In Clay County, jobs in the farm product raw material merch. whls. pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the farm product raw material merch. whls. industry wages were the highest in Clay County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Clay County was paid an annual wage of $180,867 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Missouri of $34,266 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $33,978.

Top-pay jobs in Clay County, Missouri can be found in management of companies and enterprises ($90,957), medical and diagnostic laboratories ($90,726), offices of physicians ($68,636) and securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($63,272) 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.

Clay County Wages have increased by 18.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Clay County, Missouri by a total of 18.6%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Missouri 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.

Clay County Industry Wages Exceed Missouri, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Clay County, Missouri when analyzed 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 7.7 percent higher than the state, which was reported to be $36,168. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Clay County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 133 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 67 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 66 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Clay County, Missouri, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 3,837 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clay County

The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 442 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 7.7 percent of the total employment growth in Clay County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (442 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (438 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (355 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (251 new jobs)
5. Special food services (220 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clay County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 523 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 11.2 percent of the total employment decline in Clay County, Missouri.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (523 jobs lost)
2. Warehousing and storage (321 jobs lost)
3. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (281 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (255 jobs lost)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (232 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has increased by 5.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Missouri, which went through a gain of 1.3 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.

Clay County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 352.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Clay County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Missouri, where the industry took a loss of 2 percent. The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry in Clay County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wireless telecommunications carriers (352.9 percent gain)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (278.9 percent gain)
3. Special food services (217.1 percent gain)
4. Office administrative services (166.3 percent gain)
5. Scientific research and development services (153.3 percent gain)

Clay County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 83.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Missouri, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 15.7 percent. The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Clay County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.4 in percent of workers in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (83.5 percent decline)
2. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (83.4 percent decline)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (76.9 percent decline)
4. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (67.7 percent decline)
5. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (52.9 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.

Clay County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clay County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other support services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 157 jobs. The declines in the Other support services industry make up 8.4 percent of the total employment decline in Clay County, Missouri.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (157 jobs lost)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (133 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (133 jobs lost)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (125 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (114 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clay County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Vocational rehabilitation services industry has grown the most with 109 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry makes up 6.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Clay County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vocational rehabilitation services (109 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (96 new jobs)
3. Nondepository credit intermediation (78 new jobs)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (69 new jobs)
5. Special food services (66 new jobs)

In Clay County, Missouri, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 641 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Out of the 137 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 59 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 76 industries reported a drop in employment.

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in the State of Missouri, which experienced a gain of 1.6 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Clay County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 57.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Missouri, where the industry reported a loss of 4.9 percent. The losses in the Independent artists, writers, and performers industry in Clay County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 9.5 percent in terms of employment in the Independent artists, writers, and performers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Independent artists, writers, and performers (57.1 percent decline)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (57 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (36.5 percent decline)
4. Other personal services (35.1 percent decline)
5. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (34.9 percent decline)

Clay County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Software publishers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 222.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Clay County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Missouri, where the industry took a gain of 2.2 percent. The Software publishers industry in Clay County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Software publishers (222.2 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (76.7 percent gain)
3. Business, computer and management training (48.3 percent gain)
4. Office administrative services (40.0 percent gain)
5. Vocational rehabilitation services (39.7 percent gain)





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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 Clay County, Missouri

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Clay County, Missouri can be considered to have a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 5.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 15.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Clay County, reporting 8.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $53,762, which represents a 5 percent decline. Clay County, Missouri, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 13 of 15 counties in percent of decline for household income in Missouri. Clay County ranks 472 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

In Clay County, Missouri White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $57,305 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $55,163. This household income level is 2.5 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Clay County, Missouri , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $48,660, this income level is 14 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Clay County had a median income of $51,727, this median was 8.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 21.4 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $44,482.

Compared to counties across the United States, Clay County accounted a relatively high median income for all households of $56,566 (2005 Dollars). This median is 21.5 percent higher than the median in State of Missouri of $44,383 and this is 13.1 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in Clay County, Missouri, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the White category. This group felt a decline of 4.7 percent in the last five years. The Hispanic population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Clay County, experiencing a 18 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The poverty rate in Clay County, Missouri has increased by 2.0 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 5.5 percent to 7.5 percent.

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

Higher Education in Clay County, Missouri

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Clay County, Missouri, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Clay have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 27.2 percent (Men) versus 23 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 33.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Clay County, Missouri according the 2000 Decennial Census, 25 percent of the White Alone, 21.4 percent of Black or African American, 40.8 percent of the Asian alone and 15.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Since the year 2000, Clay has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 4.6 percent to a total of 29.6 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the State of Missouri percent of 24 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. By 2005, 29.4 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 6.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 29.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Clay County, Missouri has a highly-educated working age population, with 25 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Clay has a higher percent of population with this high education level than the State of Missouri's proportion of 21.6 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Clay County, Missouri

Clay County, Missouri had an estimated population of 202,078 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 184,811. This growth shows an increase of 9.3 percent. Clay ranks 2 of 115 counties in terms of population growth in Missouri and the county ranks 211 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Clay spans a total of 396 square miles. This area has a high density of 510 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Greenville, SC (516 per sq. mile ), Lancaster, PA (517 per sq. mile ), Bernalillo, NM (518 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- McHenry, IL (504 per sq. mile ), Ingham, MI (498 per sq. mile ), Solano, CA (496 per sq. mile ).

Clay County, Missouri has a population that is comprised of 87.8 percent White, 3.8 percent African American, 1.8 percent Asian, and 4.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 10.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Missouri percent of 15.4. Since 2000, Clay has increased the percent of minority population when 7.5 percent of the population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Clay County, Missouri to be 35.8 years old. The median age in Clay is less than the median age in Missouri of 37.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 35.1 years of age. With 24.8 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Clay can be understood as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 64.5 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.7 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Clay from another country. The international migration into Clay makes up 3.3 percent of all immigration into Missouri. 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.

Housing Report for Clay County, Missouri

The owner-occupied dwellings in Clay County, Missouri have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $39,500, or 37.7 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $104,900.

In Clay County, the census reported 82,638 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 5,157 residential structures since 2001, a change of 6.7 percent.

When compared to other counties in Missouri, Clay County places 12 of 115 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 576 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Clay County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $144,400, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the overall Missouri 2005 home value of $123,100 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Clay County may be be described as having a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 1.3 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

It can be understood that there is a fair amount of housing that is affordable in Clay County, Missouri. In 2005, 35.2 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Clay County, Missouri -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Clay County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 17.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 12,645 individuals. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 16.9 and 9.9 percent of all employment.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has a largest number of employee per establishment in Clay County. The industry averages 80 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 16 and greater than the State of Missouri average of 21 for the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry.

Professional and technical services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Clay County, growing by 50.5 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 2.6 percent. The State of Missouri underwent a employment change in the industry of 3.5 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Clay County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Transportation and Warehousing and Professional and technical services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.75. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 3.75 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Clay may be an exporter of products or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Clay County. The industry lost a total of 1,020 jobs, or 7.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 36.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.







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