In Beaver County, jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the accounting and bookkeeping services industry reported the top wages in Beaver County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Beaver County was paid an annual wage of $58,667 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Oklahoma of $36,328 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $50,686.

Other top-pay jobs in Beaver County, Oklahoma may be found in support activities for mining ($37,835), other specialty trade contractors ($29,168), building equipment contractors ($23,377) and automotive repair and maintenance ($21,574) 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.

Beaver County Wages have increased by 15.6% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Beaver County, Oklahoma by a total of 15.6%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Oklahoma and less 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.

Beaver County Industry Wages Lag Behind Oklahoma, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Beaver County, Oklahoma 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 13.8 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,677. The overall industry wage was less than the national industry average 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.

Beaver County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Beaver County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 81.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Beaver County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oklahoma, where this industry saw a gain of 59.4 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Beaver County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 33.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (81.7 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (13.5 percent gain)

Beaver County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 14.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry reported a gain of 8.6 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Beaver County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 8.3 percent in terms of employees in the Legal services industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Legal services (14.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 12.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Oklahoma, experiencing a gain of 0.7 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Beaver County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Legal services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 3 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Legal services industry make up 100.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Beaver County, Oklahoma.

Top 2 Industries
1. Legal services (3 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (2 jobs lost)

In Beaver County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 96 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Beaver County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 88 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 95.7 percent of the total employment growth in Beaver County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (88 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.

Beaver County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 4.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Oklahoma, experiencing a gain of 3.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Beaver County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 14.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Beaver County has added employment slower than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where this industry saw a gain of 22.2 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Beaver County lagged behind the national average, which felt a gained 17.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (14.6 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (5.2 percent gain)
3. Legal services (1.9 percent gain)

Beaver County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 2.4 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 5.5 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Beaver County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (2.4 percent decline)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (2 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Beaver County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 100.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Beaver County, Oklahoma.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (24 jobs lost)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (10 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (6 jobs lost)

Out of the 5 4-digit NAICS industries, 2 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Beaver County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 36 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Beaver County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 25 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 92.6 percent of the total employment growth in Beaver County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (25 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (2 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 Beaver County, Oklahoma

Beaver County, Oklahoma has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 17.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Beaver was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Oklahoma's proportion of 20.2 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Beaver County, Oklahoma, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 35 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Beaver have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 18.6 percent (Men) versus 16.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Beaver County, Oklahoma as reported in the 2000 Census, 18 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 6.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Beaver County, Oklahoma

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Beaver from another country. The international migration into Beaver totals 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Oklahoma. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Beaver County, Oklahoma to be 42.2 years old. The median age in Beaver is greater than the median age in the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.5 years of age. With 23.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Beaver can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 59.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.3 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Beaver County, Oklahoma had a total estimated population of 5,379 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 5,788. The decline represents a decrease of -7.1 percent. Beaver ranks 68 of 77 counties when calculating total change in population for Oklahoma and the county ranks 2,654 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Beaver County, Oklahoma has a population that is made of 84 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 14 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 14.6 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Beaver has increased the percent of minority population when 11.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Beaver covers a total land area of 1814 square miles. This area has a very low density of 3 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Graham, KS (3 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, NY (3 per sq. mile ), Sierra, NM (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, MT (3 per sq. mile ), Converse, WY (3 per sq. mile ), Custer, MT (3 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Beaver County, Oklahoma

In Beaver County, the census reported 2,771 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 30 residential units since 2001, or 1.1 percent.

Beaver County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $58,200, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Oklahoma 2000 home median value of $70,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

Throughout the State of Oklahoma, Beaver County is positioned 55 of 77 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,565 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Beaver County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 91.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Beaver County, Oklahoma -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Beaver County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Construction industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 42.88. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 42.88 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Beaver County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Beaver County. The industry averages 12 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Oklahoma average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Beaver County, Mining, Construction, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Mining is the largest employment industry and makes up 21.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 180 jobs. The Construction and Retail Trade industries make up 12.5 and 11 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

The Transportation and Warehousing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Beaver County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 5.1 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Beaver County, rising by 78 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Oklahoma encountered a change in industry employment of 2.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.







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