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

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Jobs in the management of companies and enterprises industry had the highest average wages in Nye County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Nye County received a wage of $259,806 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Nevada of $118,663 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $82,655.

Other high-paying jobs in Nye County, Nevada can be found in scientific research and development services ($85,812), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($73,833), architectural and engineering services ($58,776) and management and technical consulting services ($57,587) 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.

Nye County Wages have increased by 19.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Nye County, Nevada by a total of 19.3%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Nevada and greater 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.

Nye County Industry Wages Exceed Nevada, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Nye County, Nevada can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 3.2 percent higher than the state, which was reported to be $37,970. The industry pay 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.

Nye County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Nye County, Nevada, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,672 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 32 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 27 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Nye County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nonresidential building construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 17 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 42.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Nye County, Nevada.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (17 jobs lost)
2. Lessors of real estate (11 jobs lost)
3. Management and technical consulting services (6 jobs lost)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (4 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (3 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Nye County

The Architectural and engineering services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 255 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Architectural and engineering services industry makes up 15.7 percent of the total employment growth in Nye County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (255 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (243 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (120 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (113 new jobs)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (112 new jobs)

Nye County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 43.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nevada, where the it saw a gain of 63.5 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Nye County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.6 in percent of jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (43.2 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (38.7 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (35.5 percent decline)
4. Management and technical consulting services (26.6 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (4.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 32.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Nevada, which saw a gain of 21.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Nye County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 516.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Nye County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nevada, where the industry took a gain of 26.4 percent. The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry in Nye County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (516.9 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (405.0 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (276.5 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (219.6 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (200.0 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.

Nye County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 41 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 13 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 27 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Nye County

The Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 56 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 14.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Nye County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (56 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (46 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (43 new jobs)
4. Employment services (35 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (19 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Nye County

The Scientific research and development services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 111 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Scientific research and development services industry make up 53.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Nye County, Nevada.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scientific research and development services (111 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (32 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (21 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (12 jobs lost)
5. Other professional and technical services (6 jobs lost)

In Nye County, Nevada, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 609 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total employment has increased by 5.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Nevada, experiencing a gain of 5.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Nye County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 180.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Nye County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nevada, where the industry took a gain of 86.3 percent. The Unclassified industry in Nye County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (180.0 percent gain)
2. Offices of dentists (98.2 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (56.7 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (55.8 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (53.6 percent gain)

Nye County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 26.9 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nevada, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Nye County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.9 in percent of jobs in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (26.9 percent decline)
2. Death care services (23.5 percent decline)
3. Other professional and technical services (16.8 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (16.3 percent decline)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (15.9 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.

Income and Poverty in Nye County, Nevada

In Nye County, Nevada White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,445 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Nye County reported a median household income of $39,975, which was 5.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 13.1 percent greater than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $47,678. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $66,131. This household income level is 56.9 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Nye County, Nevada reported a median household income of $39,086, this income level is 7.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Nye County, Nevada can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.7 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 21.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Nye County, having 21.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Nye County had a medium-high median income for households of $42,148 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 23.8 percent lower than the median in Nevada of $52,160 and the median household income is 16.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Nye County, Nevada

Nye County, Nevada is made up of a less-educated population of the working age, with 10 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Nye is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Nevada's proportion of 18.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Nye County, Nevada, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Nye have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.2 percent (Men) versus 9 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 42.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Nye County, Nevada as reported in the 2000 Census, 10.4 percent of the White Alone, 7.2 percent of Black or African American, 9.2 percent of the Asian alone and 6.8 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.

Demographic Profile for Nye County, Nevada

Nye County, Nevada had a population that was estimated at 40,477 in 2005. The estimated population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 32,923. This growth represents an increase of 22.9 percent. Nye ranks 4 of 17 counties when analyzing total population change in Nevada and the county ranks 387 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Nye covers a total land area of 18147 square miles. The land areas has a very low density of 2 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, MT (2 per sq. mile ), McKenzie, ND (2 per sq. mile ), Logan, ND (2 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Presidio, TX (2 per sq. mile ), Rich, UT (2 per sq. mile ), Kodiak Island, AK (2 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Nye internationally. The international migration into Nye accounts for 0.4 percent of all immigration into Nevada. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Nye County, Nevada has a population base that is comprised of 82.7 percent White, 1.6 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 11 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 13.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Nevada percent of 36.2. Since 2000, Nye has increased the level of diversity when 10.3 percent of the population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Nye County, Nevada to be 42.7 years old. The median in Nye is greater than the median age for the State of Nevada of 35.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 43.0 years of age. With a total of 21.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Nye can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 57.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 20.9 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.

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

Housing Report for Nye County, Nevada

In the State of Nevada, Nye County is positioned 8 of 17 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,129 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Nye County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $122,100, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Nevada 2000 home value of $142,000 and greater than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Nye County, Nevada. In 2000, 52.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Nye County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 16,548 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 605 homes since 2001, or 3.8 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Nye County, Nevada -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Nye County, Mining, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Professional and technical services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has an LQ of 17.54. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 17.54 times greater than the national average, signifying that Nye specializes in Mining.

Mining has the largest businesses in Nye County, with the industry averaging 51 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Nevada average establishment size of 44 for the Mining industry.

Construction is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Nye County, growing in new jobs by 96.8 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 7.3 percent. The State of Nevada saw a change in employment in the sector of 47.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

The Administrative and waste services industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Nye County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 13 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 6.6 percent in the year 2005.

In Nye County, Professional and technical services, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Professional and technical services produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,072 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries total 14.3 and 13.4 percent of all employment.

Administrative and waste services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Nye County. The sector dealt with a loss of 376 total jobs during the period, accounting for 35.7 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 58.8 percent of all employment losses in the county.





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