In Monroe County, jobs in the motor vehicle parts manufacturing pay the highest wages

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Employment in the motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry wages were the highest in Monroe County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Monroe County was paid an annual wage of $96,130 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Michigan of $66,537 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $52,032.

Other high-paying jobs in Monroe County, Michigan are present in accounting and bookkeeping services ($88,218), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($80,192), outpatient care centers ($75,842) and cement and concrete product manufacturing ($69,261) 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.

Monroe County Wages have increased by 25.9% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Monroe County, Michigan by a total of 25.9%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Michigan and greater 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.

Monroe County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 1.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in Michigan, experiencing a loss of -5.7 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Monroe County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 71 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Michigan, where the industry reported a loss of 31.9 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Monroe County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 22.6 in percent of workers in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (71 percent decline)
2. Private households (62.3 percent decline)
3. Book, periodical, and music stores (57.2 percent decline)
4. Other personal services (53.7 percent decline)
5. Employment services (45.5 percent decline)

Monroe County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1560.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Monroe County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Michigan, where it saw a gain of 0.5 percent. The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry in Monroe County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (1560.9 percent gain)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (303.5 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (291.3 percent gain)
4. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (202.6 percent gain)
5. Clothing stores (169.1 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Monroe County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 326 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 11.1 percent of the total employment growth in Monroe County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (326 new jobs)
2. Nursing care facilities (283 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (279 new jobs)
4. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (273 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (219 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Monroe County

The Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 367 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 12.5 percent of the total job loss in Monroe County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (367 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (259 jobs lost)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (218 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (214 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (201 jobs lost)

Of the 94 4-digit NAICS industries, 51 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 41 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Monroe County, Michigan, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 651 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 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.

Monroe County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Monroe County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Advertising and related services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 53.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Michigan, where the industry felt a loss of 4.2 percent. The losses in the Advertising and related services industry in Monroe County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.9 percent in terms of employees in the Advertising and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Advertising and related services (53.6 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (35.4 percent decline)
3. Insurance carriers (29.7 percent decline)
4. Home furnishings stores (28.1 percent decline)
5. Household goods repair and maintenance (27.1 percent decline)

Monroe County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Community care facilities for the elderly industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 204.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Monroe County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Michigan, where the industry took a gain of 1.8 percent. The Community care facilities for the elderly industry in Monroe County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (204.7 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (163.1 percent gain)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (80.8 percent gain)
4. Computer systems design and related services (44.6 percent gain)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (39.6 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 1.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in the State of Michigan, which saw a loss of -1.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Monroe County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry has added the most employment with 250 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry makes up 18.2 percent of the total employment growth in Monroe County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (250 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (165 new jobs)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (113 new jobs)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (102 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (74 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Monroe County

Given the industries in the area, the Advertising and related services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 91 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Advertising and related services industry make up 9.0 percent of the total job loss in Monroe County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Advertising and related services (91 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (87 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (70 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (56 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (47 jobs lost)

Out of the 101 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 55 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 44 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Monroe County, Michigan, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 497 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 Monroe County, Michigan

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 21.1 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $47,791. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Monroe County reported a median household income of $47,166, this level was 22.1 percent less than the median for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $70,346. This household income level is 16.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Monroe County, Michigan White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $60,872 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Monroe County, Michigan , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $54,000, which is 10.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

The median household income in the area has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $55,663, representing a 8.1 percent decline. Monroe County, Michigan, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 23 of 28 counties in percent of decline for household income in Michigan. Monroe County ranks 328 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Monroe County, Michigan, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 48.1 percent since the year 2000. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Monroe County, seeing a 1.3 percent decline in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Monroe County, Michigan may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 7.0 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 21.9 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Monroe County, reporting 12.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Monroe County, Michigan has increased by 3.0 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 7 percent to 10 percent.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Monroe County had a relatively high median income for all households of $60,539 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 13.7 percent higher than the household income median in State of Michigan of $52,260 and the median household income is 18.8 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

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

Monroe County, Michigan had an estimated population of 153,935 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 146,501. This growth denotes an increase of 5.1 percent. Monroe ranks 7 of 83 counties when calculating total change in population for Michigan and the county ranks 391 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Monroe County, Michigan has a population that is comprised of 93.4 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 2.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 5.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Michigan percent of 20.2. Since 2000, Monroe has increased the percent of minority population when 4.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Monroe spans a total of 551 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high density of 279 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Canyon, ID (279 per sq. mile ), Davidson, NC (280 per sq. mile ), Bradley, TN (280 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Broome, NY (279 per sq. mile ), York, SC (279 per sq. mile ), Chittenden, VT (278 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Monroe internationally. The migration from outside the US into Monroe totals 0.5 percent of immigration into the State of 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.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Monroe County, Michigan to be 37.5 years of age. The median age in Monroe is greater than the median age in the State of Michigan of 36.9. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 36.1 years of age. With 24.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Monroe can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 63.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

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

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

Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Monroe County, with the industry averaging 86 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the Michigan average of 51 for the Utilities industry.

In Monroe County, Utilities, Manufacturing and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities sector in the county has a location quotient of 7.11. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Utilities sector is 7.11 times greater than the national average, signifying that Monroe County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.

In Monroe County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 22.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 8,057 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 15.1 and 11.7 percent of all employment.

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Monroe County, rising by 87.8 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.3 percent. The State of Michigan had an industry job change of 1 percent, in the last 5 years.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Monroe County. The sector faced a loss of 1,627 jobs during the period, or 16.8 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 28.3 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).