In St. Clair County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Employment in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry paid the average highest wages in St. Clair County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in St. Clair County received an annual wage of $82,143 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Illinois of $135,246 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $138,150.

Other top-pay jobs in St. Clair County, Illinois can be found in basic chemical manufacturing ($77,095), power generation and supply ($74,978), wired telecommunications carriers ($72,852) and commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($71,886) 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.

St. Clair County Wages have increased by 21.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in St. Clair County, Illinois by a total of 21.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

St. Clair County Industry Wages Lag Behind Illinois, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in St. Clair 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 28.5 percent lower than the with an state average of $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.

St. Clair County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in St. Clair County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 688 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 11.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in St. Clair County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (688 jobs lost)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (633 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (414 jobs lost)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (413 jobs lost)
5. Basic chemical manufacturing (342 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in St. Clair County

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 882 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 11.5 percent of the total employment growth in St. Clair County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (882 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (877 new jobs)
3. Computer systems design and related services (681 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (414 new jobs)
5. Warehousing and storage (275 new jobs)

In St. Clair County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,484 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Out of the 137 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 58 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 79 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Illinois, which experienced a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

St. Clair County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Telecommunications resellers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 1575.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in St. Clair County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 17.1 percent. The Telecommunications resellers industry in St. Clair County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 41.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Telecommunications resellers (1575.0 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (1014.3 percent gain)
3. Specialized design services (357.1 percent gain)
4. Warehousing and storage (268.2 percent gain)
5. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (266.3 percent gain)

St. Clair County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Land subdivision industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 75.4 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 sector experienced a gain of 8.3 percent. The losses in the Land subdivision industry in St. Clair County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 10.2 in percent of workers in the Land subdivision industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Land subdivision (75.4 percent decline)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (65.2 percent decline)
3. Plastics product manufacturing (56.7 percent decline)
4. Basic chemical manufacturing (56.4 percent decline)
5. Utility system construction (53 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.

St. Clair County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 138 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 63 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 73 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in St. Clair County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 626 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Department stores industry make up 24.7 percent of the total employment decline in St. Clair County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (626 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (185 jobs lost)
3. School and employee bus transportation (160 jobs lost)
4. Basic chemical manufacturing (118 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (118 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in St. Clair County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 780 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 24.0 percent of the total employment growth in St. Clair County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (780 new jobs)
2. Computer systems design and related services (198 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (138 new jobs)
4. Specialized design services (118 new jobs)
5. Civic and social organizations (116 new jobs)

In St. Clair County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 598 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

St. Clair County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 59.8 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 reported a loss of 8.1 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in St. Clair County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.1 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (59.8 percent decline)
2. Printing and related support activities (43 percent decline)
3. Book, periodical, and music stores (40.4 percent decline)
4. Basic chemical manufacturing (30.8 percent decline)
5. School and employee bus transportation (25.7 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in Illinois, which went through a gain of 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

St. Clair County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized design services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 571.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in St. Clair County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 7.3 percent. The Specialized design services industry in St. Clair County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized design services (571.0 percent gain)
2. Technical and trade schools (118.2 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (107.3 percent gain)
4. Other support services (69.6 percent gain)
5. Remediation and other waste services (63.4 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 St. Clair County, Illinois

The poverty rate in St. Clair County, Illinois has declined by 2.7 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 14.5 percent to 11.8 percent.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, St. Clair County accounted a medium-high median household income of $45,803 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 19 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median is 7.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in St. Clair County reported an income level of $55,157, which was 20.4 percent greater than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 36.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $29,094. Hispanic in St. Clair County, Illinois reported a median household income of $42,877, this median is 6.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In St. Clair County, Illinois White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $52,370 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 14.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $52,487. This median income level is 14.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

While household income level experienced a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in St. Clair County, Illinois, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median household income was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 20 percent since 2000. The Black or African American population group was least impacted by the household income decline in St. Clair County, undergoing a 4.8 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, St. Clair County, Illinois can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 14.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 33.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in St. Clair County, accounting 24.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $42,722, which amounts to a 6.7 percent decline. St. Clair County, Illinois, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 15 of 21 counties in percent of decline for household income in Illinois. St. Clair County ranks 380 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income level for the United States.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in St. Clair County, Illinois

In St. Clair County, Illinois as reported in the 2000 Census, 21.8 percent of the White Alone, 11.4 percent of Black or African American, 34 percent of the Asian alone and 17.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

St. Clair County, Illinois has a highly-educated 2000 population, with 19.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. St. Clair 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 3.8 percent. As reported in 2005, 24.8 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 2.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 19.6 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Since 2000, St. Clair has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.8 percent to a total of 22 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the 2005 State of Illinois percent of 29.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in St. Clair County, Illinois, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in St. Clair have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 21.4 percent (Men) versus 17.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree, with 32.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Housing Report for St. Clair County, Illinois

In St. Clair County, the census reported 111,496 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 5,836 housing units since the year 2001, or 5.5 percent.

The residential housing values in St. Clair County, Illinois have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $22,300, or 28.7 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $77,700.

Throughout the State of Illinois, St. Clair County stands 13 of 102 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 747 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

St. Clair County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $100,000, reported by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the State of Illinois 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $183,900 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

St. Clair County may be be described as having a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 1.1 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in St. Clair County, Illinois. In 2005, 62.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for St. Clair County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in St. Clair County, growing by 19.1 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Illinois underwent a employment change in the industry of -3.7 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in St. Clair County. The sector dealt with a loss of 567 jobs during the period, or 8.3 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 41.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In St. Clair County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Transportation and Warehousing and Other services, except public administration are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector has a United State LQ of 1.62. The level of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 1.62 times greater than the national average, signifying that St. Clair specializes in Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

In St. Clair County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 17.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 13,549 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 16.4 and 12.2 percent of all employment.

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest businesses in St. Clair County. The industry averages 45 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and less than the State of Illinois average establishment size of 85 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.







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