In Coal County, jobs in the gasoline stations pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the gasoline stations industry reported the top wages in Coal County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Coal County was paid an annual wage of $8,805 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Oklahoma of $18,720 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $17,155.

High-wage employment in Coal County, Oklahoma may be found in oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.) and greenhouse and nursery production (.) 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.

Coal County Wages have increased by 5.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Coal County, Oklahoma by a total of 5.2%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Oklahoma and less than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Coal County, Oklahoma can be described as very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 43 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $32,677. 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.

Coal County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Coal County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 43.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Coal County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry took a loss of 7.6 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Coal County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 6.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (43.0 percent gain)

Coal County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other support services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 84.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 23 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Coal County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.5 percent in terms of employees in the Other support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (84.8 percent decline)
2. Other investment pools and funds (81 percent decline)
3. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (72.9 percent decline)
4. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (69.7 percent decline)
5. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (69.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 19.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Oklahoma, experiencing a gain of 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

In Coal County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 152 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Coal County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other support services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 450 jobs. The declines in the Other support services industry make up 24.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Coal County, Oklahoma.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other support services (450 jobs lost)









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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.

Coal County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Coal County, Oklahoma, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 78 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Coal County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 45 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 22.1 percent of the total job loss in Coal County, Oklahoma.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (45 jobs lost)





Coal County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 46.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oklahoma, where the it saw a gain of 7.2 percent. The losses in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Coal County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.9 in percent of workers in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (46.4 percent decline)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (41.8 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (31.4 percent decline)
4. Residential building construction (27.3 percent decline)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (22.1 percent decline)

Coal County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 25.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Coal County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where it saw a gain of 5.5 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Coal County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.3 percent.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (25.5 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 14.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Oklahoma, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Coal County, Oklahoma

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Coal County, Oklahoma can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 23.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 51.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Coal County, reporting 36 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Coal County was reported to have a very low median income for all households of $27,735 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 40.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the median household income is 77.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Coal County, Oklahoma reported a median household income of $27,056, this income level is 2.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 13.4 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $31,444. In Coal County, Oklahoma White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $28,038 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Coal County had a median household income level of $26,995, which was 2.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $119,649. This median is 331.4 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Coal County, Oklahoma

Coal County, Oklahoma can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Coal is reported having a lower percent of population with this high education level 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 Coal County, Oklahoma according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 35.8 percent of the Asian alone and 10.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Coal County, Oklahoma, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Coal have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 12 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 37 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Coal County, Oklahoma

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Coal County, Oklahoma to be 39.9 years of age. The median age in Coal is greater than the median in Oklahoma of 36.5. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.3 years old. With a total of 24.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Coal can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 57.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 17.7 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Coal County, Oklahoma had a population of 5,743 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 6,009. The decline shows a decrease of -4.4 percent. Coal ranks 59 of 77 counties when calculating total change in population for Oklahoma and the county ranks 2,451 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Coal County, Oklahoma has a population that is made up of 74.6 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 2.3 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 3.2 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Coal has increased the level of diversity when 2.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Coal from another country. The international migration into Coal totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Oklahoma. This percent of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Coal covers a total land area of 518 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 11 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Big Stone, MN (11 per sq. mile ), Parmer, TX (11 per sq. mile ), Fillmore, NE (11 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Holt, MO (11 per sq. mile ), Aroostook, ME (11 per sq. mile ), Webster, GA (11 per sq. mile ).

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

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

Coal County is ranked number 73 of 78 Counties in the State of Oklahoma in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 68 of 78 Counties.

In Coal County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 4.76. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 4.76 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Coal specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Coal County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 38.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 215 jobs. The Retail Trade and Construction industries make up 21.1 and 6.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Coal County. The industry averages 18 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the State of Oklahoma average of 18 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Construction is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Coal County, growing in new jobs by 236.4 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of Oklahoma went through a industry job change of 0.4 percent, during the period.







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