In Livingston County, jobs in the grocery and related product wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the grocery and related product wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Livingston County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Livingston County received an annual wage of $154,917 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Michigan of $44,201 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $43,831.

High-wage employment in Livingston County, Michigan may be found in chemical merchant wholesalers ($111,672), electric goods merchant wholesalers ($111,337), commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($80,985) and paper and paper product merchant wholesalers ($75,125) 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.

Livingston County Wages have increased by 11.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Livingston County, Michigan by a total of 11.3%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Michigan and less 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Livingston County, Michigan can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 11.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $40,310. The average industry wage 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.

Livingston County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Livingston County

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 811 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 15.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Livingston County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (811 new jobs)
2. Elementary and secondary schools (335 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (296 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (253 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (252 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Livingston County

Given the industries in the area, the Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 541 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 16.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Livingston County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (541 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (411 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (336 jobs lost)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (183 jobs lost)
5. Direct selling establishments (164 jobs lost)

In Livingston County, Michigan, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 395 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 110 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 40 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 70 industries reported a drop in employment.

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in Michigan, which went through a loss of -5.7 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Livingston County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Elementary and secondary schools industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 712.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Livingston County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Michigan, where the industry took a gain of 42.9 percent. The Elementary and secondary schools industry in Livingston County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 18 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (712.8 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (408.3 percent gain)
3. Civic and social organizations (228.1 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (192.4 percent gain)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (173.0 percent gain)

Livingston County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Direct selling establishments industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 80.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Michigan, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 29.2 percent. The losses in the Direct selling establishments industry in Livingston County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 16.8 percent in terms of employees in the Direct selling establishments industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Direct selling establishments (80.4 percent decline)
2. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (71.4 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (62.5 percent decline)
4. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (60.9 percent decline)
5. Other support services (54 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.

Livingston County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Livingston County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Special food services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 48.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Michigan, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 4.4 percent. The losses in the Special food services industry in Livingston County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.6 percent in terms of employment in the Special food services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (48.5 percent decline)
2. Other motor vehicle dealers (43.8 percent decline)
3. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (34.1 percent decline)
4. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (32.6 percent decline)
5. Direct selling establishments (28.1 percent decline)

Livingston County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nondepository credit intermediation industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 438.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Livingston County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Michigan, where it saw a loss of 3.3 percent. The Nondepository credit intermediation industry in Livingston County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (438.2 percent gain)
2. Activities related to real estate (101.2 percent gain)
3. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (65.4 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (62.6 percent gain)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (60.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Michigan, which experienced a loss of -1.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Livingston County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nondepository credit intermediation industry has added the most employment with 149 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry makes up 9.5 percent of the total employment growth in Livingston County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (149 new jobs)
2. Elementary and secondary schools (144 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (110 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (81 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (78 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Livingston County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 240 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Employment services industry make up 12.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Livingston County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (240 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (212 jobs lost)
3. Special food services (172 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (158 jobs lost)
5. Insurance carriers (148 jobs lost)

In Livingston County, Michigan, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,008 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 119 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 52 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 65 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.

Income and Poverty in Livingston County, Michigan

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Livingston County, Michigan, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 64.6 percent since 2000. The White population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Livingston County, encountering a 8.9 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 29.7 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $102,278. Hispanic headed households in Livingston County, Michigan recorded a median income of $74,295, this income level is 5.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $103,167. This income level is 30.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Livingston County had a median income of $71,516, this median was 9.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Livingston County, Michigan White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $78,854 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly less than the median household income in 2000.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Livingston County, Michigan can be recognized as having a very low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 3.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 12.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Livingston County, having 5.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Livingston County was reported to have a very high median household income of $78,858 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 33.7 percent higher than the median in State of Michigan of $52,260 and the median is 37.7 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The rate of poverty in Livingston County, Michigan has increased by 1.0 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 3.4 percent to 4.4 percent.

The median household income in the area has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $71,546, which amounts to a 9.3 percent decline. Livingston County, Michigan, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 20 of 28 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Michigan. Livingston County ranks 264 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income level for the United States.

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

Higher Education in Livingston County, Michigan

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.8 percent. By the year 2005, 33.8 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 6.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 32.2 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Livingston County, Michigan can be considered to have a highly-educated 2000 population, with 28.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Livingston was reported to have a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Michigan's proportion of 21.8 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Livingston County, Michigan, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Livingston have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 30.8 percent (Men) versus 25.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Livingston County, Michigan according the 2000 Decennial Census, 28.2 percent of the White Alone, 15 percent of Black or African American, 54.2 percent of the Asian alone and 26.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Since the year 2000, Livingston has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 4.8 percent to a total of 33 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of Michigan percent of 24.6 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Livingston County, Michigan

Livingston County, Michigan has a population that is made up of 95.7 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 3.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Michigan percent of 20.2. Since 2000, Livingston has increased the percent of minority population when 2.4 percent of the people were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Livingston County, Michigan to be 37.2 years of age. The median in Livingston is greater than the median age for the State of Michigan of 36.9. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 36.3 years of age. With a total of 25.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Livingston can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 65.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 9.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively low proportion of the population.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Livingston from another country. The international migration into Livingston accounts for 0.7 percent of all immigration into Michigan. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Livingston County, Michigan had a population that was estimated at 181,517 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 158,496. This growth denotes an increase of 14.5 percent. Livingston ranks 2 of 83 counties by growth in total population in Michigan and the county ranks 144 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In terms of total land area, Livingston extends a total area of 568 total square miles. The area has a medium-high average population density of 319 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Strafford, NH (323 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, MO (325 per sq. mile ), Mobile, AL (326 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Portage, OH (316 per sq. mile ), Lancaster, NE (316 per sq. mile ), Thurston, WA (315 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Livingston County, Michigan

When compared to other counties in Michigan, Livingston County stands 2 of 83 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 141 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

According to the data, there is a limited amount of affordable housing in Livingston County, Michigan. In 2005, 10.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Livingston County, there were a total of 70,449 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 8,691 housing units since the year 2001, or 14.1 percent.

The residential housing values in Livingston County, Michigan have seen large increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $53,800, or 28.7 percent, since their values in that year of $187,500.

Livingston County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $241,300, published by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the overall State of Michigan 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $149,300 and greater than home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Livingston County has a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 4.8 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Educational services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Livingston County, with a job growth of 173.5 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 13.8 percent. The State of Michigan felt a shift in employment in the industry of 32.7 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Real estate and rental and leasing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Livingston County. The sector faced a loss of 1,109 employees during the period, or 70.2 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 61.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Livingston 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 provides the most jobs and contributes 19.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 8,568 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 16.6 and 10.1 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Livingston County, averaging 33 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Michigan average establishment size of 43 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Livingston County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Manufacturing and Construction industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.63. This means the percent of total employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 1.63 times greater than the national average, signifying that Livingston County may specialize, or be an exporter of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.







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