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

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Jobs in the specialized freight trucking industry had the highest average wages in Pulaski County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pulaski County was paid an annual wage of $22,504 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Illinois of $43,233 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $36,645.

High-wage employment in Pulaski County, Illinois may be found in general freight trucking ($17,175), automotive repair and maintenance ($16,425), grocery stores ($13,591) and full-service restaurants ($8,005) 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.

Pulaski County Wages have increased by 32.9% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Pulaski County, Illinois by a total of 32.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Pulaski County, Illinois can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 28.8 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.

Pulaski County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pulaski County

The Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 112 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 42.8 percent of the total employment growth in Pulaski County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (112 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (56 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (32 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (18 new jobs)
5. Hog and pig farming (14 new jobs)

In Pulaski County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 81 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pulaski County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 62 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 47.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Pulaski County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (62 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (19 jobs lost)
3. Florists (18 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (9 jobs lost)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (7 jobs lost)

Of the 22 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Pulaski County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Florists industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 78.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the it saw a loss of 26.5 percent. The losses in the Florists industry in Pulaski County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 23 in percent of jobs in the Florists industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Florists (78.3 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (33.3 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (32.7 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (27.3 percent decline)
5. Legal services (21.2 percent decline)

Pulaski County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 620.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Pulaski County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 5.7 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Pulaski County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (620.4 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (183.3 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (77.9 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (58.2 percent gain)
5. Death care services (53.8 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 7.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Illinois, which experienced a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Pulaski County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Pulaski County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 38 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pulaski County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 2 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 100.0 percent of the total employment decline in Pulaski County, Illinois.

Top 1 Industries
1. General freight trucking (2 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pulaski County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has grown the most with 3 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 111.1 percent of the total employment growth in Pulaski County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (3 new jobs)



Pulaski County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 41.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Pulaski County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 8 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Pulaski County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.5 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (41.7 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 4.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Illinois, which saw a gain of 1.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Pulaski County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 13 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 sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the industry reported a gain of 2.6 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Pulaski County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.3 in percent of workers in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. General freight trucking (13 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 Pulaski County, Illinois

Compared to counties across the United States, Pulaski County was reported to have a relatively low median income for households of $29,672 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 83.7 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median is 65.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 30.3 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $20,670. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Pulaski County reported a median household income of $7,800, this level was 73.7 percent less than the median for all households. In Pulaski County, Illinois White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $32,012 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 7.9 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $33,638. This income level is 13.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic in Pulaski County, Illinois recorded a median income of $38,837, this median is 30.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Pulaski County, Illinois can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 24.7 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 39.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Pulaski County, with 47.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Pulaski County, Illinois

Reported by the 2000 Census in Pulaski County, Illinois, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 32.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Pulaski on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 7 percent (Men) versus 7.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree, with 32.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Pulaski County, Illinois according the 2000 Decennial Census, 6.6 percent of the White Alone, 8.8 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Pulaski County, Illinois has a less-educated 2000 population, with 7.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Pulaski counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Pulaski County, Illinois

Since 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Pulaski from outside the country. The immigration into Pulaski makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Pulaski County, Illinois had a total estimated population of 6,794 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 7,322. The decline represents a decrease of -7.2 percent. Pulaski ranks 79 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 2,778 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Pulaski County, Illinois to be 38.0 years old. The median in Pulaski is greater than the median age in the State of Illinois of 35.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 37.8 years old. With a total of 26.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Pulaski can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.4 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.3 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Pulaski extends a total area of 201 total square miles. The area has a low population density of 34 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Macon, GA (34 per sq. mile ), Willacy, TX (34 per sq. mile ), Labette, KS (34 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Levy, FL (34 per sq. mile ), Matagorda, TX (34 per sq. mile ), Santa Cruz, AZ (34 per sq. mile ).

Pulaski County, Illinois has a population that is comprised of 66.7 percent White, 30.2 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 1.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 32.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Pulaski has decreased the percent of minority population when 33.2 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Pulaski County, Illinois

When compared to other counties in Illinois, Pulaski County is positioned 88 of 102 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,470 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

According to the data, there is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Pulaski County, Illinois. In 2000, 98.3 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Pulaski County, the census reported 3,422 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 43 homes since 2001, or 1.3 percent.

Pulaski County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $33,300, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Illinois 2000 home 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 Pulaski County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Pulaski County. In the County, the industry averages 31 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Illinois typical size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

Pulaski County is ranked at 98 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 97 of 103 Counties.

The Wholesale trade industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Pulaski County since 2001, going from making up 6.2 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

In Pulaski County, Other services, except public administration, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Other services, except public administration is the major employer in the county making up 18 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 164 jobs. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries make up 16.8 and 10.9 percent of industry employment.

In Pulaski County, Other services, except public administration, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Other services, except public administration sector in the county has a location quotient of 4.6. This means the percent of total employment in the Other services, except public administration sector is 4.6 times greater than the national average, signifying that Pulaski specializes in Other services, except public administration.

Manufacturing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Pulaski County, with an employment growth of 19.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -13.4 percent. The State of Illinois had an industry job change of -15.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.





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