In Sunflower County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the management of companies and enterprises industry wages were the highest in Sunflower County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Sunflower County earned an annual wage of $46,832 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Mississippi of $55,603 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $82,655.

Other top-pay jobs in Sunflower County, Mississippi are present in offices of other health practitioners ($39,016), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($38,085), professional and similar organizations ($32,619) and architectural and engineering services ($32,295) 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.

Sunflower County Wages have increased by 5.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Sunflower County, Mississippi by a total of 5.7%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

Sunflower County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sunflower County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Drycleaning and laundry services industry has added the most employment with 61 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry makes up 17.8 percent of the growth in Sunflower County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (61 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (45 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (45 new jobs)
4. Oilseed and grain farming (45 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (36 new jobs)

In Sunflower County, Mississippi, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 97 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 33 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 16 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sunflower County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other crop farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 112 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other crop farming industry make up 25.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Sunflower County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (112 jobs lost)
2. Animal aquaculture (85 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (49 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (44 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (28 jobs lost)

Sunflower County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 64.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Mississippi, where the it saw a gain of 22.8 percent. The losses in the Management and technical consulting services industry in Sunflower County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 22.1 percent in terms of employment in the Management and technical consulting services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (64.3 percent decline)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (62 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (57.5 percent decline)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (55.1 percent decline)
5. Clothing stores (36.9 percent decline)

Sunflower County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 171.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sunflower County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Mississippi, where the industry took a gain of 16 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Sunflower County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 22.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (171.4 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (152.5 percent gain)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (105.1 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (93.7 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (83.2 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Mississippi, which experienced a gain of 0.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 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.

Sunflower County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Sunflower County, Mississippi, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 456 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 33 4-digit NAICS industries, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 15 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sunflower County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the General freight trucking industry has added the most employment with 28 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 18.9 percent of the total employment growth in Sunflower County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (28 new jobs)
2. Child day care services (23 new jobs)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (23 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (18 new jobs)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (17 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sunflower County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other crop farming industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 59 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other crop farming industry make up 42.7 percent of the total job loss in Sunflower County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (59 jobs lost)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (17 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (16 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (9 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and engineering services (7 jobs lost)

Sunflower County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 84.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sunflower County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Mississippi, where the industry felt a loss of 8.6 percent. The Private households industry in Sunflower County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (84.6 percent gain)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (66.2 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (38.7 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (33.8 percent gain)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (27.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 7.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Mississippi, experiencing a gain of 1.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Sunflower County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 22.5 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Mississippi, where the industry reported a gain of 22.9 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Sunflower County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.5 in percent of workers in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (22.5 percent decline)
2. Other crop farming (19.5 percent decline)
3. Clothing stores (16.7 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (13.6 percent decline)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (12.4 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.

Income and Poverty in Sunflower County, Mississippi

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Sunflower County, Mississippi can be considered to have a very high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 30.0 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 62.4 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Sunflower County, having 42.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Sunflower County had a relatively low median household income of $29,215 (2005 Dollars). This median is 25.5 percent lower than the median in State of Mississippi of $36,656 and the median is 68.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Sunflower County had a median household income level of $4,062, this median was 86.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 21.9 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $22,814. Hispanic Householders in Sunflower County, Mississippi recorded a median income of $19,379, which is 33.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $78,163. This income level is 167.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Sunflower County, Mississippi White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,917 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 57.2 percent greater than the median income in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Sunflower County, Mississippi

In Sunflower County, Mississippi as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 18.8 percent of the White Alone, 8.2 percent of Black or African American, 21 percent of the Asian alone and 9.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Sunflower County, Mississippi may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 12 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Sunflower has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Mississippi's proportion of 17 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Sunflower County, Mississippi, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 44.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Sunflower have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 9.6 percent (Men) versus 14.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Less than High School category, with 36 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Sunflower County, Mississippi

When measuring the total land area, Sunflower covers a total land area of 694 total square miles. The area has a low population density of 47 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Gilchrist, FL (47 per sq. mile ), Vermilion, LA (47 per sq. mile ), Monroe, WI (47 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lincoln, OR (47 per sq. mile ), Paulding, OH (47 per sq. mile ), Deschutes, OR (47 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Sunflower County, Mississippi to be 31.4 years old. The median in Sunflower is less than the median in Mississippi of 35.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 30.3 years of age. With 25.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Sunflower can be understood as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 64.9 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 9.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.

From 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Sunflower internationally. The international migration into Sunflower makes up 0.8 percent of immigration into the State of Mississippi. 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.

Sunflower County, Mississippi had a population of 32,311 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 34,281. The decline represents a decrease of -5.7 percent. Sunflower ranks 80 of 82 counties when calculating total change in population for Mississippi and the county ranks 3,062 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Sunflower County, Mississippi has a population base that is comprised of 25.9 percent White, 71.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 73.9 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of Mississippi percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Sunflower has increased in diversity when 71.2 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Sunflower County, Mississippi

Sunflower County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $50,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Mississippi 2000 median home value of $71,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

When compared to other counties in Mississippi, Sunflower County places 27 of 82 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,871 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Sunflower County, Mississippi. In 2000, 93 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Sunflower County, the census reported 10,629 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 218 residential units since 2001, or 2.1 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Sunflower County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 20 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,299 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries total 13.7 and 13.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Sunflower County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 27.7 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 20 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Sunflower County, with the industry averaging 68 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Mississippi average of 61 for the Manufacturing industry.

Real estate and rental and leasing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Sunflower County, changing a total of 121.4 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.3 percent. The State of Mississippi underwent a employment change in the industry of 4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Sunflower County. The industry was hit with a loss of 516 jobs, or 28.4 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 41.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Sunflower County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 12.54. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 12.54 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Sunflower County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.





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