In Brunswick County, jobs in the activities related to credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the activities related to credit intermediation industry had the highest average wages in Brunswick County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Brunswick County received a wage of $71,221 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in North Carolina of $47,690 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $54,759.

Top-pay jobs in Brunswick County, North Carolina exsists in commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($71,039), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($54,354), insurance carriers ($50,911) and nondepository credit intermediation ($50,415) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Brunswick County Wages have increased by 9.4% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Brunswick County, North Carolina by a total of 9.4%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of North Carolina 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.

Brunswick County Industry Wages Lag Behind North Carolina, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Brunswick County, North Carolina when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 21 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $35,650. The industry pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Brunswick County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 22.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in North Carolina, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Brunswick County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The RV parks and recreational camps industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 62.5 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the RV parks and recreational camps industry in Brunswick County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.8 percent in terms of employees in the RV parks and recreational camps industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. RV parks and recreational camps (62.5 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (58.5 percent decline)
3. Land subdivision (56.7 percent decline)
4. Other heavy construction (54.2 percent decline)
5. Seafood product preparation and packaging (52.3 percent decline)

Brunswick County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Employment services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1862.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Brunswick County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 14.6 percent. The Employment services industry in Brunswick County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1862.9 percent gain)
2. Investigation and security services (669.1 percent gain)
3. Office administrative services (390.7 percent gain)
4. Civic and social organizations (323.6 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (269.4 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brunswick County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 553 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 12.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Brunswick County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (553 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (511 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (343 new jobs)
4. Traveler accommodation (290 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (263 new jobs)

Given the 67 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 22 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 45 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brunswick County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Land subdivision industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 234 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Land subdivision industry make up 21.8 percent of the total employment decline in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Land subdivision (234 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and engineering services (179 jobs lost)
3. Other heavy construction (144 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (103 jobs lost)
5. Support activities for water transportation (83 jobs lost)

In Brunswick County, North Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4,298 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-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.

Brunswick County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 94 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 28 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 64 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Brunswick County, North Carolina, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,057 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Brunswick County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 228 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 9.7 percent of the total employment growth in Brunswick County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (228 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (202 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (147 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (140 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (138 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Brunswick County

Given the industries in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 113 jobs. The declines in the Building material and supplies dealers industry make up 22.9 percent of the total employment decline in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (113 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (80 jobs lost)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (48 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (38 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (31 jobs lost)

Brunswick County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 75.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Carolina, where the it saw a loss of 2.6 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Brunswick County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6.1 percent in terms of employees in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (75.5 percent decline)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (52.5 percent decline)
3. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (40.7 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (22.5 percent decline)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (20.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 9.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of North Carolina, which saw a gain of 2.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Brunswick County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Investigation and security services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 284.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Brunswick County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 5.2 percent. The Investigation and security services industry in Brunswick County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (284.5 percent gain)
2. Civic and social organizations (223.6 percent gain)
3. Office administrative services (215.5 percent gain)
4. Other support services (168.1 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (105.8 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 Brunswick County, North Carolina

The median household income in the area has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $36,946, which amounts to a 12 percent decline. Brunswick County, North Carolina, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 16 of 36 counties in percent of decline for household income in North Carolina. Brunswick County ranks 135 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

Compared to counties across the United States, Brunswick County reported a medium-high median income for households of $41,989 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 9.2 percent lower than the median in North Carolina of $45,845 and the median household income is 17 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Brunswick County, North Carolina may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 22.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Brunswick County, having 24.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

While household income level experienced a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Brunswick County, North Carolina, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in the household income level was the White Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 14.1 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Hispanic population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Brunswick County, experiencing a 35.3 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The poverty rate in Brunswick County, North Carolina has increased by 1.5 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 12.6 percent to 14.1 percent.

Hispanic headed households in Brunswick County, North Carolina , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $37,385, this median is 11 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Brunswick County had a median household income level of $45,965, this median was 9.5 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Brunswick County, North Carolina White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,363 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 24.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $31,880. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $58,012. This median is 38.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

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

Higher Education in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Since the year 2000, Brunswick 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 3.8 percent to a total of 19.8 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of North Carolina percent of 25.2 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 5.2 percent. As reported in 2005, 22.2 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 2.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 17.6 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Brunswick County, North Carolina can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 16 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Brunswick is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Brunswick County, North Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 31 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Brunswick have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17.4 percent (Men) versus 14.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 35.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Brunswick County, North Carolina as reported in the 2000 Census, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 9.2 percent of Black or African American, 27.4 percent of the Asian alone and 6.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Brunswick County, North Carolina

When measuring the total land area, Brunswick covers a total land area of 855 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average area density of 104 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Grundy, IL (104 per sq. mile ), Seneca, OH (104 per sq. mile ), Larimer, CO (105 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Wise, VA (104 per sq. mile ), Campbell, VA (104 per sq. mile ), Clinton, OH (104 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Brunswick County, North Carolina to be 40.5 years old. The median age in Brunswick is greater than the median age in North Carolina of 36.2. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in this median, when at that time it was 42.3 years old. With 20.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Brunswick can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 18 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Brunswick County, North Carolina had a total estimated population of 89,162 for the year 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since its 2000 population of 73,766. This growth denotes an increase of 20.9 percent. Brunswick ranks 11 of 100 counties when analyzing total population change in North Carolina and the county ranks 235 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Brunswick from outside the country. The immigration into Brunswick makes up 0.4 percent of all immigration into North Carolina. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Brunswick County, North Carolina has a population that is made up of 82.2 percent White, 12.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 3.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 16.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Brunswick has decreased the level of diversity when 17.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Brunswick County, North Carolina

The residential real estate values in Brunswick County, North Carolina have small increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $11,700, or 9.2 percent, since their values in that year of $127,400.

When compared to other counties in North Carolina, Brunswick County ranks 2 of 100 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 46 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Brunswick County, the census reported 64,647 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 10,837 residential structures since 2001, a change of 20.1 percent.

According to the data, there is a fair amount of housing that is affordable in Brunswick County, North Carolina. In 2005, 46.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Brunswick County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $139,100, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the overall State of North Carolina 2005 median home value of $127,600 and less than home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Brunswick County may be be described as having a relatively high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 7.8 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Brunswick County, North Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Brunswick County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Real estate and rental and leasing and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector has a United State LQ of 3.41. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 3.41 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Brunswick specializes in Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Information has the largest businesses in Brunswick County. In the County, the industry averages 25 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 22 and greater than the State of North Carolina average establishment size of 23 for the Information industry.

In Brunswick County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 17.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 3,780 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Construction industries total 13.9 and 11.5 percent of all employment.

Information in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Brunswick County, changing a total of 85.8 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of North Carolina felt a shift in employment in the industry of . percent, during the period.









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