In Fayette County, jobs in the architectural and engineering services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the architectural and engineering services industry reported the top wages in Fayette County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Fayette County received a wage of $51,676 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Ohio of $54,908 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $63,540.

Top-pay jobs in Fayette County, Ohio may be found in building foundation and exterior contractors ($45,117), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($44,013), general freight trucking ($38,437) and offices of physicians ($38,006) 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.

Fayette County Wages have increased by 16.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Fayette County, Ohio by a total of 16.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Ohio 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.

Fayette County Industry Wages Lag Behind Ohio, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Fayette County, Ohio when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.4 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,666. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Fayette County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Fayette County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 206.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Fayette County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Ohio, where it saw a gain of 2.4 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Fayette County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 29.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (206.3 percent gain)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (164.7 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (141.8 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (100.7 percent gain)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (100.0 percent gain)

Fayette County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Consumer goods rental industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 66.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the it saw a loss of 16.1 percent. The losses in the Consumer goods rental industry in Fayette County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 9.2 percent in terms of employees in the Consumer goods rental industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Consumer goods rental (66.1 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (50.3 percent decline)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (45 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (42.9 percent decline)
5. Shoe stores (25.6 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in Ohio, which experienced a loss of -2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Fayette County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Health and personal care stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 109 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Health and personal care stores industry make up 40.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Fayette County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (109 jobs lost)
2. Consumer goods rental (62 jobs lost)
3. Shoe stores (36 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (17 jobs lost)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (17 jobs lost)

Of the 33 4-digit NAICS industries, 10 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 22 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Fayette County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 144 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Fayette County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Clothing stores industry has added the most employment with 164 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Clothing stores industry makes up 25.5 percent of the total growth in Fayette County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (164 new jobs)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (131 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (58 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (46 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (32 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.

Fayette County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Ohio, experiencing a gain of 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Fayette County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 91.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Fayette County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 1.7 percent. The Electronics and appliance stores industry in Fayette County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (91.7 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (52.8 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (39.3 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (34.2 percent gain)
5. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (19.8 percent gain)

Fayette County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Consumer goods rental industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 66.8 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 sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 7.9 percent. The losses in the Consumer goods rental industry in Fayette County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 4.6 percent in terms of employees in the Consumer goods rental industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Consumer goods rental (66.8 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (52.8 percent decline)
3. Death care services (23 percent decline)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (18.6 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (16.8 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Fayette County

The Consumer goods rental industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 64 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Consumer goods rental industry make up 26.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Fayette County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Consumer goods rental (64 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (25 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (21 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (20 jobs lost)
5. Shoe stores (17 jobs lost)

In Fayette County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 265 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

From the 38 4-digit NAICS industries, 19 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 18 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Fayette County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Electronics and appliance stores industry has added the most employment with 33 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Electronics and appliance stores industry makes up 22.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Fayette County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (33 new jobs)
2. Health and personal care stores (27 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (19 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (18 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (7 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.

Higher Education in Fayette County, Ohio

Reported by the 2000 Census in Fayette County, Ohio, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 47.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Fayette on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12 percent (Men) versus 9.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 48 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Fayette County, Ohio as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 10.8 percent of the White Alone, 10 percent of Black or African American, 22.6 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Fayette County, Ohio can be considered to have a less-educated 2000 population, with 10.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Fayette has a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Fayette County, Ohio

Since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Fayette internationally. The migration from outside the US into Fayette totals 0.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of Ohio. This percent of immigration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In terms of total land area, Fayette extends a total area of 407 total square miles. The area has a medium-low density of 69 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Greene, PA (69 per sq. mile ), Miller, AR (69 per sq. mile ), Webster, LA (69 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- White, AR (69 per sq. mile ), Sauk, WI (69 per sq. mile ), Marshall, IA (69 per sq. mile ).

Fayette County, Ohio has a population that is comprised of 95.1 percent White, 2.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Fayette has increased the percent of minority makeup when 3.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Fayette County, Ohio to be 38.7 years of age. The median in Fayette is greater than the median in Ohio of 37.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 37.6 years of age. With a total of 24.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Fayette can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.6 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14.3 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Fayette County, Ohio had an estimated population of 28,199 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 28,439. The decline denotes a decrease of -0.8 percent. Fayette ranks 64 of 88 counties in terms of population growth in Ohio and the county ranks 2,398 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Fayette County, Ohio

Fayette County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $85,800, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Ohio 2000 home value of $103,700 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Fayette County, there were a total of 12,403 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 384 homes since 2001, or 3.2 percent.

The State of Ohio, Fayette County ranks 29 of 88 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,314 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Fayette County is made up of a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 0.4 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Fayette County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Fayette County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 31.1 percent of employment in 2001 to 25.5 percent in 2005.

In Fayette County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 25.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,376 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 20.8 and 11.6 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Fayette County, averaging 70 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Ohio establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Fayette County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Transportation and Warehousing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.57. The percent of employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 2.57 times greater than the national average, signifying that Fayette County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Transportation and Warehousing.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Fayette County, moving a total of 23.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -1 percent. The State of Ohio had an industry job change of 4.2 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Fayette County. The industry was hit with a loss of 598 jobs, or 20.1 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 74.1 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).