In Huron County, jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry paid the average highest wages in Huron County for 2006. The average industry job in Huron County received an annual wage of $52,440 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage rate in Michigan of $53,241 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $51,569.

Top-pay jobs in Huron County, Michigan can be found in utility system construction ($49,602), accounting and bookkeeping services ($49,130), computer systems design and related services ($46,737) and management of companies and enterprises ($46,331) 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.

Huron County Wages have increased by 11.7% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Huron County, Michigan by a total of 11.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Michigan 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.

Huron County Industry Wages Lag Behind Michigan, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Huron County, Michigan when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 28.8 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $40,310. The industry pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Huron County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Huron County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 214.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Huron County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Michigan, where this industry saw a loss of 6.3 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Huron County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (214.9 percent gain)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (138.4 percent gain)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (88.4 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (78.8 percent gain)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (75.0 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 7.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Michigan, experiencing a loss of -5.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Huron County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 70 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Michigan, where the it saw a loss of 18.6 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Huron County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.1 in percent of workers in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (70 percent decline)
2. Private households (62.1 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (53.5 percent decline)
4. Special food services (51.5 percent decline)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (35.2 percent decline)

In Huron County, Michigan, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 822 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Huron County

The Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 135 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 20.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Huron County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (135 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (103 jobs lost)
3. Plastics product manufacturing (64 jobs lost)
4. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (63 jobs lost)
5. Special food services (56 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Huron County

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 141 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 23.2 percent of the growth in Huron County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (141 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (101 new jobs)
3. General medical and surgical hospitals (64 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (61 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (39 new jobs)

Given the 51 4-digit NAICS industries, 26 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 24 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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.

Huron County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Huron County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has added the most employment with 50 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 15.3 percent of the growth in Huron County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (50 new jobs)
2. Plastics product manufacturing (47 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (40 new jobs)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (28 new jobs)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (20 new jobs)

Out of the 56 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 29 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 23 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Huron County, Michigan, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 74 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Huron County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 94 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry make up 25.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Huron County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (94 jobs lost)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (59 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (42 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (29 jobs lost)
5. Special food services (27 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in Michigan, experiencing a loss of -1.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Huron County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 52.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Huron County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Michigan, where the industry took a gain of 1.8 percent. The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry in Huron County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (52.9 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (50.0 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (36.6 percent gain)
4. Utility system construction (35.4 percent gain)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (31.3 percent gain)

Huron County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 60.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Michigan, where the it saw a gain of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Huron County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.6 percent in terms of employees in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (60.1 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (57.3 percent decline)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (43.7 percent decline)
4. Special food services (33.8 percent decline)
5. Private households (30.6 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.

Income and Poverty in Huron County, Michigan

Compared to counties across the United States, Huron County was reported to have a medium-high median income for households of $41,319 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 26.5 percent lower than the median in State of Michigan of $52,260 and the median is 18.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Huron County, Michigan may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 30.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Huron County, reporting 18.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Huron County, Michigan White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,281 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median in the year 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $75,319. This median income level is 82.3 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 2.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $40,219. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Huron County had a median income of $51,188, this level was 23.9 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Hispanic in Huron County, Michigan , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,150, this median household income is 19.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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

Huron County, Michigan 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. Huron was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Michigan's proportion of 21.8 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Huron County, Michigan, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 43 percent achieving this level. The female population in Huron have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.4 percent (Men) versus 10.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 42.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Huron County, Michigan according the 2000 Decennial Census, 10.8 percent of the White Alone, 12.6 percent of Black or African American, 62.6 percent of the Asian alone and 3.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Huron County, Michigan to be 43.3 years of age. The median age in Huron is greater than the median age for the State of Michigan of 36.9. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 41.3 years old. With 21.8 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Huron can be understood as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 58.2 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 20.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.

Huron County, Michigan had an estimated population of 34,640 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 36,056. The decline represents a decrease of -3.9 percent. Huron ranks 81 of 83 counties when analyzing total population change in Michigan and the county ranks 3,019 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

From 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Huron internationally. The international migration into Huron totals 0.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of Michigan. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Huron spans a total area of 837 total square miles. The area has a low average area density of 41 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Scott, TN (41 per sq. mile ), Howell, MO (41 per sq. mile ), St. Lawrence, NY (41 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Brown, TX (41 per sq. mile ), Summit, CO (41 per sq. mile ), Nicholas, WV (41 per sq. mile ).

Huron County, Michigan has a population that is made of 96.7 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Michigan percent of 20.2. Since 2000, Huron has increased the level of diversity when 2.3 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Employment Report for Huron County, Michigan -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Huron County ranks 41 of 84 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Michigan according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 40 of 84 Counties.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in Huron County. The industry averages 46 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and less than the State of Michigan typical size of 85 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Huron County. The sector dealt with a loss of 810 jobs, or 22 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 77 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Wholesale trade has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Huron County, changing a total of 39.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 0.4 percent. The State of Michigan underwent a employment change in the industry of -6.1 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Huron County, Manufacturing, Management of companies and enterprises and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.1. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.1 times greater than the national average, signifying that Huron County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Huron County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 32.9 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 27 percent in 2005.

In Huron County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 27 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,870 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 15.3 and 8.4 percent of total employment, respectively.



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