be found in building equipment contractors ($56,252), architectural and engineering services ($45,272), offices of physicians ($44,901) and general freight trucking ($36,726) 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.

Massac County Wages have increased by 17.7% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Massac County, Illinois by a total of 17.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Illinois and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Massac County, Illinois can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 22 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $43,351. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Massac County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Massac County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 145.5 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Massac County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where the industry took a gain of 34.4 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Massac County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 26.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (145.5 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (35.4 percent gain)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (18.1 percent gain)
4. Traveler accommodation (15.4 percent gain)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (2.3 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 10.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Massac County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 52.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 11.9 percent. The losses in the Building material and supplies dealers industry in Massac County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 20 percent in terms of employees in the Building material and supplies dealers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (52.3 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (34.1 percent decline)
3. Legal services (27.5 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (22.4 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (21 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Massac County

The Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 31 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 20.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Massac County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (31 jobs lost)
2. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (26 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (25 jobs lost)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (23 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (15 jobs lost)

Given the 17 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 12 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Massac County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 433 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Massac County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 17 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 40.5 percent of the growth in Massac County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (17 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (11 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (8 new jobs)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (6 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (4 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.

Massac County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Massac County

The Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 40 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 47.1 percent of the total employment growth in Massac County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (40 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (23 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (7 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (5 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Massac County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 29 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 53.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Massac County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (29 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (6 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (6 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (4 jobs lost)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (3 jobs lost)

In Massac County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 10 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Of the 18 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total employment has decreased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Illinois, which went through a gain of 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Massac County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 54.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Massac County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 4.8 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Massac County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (54.8 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (35.0 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (33.3 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (26.0 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (25.8 percent gain)

Massac County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 19.9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Massac County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.2 percent in terms of employees in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (19.9 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (18.2 percent decline)
3. Offices of physicians (12.2 percent decline)
4. Legal services (10.8 percent decline)
5. Personal care services (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.

Income and Poverty in Massac County, Illinois

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Massac County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $36,853 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 47.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and this is 33.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Massac County, Illinois , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,713, this median is 16.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Massac County had a median household income level of $57,038, this level was 54.8 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Massac County, Illinois White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $37,580 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $14,219. This median income level is 61.4 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 40 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $22,120.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Massac County, Illinois can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 63.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Massac County, accounting 17.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Massac County, Illinois

In Massac County, Illinois according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 10.8 percent of the White Alone, 6.8 percent of Black or African American, 33.4 percent of the Asian alone and 4.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Massac County, Illinois, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 36.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Massac have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.6 percent (Men) versus 10.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 33.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Massac County, Illinois may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 10.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Massac was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Massac County, Illinois

Massac County, Illinois had a population of 15,348 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 15,125. This growth signifies an increase of 1.5 percent. Massac ranks 33 of 102 counties when calculating total change in population for Illinois and the county ranks 1,633 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Massac County, Illinois to be 39.8 years old. The median in Massac is greater than the median age in Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.6 years of age. With a total of 22.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Massac can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

In terms of total land area, Massac spans a total of 239 square miles. The county has a medium-low density of 64 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Gilmer, GA (64 per sq. mile ), Charlevoix, MI (64 per sq. mile ), Mingo, WV (64 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Geary, KS (64 per sq. mile ), Nacogdoches, TX (64 per sq. mile ), Pike, OH (64 per sq. mile ).

Massac County, Illinois has a population that is comprised of 91.8 percent White, 6.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 7.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Massac has increased in diversity when 7.0 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Massac County, Illinois

When compared to other counties in Illinois, Massac County stands 68 of 102 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,077 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Massac County, the real estate market was made up of 7,121 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 127 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.8 percent.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Massac County, Illinois. In 2000, 91.3 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Massac County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $63,300, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Illinois 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $130,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Massac County ranks 75 of 103 Counties in the State of Illinois by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 69 of 103 Counties.

In Massac County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing and Finance and insurance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Transportation and Warehousing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.85. The percent of employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 1.85 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Massac may be an exporter of products or services of Transportation and Warehousing.

In Massac County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 15.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 536 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 11.1 and 8.2 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Massac County. The industry averages 77 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Illinois typical size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.









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