In Mecosta County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry wages were the highest in Mecosta County for 2006. The average industry job in Mecosta County was paid an annual wage of $55,589 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Michigan of $63,397 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $64,740.

Other top-pay jobs in Mecosta County, Michigan are present in offices of dentists ($38,169), architectural and engineering services ($35,822), accounting and bookkeeping services ($33,025) and legal services ($32,821) 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.

Mecosta County Wages have increased by 11.5% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Mecosta County, Michigan by a total of 11.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Mecosta County, Michigan can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 41.8 percent lower than the with an state 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.

Mecosta County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Mecosta County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry has added the most employment with 94 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 16.9 percent of the total growth in Mecosta County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (94 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (70 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (67 new jobs)
4. Educational support services (52 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (49 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Mecosta County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Special food services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 112 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Special food services industry make up 39.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Mecosta County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (112 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (33 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (28 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (24 jobs lost)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (18 jobs lost)

Of the 36 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 22 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Mecosta County, Michigan, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 657 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Mecosta County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 45.4 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 Michigan, where the it saw a loss of 6.3 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Mecosta County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.8 percent in terms of employees in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (45.4 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (43.7 percent decline)
3. Special food services (41.2 percent decline)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (38.2 percent decline)
5. Printing and related support activities (38.1 percent decline)

Mecosta County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Educational support services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 218.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Mecosta County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Michigan, where the industry took a gain of 36.2 percent. The Educational support services industry in Mecosta County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 70.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Educational support services (218.3 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (194.7 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (182.1 percent gain)
4. Private households (147.6 percent gain)
5. Lessors of real estate (138.1 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 8.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in Michigan, experiencing a loss of -5.7 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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.

Mecosta County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mecosta County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other specialty trade contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 29 jobs. The declines in the Other specialty trade contractors industry make up 20.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Mecosta County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (29 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (20 jobs lost)
3. Other professional and technical services (12 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (11 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (10 jobs lost)

In Mecosta County, Michigan, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 98 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 37 4-digit NAICS industries, 16 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 20 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mecosta County

The Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 54 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 21.8 percent of the total growth in Mecosta County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (54 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (33 new jobs)
3. Educational support services (30 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (21 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (18 new jobs)

Mecosta County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 106.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Mecosta County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Michigan, where it saw a gain of 1.5 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Mecosta County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 4.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (106.7 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (66.2 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (40.8 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (37.0 percent gain)
5. Civic and social organizations (31.0 percent gain)

Mecosta County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 42 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Michigan, where the industry reported a loss of 5.7 percent. The losses in the Other specialty trade contractors industry in Mecosta County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.8 percent in terms of employment in the Other specialty trade contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (42 percent decline)
2. Logging (40 percent decline)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (34.9 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (30.2 percent decline)
5. Architectural and engineering services (23.4 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 1.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in Michigan, which went through a loss of -1.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Mecosta County, Michigan

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Mecosta County, Michigan may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.1 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 49 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Mecosta County, with 27.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Mecosta County reported a medium-high household income of $39,603 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 32 percent lower than the median income in State of Michigan of $52,260 and the median household income is 24.1 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Mecosta County, Michigan , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $27,422, this median household income is 30.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 67.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $13,038. In Mecosta County, Michigan White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $41,066 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $21,310. This household income level is 46.2 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Mecosta County had a median household income level of $31,328, this was 20.9 percent less than the median income level in this area.







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

Mecosta County, Michigan can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 19 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Mecosta was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Michigan's proportion of 21.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Mecosta County, Michigan, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 34.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Mecosta have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 21.6 percent (Men) versus 16.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 38.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Mecosta County, Michigan according the 2000 Decennial Census, 19 percent of the White Alone, 14.2 percent of Black or African American, 83 percent of the Asian alone and 15.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Mecosta County, Michigan had a population that was estimated at 42,391 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 40,651. This growth denotes an increase of 4.3 percent. Mecosta ranks 25 of 83 counties by growth in total population in Michigan and the county ranks 888 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Mecosta internationally. The migration from outside the US into Mecosta accounts for 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Michigan. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When measuring the total land area, Mecosta spans a total area of 556 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 76 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Clinton, IL (76 per sq. mile ), Shenandoah, VA (77 per sq. mile ), Dillon, SC (77 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, KY (76 per sq. mile ), Wells, IN (76 per sq. mile ), Harrison, IN (76 per sq. mile ).

Mecosta County, Michigan has a population that is made up of 91.5 percent White, 4 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 1.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 6.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Michigan percent of 20.2. Since 2000, Mecosta has increased the percent of minority makeup when 6.1 percent of the people were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Mecosta County, Michigan to be 30.9 years old. The median in Mecosta is less than the median in Michigan of 36.9. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, when it was 31.9 years old. With a total of 20.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Mecosta can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 65.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

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

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

In Mecosta County, Retail Trade, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Accommodation and food services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Retail Trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.75. The percent of employment in the Retail Trade sector is 1.75 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Mecosta may be an exporter of products or services of Retail Trade.

Educational services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Mecosta County, growing in new jobs by 95 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 13.8 percent. The State of Michigan saw a change in employment in the sector of 32.7 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Mecosta County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 24.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,962 people employed. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries make up 17.8 and 15.5 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Mecosta County. The industry averages 44 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Michigan typical size of 43 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Mecosta County. The industry lost a total of 165 employees during the period, or 10.2 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 91.7 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.







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