In Lawrence County, jobs in the power generation and supply pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the power generation and supply industry had the highest average wages in Lawrence County for 2006. The average industry job in Lawrence County was paid an annual wage of $86,279 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Indiana of $74,299 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $76,551.

Other top-pay jobs in Lawrence County, Indiana exsists in management and technical consulting services ($62,091), offices of physicians ($52,404), lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers ($51,928) and architectural and engineering services ($51,471) 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.

Lawrence County Wages have increased by 11.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Lawrence County, Indiana by a total of 11.6%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Indiana and less 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.

Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, Indiana when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 10.8 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

Lawrence County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

The Nursing care facilities industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 280 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 34.5 percent of the growth in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (280 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (103 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (56 new jobs)
4. Other nonmetallic mineral products (33 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (31 new jobs)

From the 50 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 22 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 28 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Lawrence County, Indiana, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 976 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 160 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 20.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lawrence County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (160 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (110 jobs lost)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (98 jobs lost)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (51 jobs lost)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (47 jobs lost)

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 268.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lawrence County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Indiana, where it saw a gain of 5.8 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Lawrence County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 30.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (268.7 percent gain)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (211.1 percent gain)
3. Printing and related support activities (173.3 percent gain)
4. Private households (138.7 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (104.2 percent gain)

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 74 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 7.8 percent. The losses in the Electronics and appliance stores industry in Lawrence County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 2.7 percent in terms of employees in the Electronics and appliance stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (74 percent decline)
2. Activities related to real estate (64.3 percent decline)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (49.1 percent decline)
4. Clothing stores (47.5 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (43.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 7.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Indiana, which experienced a loss of -0.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level 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.

Lawrence County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 69.4 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Indiana, where the industry reported a gain of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry in Lawrence County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.2 percent in terms of employees in the Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (69.4 percent decline)
2. Civic and social organizations (36.1 percent decline)
3. Management and technical consulting services (30.6 percent decline)
4. Activities related to real estate (28.6 percent decline)
5. Clothing stores (26.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Indiana, which saw a gain of 0.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 51.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lawrence County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Indiana, where it saw a gain of 1.3 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Lawrence County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (51.5 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (45.3 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (40.0 percent gain)
4. Nursing care facilities (29.4 percent gain)
5. Personal care services (28.8 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

Given the industries in the area, the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 32 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry make up 14.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lawrence County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (32 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (28 jobs lost)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (24 jobs lost)
4. Civic and social organizations (22 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (20 jobs lost)

Out of the 55 4-digit NAICS industries, 24 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 29 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Lawrence County, Indiana, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 288 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

The Nursing care facilities industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 143 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 39.2 percent of the total employment growth in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (143 new jobs)
2. Other nonmetallic mineral products (28 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (24 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (23 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (20 new jobs)





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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 Lawrence County, Indiana

Compared to counties across the United States, Lawrence County had a medium-high household income of $42,448 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 14.6 percent lower than the median in Indiana of $48,633 and the median household income is 15.7 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $63,375. This median income level is 49.3 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in Lawrence County, Indiana recorded a median income of $60,694, this median is 43 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 11.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $37,422. In Lawrence County, Indiana White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $42,418 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Lawrence County reported an income level of $30,713, which was 27.6 percent less than the median for all households.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Lawrence County, Indiana can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 21.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Lawrence County, reporting 13.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Lawrence County, Indiana

In Lawrence County, Indiana as reported in the 2000 Census, 10.6 percent of the White Alone, 10.4 percent of Black or African American, 62.4 percent of the Asian alone and 20.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Lawrence County, Indiana, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 44 percent achieving this level. The female population in Lawrence have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12.2 percent (Men) versus 9.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 48.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Lawrence County, Indiana can be considered to have a less-educated 2000 population, with 10.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Lawrence was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Indiana's proportion of 19.4 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.

Housing Report for Lawrence County, Indiana

When compared to other counties in Indiana, Lawrence County stands 76 of 92 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,761 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Lawrence County, there were a total of 21,279 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 472 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.3 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Lawrence County, Indiana. In 2000, 85.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Lawrence County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $75,400, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the 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.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Lawrence County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 32.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 3,712 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 17.2 and 13.9 percent of all employment.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Lawrence County, with an employment growth of 193.8 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -0.6 percent. The State of Indiana went through a industry job change of -1.2 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Lawrence County, Mining, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.31. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 3.31 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Lawrence specializes in Mining.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Lawrence County. The industry was hit with a loss of 762 total jobs during the period, accounting for 17 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 65 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Lawrence County is ranked at 43 of 93 total Counties throughout Indiana in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 36 of 93 Counties.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Lawrence County. The industry averages 59 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Indiana average of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.





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