In Carroll County, jobs in the wired telecommunications carriers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the wired telecommunications carriers industry reported the top wages in Carroll County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Carroll County received an annual wage of $53,305 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Indiana of $59,306 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $68,448.

Top-pay jobs in Carroll County, Indiana exsists in oilseed and grain farming ($46,887), activities related to real estate ($40,940), farm product raw material merch. whls. ($38,056) and machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($36,025) 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.

Carroll County Wages have increased by 16.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Carroll County, Indiana by a total of 16.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Indiana and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Carroll County Industry Wages Lag Behind Indiana, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Carroll County, Indiana can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.7 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $35,468. The industry 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.

Carroll County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Carroll County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 93 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 36.6 percent of the total growth in Carroll County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (93 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (36 new jobs)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (34 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (22 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (11 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 55 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 26.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Carroll County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (55 jobs lost)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (31 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (27 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (24 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20 jobs lost)

In Carroll County, Indiana, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 363 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 27 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 13 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 14 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total employment has decreased by 7.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Indiana, experiencing a loss of -0.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Professional and similar organizations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 59.6 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 Indiana, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 7 percent. The losses in the Professional and similar organizations industry in Carroll County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.6 percent in terms of employees in the Professional and similar organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Professional and similar organizations (59.6 percent decline)
2. Individual and family services (45.8 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (43.1 percent decline)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (38.5 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (37 percent decline)

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 133.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Carroll County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Indiana, where the industry felt a loss of 22.7 percent. The Private households industry in Carroll County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 19.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (133.3 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (107.1 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (91.9 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (75.6 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (72.2 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.

Carroll County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Indiana, experiencing a gain of 0.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Carroll County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 38.2 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Indiana, where the it saw a loss of 6.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Carroll County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.9 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (38.2 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (34 percent decline)
3. Individual and family services (31.6 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (22.9 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (21.9 percent decline)

Carroll County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 64.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Carroll County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Indiana, where the industry took a loss of 0.3 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Carroll County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (64.5 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (18.4 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (16.7 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (12.7 percent gain)
5. Personal care services (10.0 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Carroll County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential building construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 37 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 42.0 percent of the total employment growth in Carroll County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (37 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (9 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (8 new jobs)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (5 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (4 new jobs)

In Carroll County, Indiana, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 32 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 28 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 32 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 32.7 percent of the total job loss in Carroll County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (32 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (24 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (12 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (11 jobs lost)
5. Individual and family 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.

Higher Education in Carroll County, Indiana

In Carroll County, Indiana according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 13 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 6.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Carroll County, Indiana has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 13 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Carroll is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Indiana's proportion of 19.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Carroll County, Indiana, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 47.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Carroll have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.4 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 48 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Carroll County, Indiana

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Carroll from another country. The international migration into Carroll makes up 0.2 percent of all immigration into Indiana. This percent of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Carroll County, Indiana has a population that is comprised of 95.6 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 3.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 4.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Indiana percent of 14.4. Since 2000, Carroll has increased the level of diversity when 3.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Carroll extends a total area of 372 square miles. The county has a medium-low average population density of 55 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Crockett, TN (55 per sq. mile ), Chester, TN (55 per sq. mile ), Douglas, MN (55 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Henry, KY (55 per sq. mile ), Clarendon, SC (55 per sq. mile ), Benzie, MI (55 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Carroll County, Indiana to be 38.4 years of age. The median age in Carroll is greater than the median age in Indiana of 36.1. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 37.4 years old. With a total of 24.7 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Carroll can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.7 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Carroll County, Indiana had a population that was estimated at 20,426 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 20,169. This growth denotes an increase of 1.3 percent. Carroll ranks 53 of 92 counties by growth in total population in Indiana and the county ranks 1,601 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Carroll County, Indiana

Carroll County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $87,200, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Indiana 2000 home value of $94,300 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

Throughout the State of Indiana, Carroll County is positioned 34 of 92 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 930 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Carroll County, the real estate market was made up of 9,205 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 405 residential units since 2001, or 4.6 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Carroll County, Indiana -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Carroll County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 43.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,963 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 10.5 and 10.2 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Carroll County, averaging 79 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of Indiana typical size of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.

Carroll is the County that is ranked 72 of 93 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Indiana according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 71 of 93 Counties.

Accommodation and food services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Carroll County, moving a total of 75.1 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 7.6 percent. The State of Indiana encountered a change in industry employment of 4.2 percent, during the period.

In Carroll County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services and Construction industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 3.41. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 3.41 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Carroll County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Carroll County. The industry was hit with a loss of 343 employees during the period, or 14.9 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 63.5 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.





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