In St. Clair County, jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in St. Clair County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in St. Clair County earned an annual wage of $76,036 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Michigan of $37,793 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $37,902.

Other high-paying jobs in St. Clair County, Michigan can be found in offices of physicians ($69,070), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($66,401), lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers ($66,234) and motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers ($60,812) 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.

St. Clair County Wages have increased by 11.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in St. Clair County, Michigan by a total of 11.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

St. Clair County Industry Wages Lag Behind Michigan, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in St. Clair County, Michigan can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 19.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $40,310. The average pay 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.

St. Clair County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

St. Clair County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The RV parks and recreational camps industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 351.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in St. Clair County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Michigan, where this industry saw a gain of 19 percent. The RV parks and recreational camps industry in St. Clair County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. RV parks and recreational camps (351.3 percent gain)
2. Industrial machinery manufacturing (330.9 percent gain)
3. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (153.2 percent gain)
4. Technical and trade schools (148.5 percent gain)
5. Direct selling establishments (117.0 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in the State of Michigan, experiencing a loss of -5.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

St. Clair County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 61.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Michigan, where the industry felt a loss of 9.7 percent. The losses in the Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing industry in St. Clair County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 7.7 in percent of workers in the Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (61.5 percent decline)
2. Other textile product mills (60.5 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (59 percent decline)
4. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (57.8 percent decline)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (54.2 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in St. Clair County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 665 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 18.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in St. Clair County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (665 new jobs)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (244 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (237 new jobs)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (235 new jobs)
5. Residential mental health facilities (196 new jobs)

From the 104 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 53 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 51 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in St. Clair County

The Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 620 jobs. The declines in the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry make up 16.3 percent of the total employment decline in St. Clair County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (620 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (428 jobs lost)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (245 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (214 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (160 jobs lost)

In St. Clair County, Michigan, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 339 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.

St. Clair County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in St. Clair County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has added the most employment with 574 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry makes up 32.2 percent of the growth in St. Clair County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (574 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (371 new jobs)
3. Employment services (112 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (81 new jobs)
5. Clothing stores (68 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in St. Clair County

Given the industries in the area, the Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 109 jobs. The declines in the Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry make up 9.9 percent of the total job loss in St. Clair County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (109 jobs lost)
2. Residential building construction (90 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (61 jobs lost)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (55 jobs lost)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (53 jobs lost)

Out of the 106 4-digit NAICS industries, 57 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 47 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In St. Clair County, Michigan, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 254 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

St. Clair County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 60.1 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Michigan, where the industry felt a loss of 1.9 percent. The losses in the Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry in St. Clair County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.2 in percent of workers in the Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (60.1 percent decline)
2. Used merchandise stores (47.1 percent decline)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (46.1 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (28.3 percent decline)
5. Specialized design services (28.1 percent decline)

St. Clair County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other financial investment activities industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 76.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in St. Clair County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Michigan, where it saw a gain of 2.2 percent. The Other financial investment activities industry in St. Clair County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 7.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other financial investment activities (76.7 percent gain)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (43.5 percent gain)
3. Activities related to real estate (40.3 percent gain)
4. Florists (36.6 percent gain)
5. Printing and related support activities (28.8 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 0.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in the State of Michigan, experiencing a loss of -1.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain felt at the national level 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 St. Clair County, Michigan

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in St. Clair County, Michigan, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in the household income level was the White Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 8.3 percent in the last five years. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in St. Clair County, undergoing a 25.5 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, St. Clair County, Michigan can be considered to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 7.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 20.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in St. Clair County, reporting 10.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The rate of poverty in St. Clair County, Michigan has increased by 1.2 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 7.8 percent to 9 percent.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in St. Clair County reported an income level of $40,493, which was 25.3 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $86,288. This median income level is 59.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic households in St. Clair County, Michigan , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $46,672, this income level is 13.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In St. Clair County, Michigan White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $54,624 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 29.2 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $38,376.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, St. Clair County accounted a relatively high median income for all households of $54,186 (2005 Dollars). This median is 3.6 percent higher than the household income median in State of Michigan of $52,260 and the median household income is 9.3 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $49,708, posting a 8.3 percent decline. St. Clair County, Michigan, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 22 of 28 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Michigan. St. Clair County ranks 313 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

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

Higher Education in St. Clair County, Michigan

In St. Clair County, Michigan as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 8.4 percent of Black or African American, 39.8 percent of the Asian alone and 5.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 1.4 percent. As reported in 2005, 14.4 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 2.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 14 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

St. Clair County, Michigan may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. St. Clair is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations 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 St. Clair County, Michigan, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in St. Clair have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 13.4 percent (Men) versus 11.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Since 2000, St. Clair 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 1.6 percent to a total of 14.2 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the State of Michigan percent of 24.6 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for St. Clair County, Michigan

St. Clair County, Michigan had a total estimated population of 171,426 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 164,724. This growth shows an increase of 4.1 percent. St. Clair ranks 10 of 83 counties by growth in total population in Michigan and the county ranks 425 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In terms of total land area, St. Clair extends a total area of 724 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high population density of 237 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Rensselaer, NY (237 per sq. mile ), Carver, MN (238 per sq. mile ), Orange, TX (238 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Wood, WV (237 per sq. mile ), Geauga, OH (236 per sq. mile ), Beaufort, SC (235 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the St. Clair from outside the country. The immigration into St. Clair makes up 0.4 percent of immigration into the State of Michigan. This amount of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in St. Clair County, Michigan to be 37.9 years of age. The median age in St. Clair is greater than the median age for the State of Michigan of 36.9. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 36.4 years old. With 24.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, St. Clair can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

St. Clair County, Michigan has a population that is made of 93.3 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 2.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base 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, St. Clair has increased in diversity when 4.7 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for St. Clair County, Michigan

St. Clair County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $156,700, reported by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the overall State of Michigan 2005 home value of $149,300 and less than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in Michigan, St. Clair County places 18 of 83 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 742 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

St. Clair County has a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 2.3 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

In St. Clair County, there were a total of 72,921 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 3,833 homes since 2001, or 5.5 percent.

There seems to be a fair amount of affordable housing in St. Clair County, Michigan. In 2005, 32 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

The residential home values in St. Clair County, Michigan have seen large increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $31,500, or 25.2 percent, since their values in that year of $125,200.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for St. Clair County, Michigan -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In St. Clair County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade 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 21.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 9,185 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 17.2 and 16.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

St. Clair is the County that is ranked 17 of 84 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Michigan according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 16 of 84 Counties.

Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in St. Clair County, with an employment growth of 16.7 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Michigan had changed in sector employment of 9.5 percent, since the year 2001.

In St. Clair County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 1.7. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.7 times greater than the US average, showing signs that St. Clair County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in St. Clair County, averaging 39 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the Michigan average of 43 for the Manufacturing industry.







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