In Crawford County, jobs in the vocational rehabilitation services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the vocational rehabilitation services industry wages were the highest in Crawford County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Crawford County earned an annual wage of $27,379 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Indiana of $19,611 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $22,377.

High-wage employment in Crawford County, Indiana are present in building equipment contractors ($25,351), child day care services ($14,131), gasoline stations ($13,235) and automotive repair and maintenance ($13,100) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Crawford County Wages have increased by 11.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Crawford County, Indiana by a total of 11.1%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Indiana and less 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Crawford County, Indiana can be described as very low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 36.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $35,468. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Crawford County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Indiana, which went through a loss of -0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Crawford County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 488.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Crawford County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Indiana, where it saw a gain of 22.7 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Crawford County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (488.3 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (139.3 percent gain)
3. Special food services (79.7 percent gain)
4. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (62.1 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (57.7 percent gain)

Crawford County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 39.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Indiana, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 14.4 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Crawford County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.4 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (39.8 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (25 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (12.1 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Crawford County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Automotive repair and maintenance industry has added the most employment with 1 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry makes up -0.3 percent of the total growth in Crawford County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (168 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (53 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (27 new jobs)

In Crawford County, Indiana, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 79 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.









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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.

Crawford County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Crawford County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 40.2 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 Indiana, where the it saw a loss of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Crawford County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (40.2 percent decline)
2. Vocational rehabilitation services (20 percent decline)
3. Other general merchandise stores (10.4 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (8.3 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (6.3 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 7.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Indiana, which saw a gain of 0.8 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Crawford County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 10.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Crawford County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Indiana, where the industry took a loss of 1.3 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Crawford County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.2 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (10.1 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Crawford County

The Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 10 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total employment growth in Crawford County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (10 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (35 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (25 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (24 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (23 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Crawford County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 47 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 92.2 percent of the total job loss in Crawford County, Indiana.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (47 jobs lost)

Of the 6 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 1 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Crawford County, Indiana, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 126 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.





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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 Crawford County, Indiana

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Crawford County had a median income of $27,056, this was 29.2 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Crawford County, Indiana White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $38,416 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Crawford County, Indiana , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $21,938, this median is 42.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Crawford County reported a medium-low household income of $38,196 (2005 Dollars). This median is 27.3 percent lower than the median in State of Indiana of $48,633 and the income level is 28.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Crawford County, Indiana can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 16.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 25 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Crawford County, accounting 39.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Crawford County, Indiana

Crawford County, Indiana can be considered to have a less-educated population of the working age, with 8.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Crawford counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Indiana's proportion of 19.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Crawford County, Indiana according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 8.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 10 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Crawford County, Indiana, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 43 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Crawford on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 8.8 percent (Men) versus 8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 47.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Housing Report for Crawford County, Indiana

In Crawford County, the real estate market was made up of 5,410 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 168 residential units since 2001, or 3.2 percent.

Crawford County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $64,600, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Indiana 2000 home value of $94,300 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In the State of Indiana, Crawford County stands 54 of 92 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,310 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Crawford County, Indiana. In 2000, 94.6 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Crawford County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing and Utilities have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Transportation and Warehousing industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.56. The percent of employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 3.56 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Crawford may be an exporter of products or services of Transportation and Warehousing.

In Crawford County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 29.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 486 people employed. The Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade sectors account for 13.2 and 11.9 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Crawford County, averaging 41 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Indiana typical size of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.

Wholesale trade saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Crawford County, growing in new jobs by 475 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Indiana had changed in sector employment of -1.2 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).