In St. Tammany Parish, jobs in the other financial investment activities pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the other financial investment activities industry wages were the highest in St. Tammany Parish for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in St. Tammany Parish received an annual wage of $169,609 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Louisiana of . and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $120,327.

Other high-paying jobs in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana may be found in commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($114,333), support activities for mining ($106,310), druggists' goods merchant wholesalers ($99,222) and securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($82,900) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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. Tammany Parish Wages have increased by 44.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana by a total of 44.6%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Louisiana and greater than the growth in average wages for 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. Tammany Parish Industry Wages Lag Behind Louisiana, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana when analyzed can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $35,421. The overall 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. Tammany Parish Five-Year Industry Employment Change

St. Tammany Parish Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Warehousing and storage industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 2000.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in St. Tammany Parish has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Louisiana, where this industry saw a gain of 3 percent. The Warehousing and storage industry in St. Tammany Parish outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 22.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (2000.0 percent gain)
2. Other personal services (580.5 percent gain)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (513.5 percent gain)
4. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (356.5 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (281.0 percent gain)

St. Tammany Parish Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 76.6 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 has seen in the Louisiana, where the industry reported a loss of 11.4 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in St. Tammany Parish outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.5 in percent of workers in the Other support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (76.6 percent decline)
2. Basic chemical manufacturing (75.5 percent decline)
3. Vocational rehabilitation services (71.2 percent decline)
4. Independent artists, writers, and performers (70.7 percent decline)
5. Land subdivision (66.5 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 19.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Louisiana, which experienced a loss of -3.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in St. Tammany Parish

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 332 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 12.0 percent of the total employment decline in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (332 jobs lost)
2. Other support services (248 jobs lost)
3. Investigation and security services (212 jobs lost)
4. Basic chemical manufacturing (193 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (146 jobs lost)

In St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 9,184 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 136 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 39 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 97 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in St. Tammany Parish

The Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 907 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 8.0 percent of the growth in St. Tammany Parish.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (907 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (735 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (559 new jobs)
4. Department stores (498 new jobs)
5. General medical and surgical hospitals (487 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.

St. Tammany Parish One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in St. Tammany Parish

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has grown the most with 512 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 13.5 percent of the total growth in St. Tammany Parish.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (512 new jobs)
2. Employment services (380 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (230 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (226 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (135 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in St. Tammany Parish

Given the industries in the area, the Offices of other health practitioners industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 334 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Offices of other health practitioners industry make up 12.4 percent of the total job loss in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (334 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (315 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (155 jobs lost)
4. Residential mental health facilities (113 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (112 jobs lost)

From the 141 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 67 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 72 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,214 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in the State of Louisiana, which went through a loss of -3.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

St. Tammany Parish One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Vocational rehabilitation services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 69.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Louisiana, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 13.8 percent. The losses in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry in St. Tammany Parish outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.6 in percent of workers in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vocational rehabilitation services (69.4 percent decline)
2. Land subdivision (63.2 percent decline)
3. Specialized design services (58.7 percent decline)
4. Taxi and limousine service (58.4 percent decline)
5. Software publishers (57 percent decline)

St. Tammany Parish One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 333.3 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in St. Tammany Parish has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Louisiana, where this industry saw a loss of 9.5 percent. The Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers industry in St. Tammany Parish outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (333.3 percent gain)
2. Other heavy construction (174.1 percent gain)
3. Employment services (95.9 percent gain)
4. Support activities for mining (85.6 percent gain)
5. Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers (74.7 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. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

The areas median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $53,979, posting a 3.6 percent decline. St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 11 of 16 parishes in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Louisiana. St. Tammany Parish ranks 532 of 668 parishes (or counties) when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in St. Tammany Parish had a median income of $48,661, which was 13.1 percent less than the median income level in this area. In St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $59,000 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 5.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 41.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $32,780. Hispanic Householders in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana recorded a median income of $53,599, this median is 4.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $63,619. This household income level is 13.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 17.4 percent in the last five years. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in St. Tammany Parish, undergoing a 10.7 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, St. Tammany Parish reported a relatively high median income for households of $56,023 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 32 percent higher than the median in State of Louisiana of $38,102 and the median household income is 12.3 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.7 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 27 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in St. Tammany Parish, reporting 13.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The poverty rate in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 9.7 percent to 10.8 percent.

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

Higher Education in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

In St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana according the 2000 Decennial Census, 29.8 percent of the White Alone, 15 percent of Black or African American, 39.4 percent of the Asian alone and 29 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana can be considered to have a highly-educated population of the working age, with 28.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. St. Tammany counted a higher percent of population with this high education level than the State of Louisiana's proportion of 18.8 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

From 2000, St. Tammany has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 2.6 percent to a total of 31 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of Louisiana percent of 20.6 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 0.4 percent. In the year 2005, 32.4 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 4.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 29.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 32 percent achieving this level. The female population in St. Tammany have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 32 percent (Men) versus 24.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 30.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

When measuring the total land area, St. Tammany spans a total of 854 square miles. This area has a medium-high average area density of 258 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Henderson, NC (260 per sq. mile ), Allen, OH (263 per sq. mile ), Williamson, TN (264 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marion, OR (258 per sq. mile ), McCracken, KY (258 per sq. mile ), Saginaw, MI (258 per sq. mile ).

St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana has a population base that is comprised of 82.6 percent White, 11.6 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 3.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 15.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Louisiana percent of 37.1. Since 2000, St. Tammany has increased in diversity when 13.1 percent of the population were minorities.

Since 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to St. Tammany from another country. The international migration into St. Tammany accounts for 3.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of Louisiana. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana had an estimated population of 220,295 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 192,276. This growth denotes an increase of 14.6 percent. St. Tammany ranks 1 of 64 counties when analyzing total population change in Louisiana and the county ranks 116 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 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana to be 36.4 years of age. The median in St. Tammany is greater than the median age in Louisiana of 35.4. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed no change in the median, when the median age was 36.4 years of age. With 25.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, St. Tammany 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-high representation within the population, making up 64.1 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 10.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

In St. Tammany Parish, the census reported 88,791 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 10,753 homes since 2001, or 13.8 percent.

St. Tammany Parish recorded a median home value in 2005 of $154,500, published by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the Louisiana 2005 home value of $101,700 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

The residential real estate values in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana have moderate increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $30,600, or 24.7 percent, since their values in that year of $123,900.

Throughout the State of Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish is positioned 2 of 64 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 143 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

St. Tammany Parish can be understood as having a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 3.9 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

There seems to be a fair amount of real estate that is affordable in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. In 2005, 34.5 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest establishments in St. Tammany County. The industry averages 31 employees per business. This is less than the US industry average of 40 and less than the Louisiana typical size of 38 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in St. Tammany County. The industry was hit with a loss of 607 jobs, or 22.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 84.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In St. Tammany County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Retail Trade sector has a United State LQ of 1.55. The level of employment in the Retail Trade sector is 1.55 times greater than the national average, signifying that St. Tammany County may specialize, or be an exporter of Retail Trade.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in St. Tammany County, changing a total of 65.7 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -1 percent. The State of Louisiana felt a shift in employment in the industry of -3.8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In St. Tammany County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 21.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 11,276 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 16.6 and 14 percent of all employment.







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