In Perry County, jobs in the building foundation and exterior contractors pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the building foundation and exterior contractors industry reported the top wages in Perry County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Perry County was paid an annual wage of $49,139 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Illinois of $46,025 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $35,328.

Other high-paying jobs in Perry County, Illinois may be found in health and personal care stores ($31,982), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($30,595), building equipment contractors ($29,341) and offices of physicians ($28,476) 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Perry County, Illinois can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 42.8 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.

Perry County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Perry County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 42.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). 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 1.5 percent. The losses in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry in Perry County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.8 percent in terms of employees in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (42.8 percent decline)
2. Offices of physicians (35.9 percent decline)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (29.4 percent decline)
4. Child day care services (22.1 percent decline)
5. Florists (21.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 17 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Perry County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 150.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Perry County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where the industry took a loss of 6.3 percent. The Traveler accommodation industry in Perry County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (150.0 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (142.7 percent gain)
3. Civic and social organizations (41.9 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (34.7 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (29.2 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Perry County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 85 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 42.2 percent of the total growth in Perry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (85 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (39 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (28 new jobs)
4. Traveler accommodation (19 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (9 new jobs)

In Perry County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 950 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 24 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 14 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Perry County

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 29 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry make up 32.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Perry County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (29 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (15 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (14 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (12 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (6 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.

Perry County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Perry County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 271 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Perry County

The Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 64 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 44.4 percent of the total growth in Perry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (64 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (33 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (10 new jobs)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (8 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (6 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Perry County

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 30 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 29.7 percent of the total job loss in Perry County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (30 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (19 jobs lost)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (19 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (10 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (9 jobs lost)

Given the 24 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 14 industries reported a drop in employment.

The total number of jobs has decreased by 5.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Illinois, which experienced a gain of 1.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Perry County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 97.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Perry County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 3.6 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Perry County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (97.0 percent gain)
2. Traveler accommodation (48.4 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (26.8 percent gain)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (22.9 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (19.9 percent gain)

Perry County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 34.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the industry reported a gain of 0.1 percent. The losses in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Perry County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 percent in terms of employment in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (34.1 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (31.8 percent decline)
3. Civic and social organizations (29.9 percent decline)
4. Health and personal care stores (21.5 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20.8 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 Perry County, Illinois

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Perry County reported a medium-low household income of $38,939 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 40 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and this is 26.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Perry County, Illinois can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 33.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Perry County, accounting 23 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Perry County, Illinois White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,156 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 32.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $26,325. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $21,938. This median is 43.7 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Perry County reported a median household income of $70,078, this was 80 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Hispanic households in Perry County, Illinois , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $35,414, this median household income is 9.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Perry County, Illinois

In Perry County, Illinois according the 2000 Decennial Census, 10.8 percent of the White Alone, 1 percent of Black or African American, 40.6 percent of the Asian alone and 5.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Perry County, Illinois, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 31.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Perry on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 8.4 percent (Men) versus 12 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 37.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Perry County, Illinois may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 10 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Perry has 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 Perry County, Illinois

Perry County, Illinois has a population that is made up of 88.5 percent White, 8.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 2.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 10.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Perry has increased the percent of minority population when 10.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Perry spans a total of 441 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average population density of 52 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Larue, KY (52 per sq. mile ), Mecklenburg, VA (52 per sq. mile ), Coahoma, MS (52 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Clay, MS (52 per sq. mile ), Rusk, TX (52 per sq. mile ), Schoharie, NY (52 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Perry from another country. The international migration into Perry totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Illinois. This percent of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Perry County, Illinois had an estimated population of 22,815 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 23,065. The decline denotes a decrease of -1.1 percent. Perry ranks 62 of 102 counties in terms of population growth in Illinois and the county ranks 2,424 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Perry County, Illinois to be 38.3 years old. The median age in Perry is greater than the median age in Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 37.7 years of age. With a total of 21 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Perry can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 63.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Perry County, Illinois

Perry County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $55,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Illinois 2000 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 Perry County, there were a total of 9,782 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 237 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.5 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Perry County, Illinois. In 2000, 94.5 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In the State of Illinois, Perry County is positioned 48 of 102 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,622 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Perry County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.27. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.27 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Perry County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

The Accommodation and food services has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Perry County since 2001, going from making up 9.9 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

In Perry County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 29.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,401 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 15.2 and 14.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Perry County, with the industry averaging 67 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Illinois establishments size average of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

Perry County is ranked at 62 of 103 Counties in the State of Illinois according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 58 of 103 Counties.

Transportation and Warehousing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Perry County, increasing by 158.9 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Illinois experienced a change in employment in the sector of -3.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.





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