In Sharkey County, jobs in the animal aquaculture pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the animal aquaculture industry paid the average highest wages in Sharkey County for 2006. The average industry job in Sharkey County received a wage of $25,167 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Mississippi of $23,631 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $27,236.

High-wage employment in Sharkey County, Mississippi may be found in support activities for crop production ($23,847), auto parts, accessories, and tire stores ($21,207), accounting and bookkeeping services ($19,760) and other crop farming ($17,541) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Sharkey County Wages have increased by 15.5% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Sharkey County, Mississippi by a total of 15.5%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Mississippi 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.

Sharkey County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 5 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 2 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 3 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sharkey County

The Animal aquaculture industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 40 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Animal aquaculture industry make up 77.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Sharkey County, Mississippi.

Top 3 Industries
1. Animal aquaculture (40 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (12 jobs lost)
3. Animal food manufacturing (26 jobs lost)

In Sharkey County, Mississippi, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 114 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sharkey County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 7 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 53.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Sharkey County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (7 new jobs)
2. Lessors of real estate (4 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 11.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Mississippi, which saw a gain of 0.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Sharkey County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 65.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Sharkey County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Mississippi, where it saw a loss of 1.9 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Sharkey County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 2.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (65.0 percent gain)
2. Private households (28.6 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (16.9 percent gain)

Sharkey County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Animal aquaculture industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 52.2 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Mississippi, where the industry reported a loss of 29.7 percent. The losses in the Animal aquaculture industry in Sharkey County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 9.1 percent in terms of employees in the Animal aquaculture industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Animal aquaculture (52.2 percent decline)
2. Other crop farming (7.9 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.

Sharkey County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Sharkey County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for crop production industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 46.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Mississippi, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 10.9 percent. The losses in the Support activities for crop production industry in Sharkey County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.5 percent in terms of employees in the Support activities for crop production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (46.6 percent decline)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (8.6 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (8.3 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2.9 percent decline)
5. Other crop farming (1.4 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Mississippi, which experienced a gain of 1.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Sharkey County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 50.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Sharkey County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Mississippi, where the industry felt a loss of 8.6 percent. The Private households industry in Sharkey County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.9 percent.

Top 1 Industries
1. Private households (50.0 percent gain)

Out of the 8 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 1 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Sharkey County, Mississippi, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 46 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sharkey County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for crop production industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 28 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Support activities for crop production industry make up 74.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Sharkey County, Mississippi.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (28 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sharkey County

The Private households industry has grown the most with 2 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Private households industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total employment growth in Sharkey County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (2 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (6 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (5 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (15 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (11 new jobs)





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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 Sharkey County, Mississippi

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Sharkey County, Mississippi can be recognized as having a very high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 38.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 48.8 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Sharkey County, accounting 59.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 28.3 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $18,687. In Sharkey County, Mississippi White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $47,020 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 80.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Sharkey County, Mississippi , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $41,316, this median household income is 58.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $61,060. This income level is 134.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Sharkey County reported a very low median income for households of $26,073 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 40.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Mississippi of $36,656 and the income level is 88.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Sharkey County, Mississippi

In Sharkey County, Mississippi as reported in the 2000 Census, 21.4 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 29.4 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Sharkey County, Mississippi, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 39.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Sharkey have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.6 percent (Men) versus 13.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Less than High School category, with 39.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Sharkey County, Mississippi has a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Sharkey has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Mississippi's proportion of 17 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Sharkey County, Mississippi

When measuring the total land area, Sharkey extends a total area of 428 square miles. The land areas has a very low density of 14 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Anderson, KS (14 per sq. mile ), Mohave, AZ (14 per sq. mile ), Prairie, AR (14 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Schuyler, MO (14 per sq. mile ), Terry, TX (14 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, NE (14 per sq. mile ).

Sharkey County, Mississippi has a population that is comprised of 29 percent White, 68.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 70.6 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of Mississippi percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Sharkey has increased the level of diversity when 70.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Sharkey internationally. The migration from outside the US into Sharkey totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Mississippi. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Sharkey County, Mississippi had a population of 5,967 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 6,546. The decline shows a decrease of -8.8 percent. Sharkey ranks 68 of 82 counties when analyzing total population change in Mississippi and the county ranks 2,807 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Sharkey County, Mississippi to be 33.2 years old. The median age in Sharkey is less than the median age for the State of Mississippi of 35.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 31.0 years of age. With a total of 29.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Sharkey can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.5 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Sharkey County, Mississippi

Sharkey County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $49,300, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Mississippi 2000 median home value of $71,400 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

There seems to be a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Sharkey County, Mississippi. In 2000, 95.7 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Throughout the State of Mississippi, Sharkey County stands 75 of 82 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,695 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Sharkey County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 2,466 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 21 homes since 2001, or 0.9 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Sharkey County, Mississippi -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Transportation and Warehousing in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Sharkey County, rising by 126.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Mississippi experienced a change in employment in the sector of 3.5 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Sharkey County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest employment industry and makes up 31.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 303 jobs. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries make up 18.4 and 4.5 percent of industry employment.

Retail Trade has a largest number of employee per establishment in Sharkey County, averaging 8 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 15 and less than the Mississippi average of 12 for the Retail Trade industry.

In Sharkey County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 30.24. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 30.24 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Sharkey County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.









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