In Luce County, jobs in the offices of dentists pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the offices of dentists industry wages were the highest in Luce County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Luce County earned an annual wage of $32,063 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Michigan of $39,238 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $40,482.

Top-pay jobs in Luce County, Michigan can be found in depository credit intermediation ($25,063), residential building construction ($19,699), building equipment contractors ($18,407) and professional and similar organizations ($17,516) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Luce County Wages have decreased by ( 3.6%) Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have decreased in Luce County, Michigan by a total of ( 3.6%). This is less than the growth in industry wages for Michigan and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Luce County, Michigan when analyzed can be understood as being very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 51.1 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $40,310. The average pay 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.

Luce County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Luce County

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has grown the most with 10 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry makes up 74.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Luce County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (10 new jobs)
2. Offices of dentists (4 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 Luce County

The Traveler accommodation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 20 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 54.1 percent of the total job loss in Luce County, Michigan.

Top 2 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (20 jobs lost)
2. Professional and similar organizations (7 jobs lost)

In Luce County, Michigan, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 283 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 7 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 2 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

The total number of jobs has decreased by 22.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Michigan, which saw a loss of -5.7 percent from 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.

Luce County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 50.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Luce County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Michigan, where the industry took a loss of 12 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Luce County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (50.9 percent gain)
2. Offices of dentists (23.4 percent gain)

Luce County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Professional and similar organizations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 46.7 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 experienced in the State of Michigan, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 14.3 percent. The losses in the Professional and similar organizations industry in Luce County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.6 percent in terms of employment in the Professional and similar organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Professional and similar organizations (46.7 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (36.4 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (7.8 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (4.2 percent decline)
5. Depository credit intermediation (3.3 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.

Luce County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Luce County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 20.4 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 has seen in the Michigan, where the it saw a loss of 7.1 percent. The losses in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Luce County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.4 in percent of workers in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (20.4 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (5.3 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (2.6 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 4.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in the State of Michigan, which saw a loss of -1.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Luce County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 97.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Luce County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Michigan, where this industry saw a loss of 11.9 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Luce County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (97.1 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (57.2 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (11.5 percent gain)
4. Depository credit intermediation (6.8 percent gain)
5. Offices of dentists (5.5 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Luce County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 36 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 64.8 percent of the growth in Luce County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (36 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (11 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (4 new jobs)

Out of the 9 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Luce County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Automotive repair and maintenance industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 7 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry make up 61.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Luce County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (7 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (3 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (2 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (175 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (167 jobs lost)

In Luce County, Michigan, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 41 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 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 Luce County, Michigan

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Luce County reported a medium-low median income for households of $37,476 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 39.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Michigan of $52,260 and the median is 31.1 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $36,563. This income level is 2.4 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic in Luce County, Michigan , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $43,875, this median is 17.1 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In Luce County, Michigan White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,497 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 39.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $22,669. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Luce County had a median income of $39,718, this level was 6 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Luce County, Michigan can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 23.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Luce County, accounting 23.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Luce County, Michigan

When measuring the total land area, Luce extends a total area of 903 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 8 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Knox, NE (8 per sq. mile ), Box Elder, UT (8 per sq. mile ), Reynolds, MO (8 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Blaine, ID (8 per sq. mile ), Mercer, ND (8 per sq. mile ), Norman, MN (8 per sq. mile ).

Luce County, Michigan has a population that is made of 82.6 percent White, 8.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 10.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Michigan percent of 20.2. Since 2000, Luce has increased in diversity when 9.8 percent of the people were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Luce County, Michigan to be 39.1 years old. The median age in Luce is greater than the median in Michigan of 36.9. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.7 years old. With 19.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Luce can be understood as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 15.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Luce County, Michigan had a population that was estimated at 6,789 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 7,012. The decline signifies a decrease of -3.2 percent. Luce ranks 70 of 83 counties by growth in total population in Michigan and the county ranks 2,379 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Luce from another country. The international migration into Luce totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Michigan. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

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

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Luce County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 18.6 percent of total employment in 2001 to 5.5 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Luce County. The sector faced a loss of 190 jobs during the period, or 79.2 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 47.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Luce County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 6.24. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 6.24 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Luce may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Health care and social assistance has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Luce County, rising by 44.4 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Michigan encountered a change in industry employment of 9.5 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Luce County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Other services, except public administration industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 26.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 246 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Other services, except public administration industries total 19.4 and 6.7 percent of industry employment.

Retail Trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Luce County. In the County, the industry averages 9 employees per business. This is less than the US industry average of 15 and less than the Michigan average of 14 for the Retail Trade industry.





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