In Midland County, jobs in the architectural and engineering services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the architectural and engineering services industry had the highest average wages in Midland County for 2006. The average industry job in Midland County earned an annual wage of $129,844 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Michigan of $73,902 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $63,540.

Other high-paying jobs in Midland County, Michigan may be found in advertising and related services ($108,822), commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($84,808), computer systems design and related services ($77,027) and insurance carriers ($67,776) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Midland County Wages have increased by 7.8% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Midland County, Michigan by a total of 7.8%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Michigan and less than the growth in industry wages across 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.

Midland County Industry Wages Exceed Michigan, and Wages Exceed the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Midland County, Michigan can be understood as being very high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 11.4 percent higher than the state, which was reported to be $40,310. The average pay was greater than the overall average in the United States 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.

Midland County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Midland County, Michigan, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 1,181 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Midland County

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 351 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 16.1 percent of the growth in Midland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (351 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (244 new jobs)
3. Special food services (176 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (168 new jobs)
5. Employment services (162 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Midland County

Given the industries in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 255 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 13.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Midland County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (255 jobs lost)
2. Business support services (234 jobs lost)
3. Social advocacy organizations (186 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (122 jobs lost)
5. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (116 jobs lost)

Given the 82 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 35 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 47 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Midland County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Special food services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 214.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Midland County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Michigan, where the industry felt a loss of 25.9 percent. The Special food services industry in Midland County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (214.2 percent gain)
2. Other schools and instruction (141.9 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (133.0 percent gain)
4. Furniture stores (122.7 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (119.4 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in Michigan, which went through a loss of -5.7 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Midland County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Social advocacy organizations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 82.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Michigan, where the industry reported a loss of 14.6 percent. The losses in the Social advocacy organizations industry in Midland County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 9.2 percent in terms of employment in the Social advocacy organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (82.7 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (70.4 percent decline)
3. Business support services (69.3 percent decline)
4. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (53.7 percent decline)
5. Florists (51.4 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.

Midland County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Midland County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Individual and family services industry has added the most employment with 189 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 14.9 percent of the total growth in Midland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (189 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (158 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (126 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (119 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (78 new jobs)

Out of the 86 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 34 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 50 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Midland County, Michigan, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 576 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Midland County

The Social advocacy organizations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 174 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Social advocacy organizations industry make up 32.0 percent of the total job loss in Midland County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (174 jobs lost)
2. Child day care services (65 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (34 jobs lost)
4. Business support services (28 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (19 jobs lost)

Midland County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Social advocacy organizations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 81.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Michigan, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 9.5 percent. The losses in the Social advocacy organizations industry in Midland County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.8 percent in terms of employees in the Social advocacy organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (81.7 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (51.4 percent decline)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (49 percent decline)
4. Warehousing and storage (38.5 percent decline)
5. Office administrative services (34.1 percent decline)

Midland County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 257.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Midland County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Michigan, where the industry took a loss of 0.2 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Midland County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (257.7 percent gain)
2. Used merchandise stores (214.3 percent gain)
3. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (142.2 percent gain)
4. Individual and family services (113.0 percent gain)
5. Emergency and other relief services (109.6 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Michigan, which experienced a loss of -1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were less than than the gain seen for the United States 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 Midland County, Michigan

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $45,912, which amounts to a 14.1 percent decline. Midland County, Michigan, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 4 of 28 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Michigan. Midland County ranks 70 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

Hispanic in Midland County, Michigan , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $40,646, which is 23.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $102,790. This household income level is 92.4 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 52.3 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $81,412. In Midland County, Michigan White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $52,884 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1 percent less than the median household income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Midland County had a median household income level of $65,162, this was 21.9 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area.

As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in Midland County, Michigan, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Asian category. This group felt a decline of 29 percent since the year 2000. The Hispanic population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Midland County, undergoing a 101.9 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The poverty rate in Midland County, Michigan has increased by 5.3 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 8.4 percent to 13.7 percent.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Midland County accounted a relatively high median income for all households of $53,439 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 2.2 percent higher than the median in Michigan of $52,260 and the median household income is 8.1 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Midland County, Michigan can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 15.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Midland County, accounting 12.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

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

In Midland County, Michigan as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 28.6 percent of the White Alone, 54.4 percent of Black or African American, 75.6 percent of the Asian alone and 41.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Midland County, Michigan may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 29.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Midland has a higher percent of population with this high education level than the State of Michigan's proportion of 21.8 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has decreased by 0.8 percent. By the year 2005, 32.2 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 1.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 27.8 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Midland County, Michigan, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 32.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Midland have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 32.6 percent (Men) versus 26.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From 2000, Midland has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 0.8 percent to a total of 30 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the 2005 State of Michigan percent of 24.6 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

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

Midland County, Michigan had a population that was estimated at 84,064 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 83,007. This growth shows an increase of 1.3 percent. Midland ranks 35 of 83 counties by growth in total population in Michigan and the county ranks 1,079 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Midland County, Michigan has a population that is comprised of 94.2 percent White, 1.2 percent African American, 1.7 percent Asian, and 1.7 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 4.6 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Michigan percent of 20.2. Since 2000, Midland has increased the percent of minority makeup when 4.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Midland County, Michigan to be 38.7 years old. The median age in Midland is greater than the median age in Michigan of 36.9. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 36.4 years old. With 24.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Midland can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 62.2 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

By measuring total land area, Midland covers a total land area of 521 square miles. The county has a medium-low density of 161 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Tuscarawas, OH (162 per sq. mile ), Anchorage, AK (162 per sq. mile ), Ontario, NY (162 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Forrest, MS (161 per sq. mile ), Dearborn, IN (161 per sq. mile ), Oconee, GA (160 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Midland from another country. The international migration into Midland makes up 0.7 percent of the total migration into the State of Michigan. This percent of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

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

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Midland County, with the industry averaging 89 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.

In Midland County, Manufacturing, Educational services and Other services, except public administration industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.6. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 1.6 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Midland may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

In Midland County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 20.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 6,240 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 14.2 and 13.6 percent of industry employment.

Construction saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Midland County. The sector faced a loss of 561 jobs, or 19.1 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 46.9 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Manufacturing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Midland County, changing a total of 62.2 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Michigan experienced a change in employment in the sector of -17.4 percent, in the course of time since 2001.







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