In Latimer County, jobs in the oil and gas extraction pay the highest wages

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Employment in the oil and gas extraction industry had the highest average wages in Latimer County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Latimer County earned an annual wage of $100,161 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry pay the State of Oklahoma of $109,767 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $127,077.

Other high-paying jobs in Latimer County, Oklahoma can be found in machinery and equipment rental and leasing ($67,662), support activities for mining ($56,195), office administrative services ($49,909) and other specialty trade contractors ($38,774) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Latimer County Wages have increased by 27.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Latimer County, Oklahoma by a total of 27.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Oklahoma 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.

Latimer County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Latimer County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1991.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Latimer County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where this industry saw a gain of 15.3 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Latimer County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 22.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (1991.3 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (173.5 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (53.5 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (52.9 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (46.6 percent gain)

Latimer County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 18.3 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 loss of 7.6 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Latimer County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.4 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (18.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 17.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in 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.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Latimer County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 13 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 100.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Latimer County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (13 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (23 jobs lost)
3. Other professional and technical services (12 jobs lost)
4. Legal services (3 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (2 jobs lost)

In Latimer County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 526 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

From the 8 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 1 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 7 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Latimer County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 153 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 56.8 percent of the total growth in Latimer County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (153 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.

Latimer County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Latimer County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 31 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 41.3 percent of the total growth in Latimer County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (31 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (29 new jobs)
3. Office administrative services (5 new jobs)

In Latimer County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 46 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

From the 10 4-digit NAICS industries, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Latimer County

The Home health care services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 13 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Home health care services industry make up 81.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Latimer County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (13 jobs lost)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (2 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (26 jobs lost)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (16 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (16 jobs lost)

Latimer County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 17.2 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oklahoma, where the industry reported a loss of 3.9 percent. The losses in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Latimer County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2 in percent of workers in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (17.2 percent decline)
2. Home health care services (12.7 percent decline)
3. Offices of physicians (3.7 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Oklahoma, which experienced a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Latimer County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 34.2 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Latimer County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oklahoma, where it saw a gain of 2.1 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Latimer County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (34.2 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (22.4 percent gain)
3. Health and personal care stores (21.7 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (11.9 percent gain)
5. Office administrative services (6.2 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 Latimer County, Oklahoma

In Latimer County, Oklahoma White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $28,321 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Latimer County, Oklahoma , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $14,788, this income level is 47.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Latimer County had a median income of $29,146, which was 4 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $8,287. This median income level is 70.4 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 59.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $11,457.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Latimer County, Oklahoma may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 22.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 62.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Latimer County, reporting 41 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Latimer County accounted a very low household income of $28,036 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 39.4 percent lower than the household income median in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the median is 75.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Latimer County, Oklahoma

In Latimer County, Oklahoma according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 11.6 percent of the White Alone, 25 percent of Black or African American, 28.6 percent of the Asian alone and 26.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Latimer County, Oklahoma is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 12 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Latimer has 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 national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Latimer County, Oklahoma, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 36.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Latimer have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12.8 percent (Men) versus 11.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 33.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Latimer County, Oklahoma

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Latimer County, Oklahoma to be 38.1 years old. The median in Latimer is greater than the median age for the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 36.9 years old. With 22.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Latimer can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.5 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 15.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

When measuring the total land area, Latimer spans a total of 722 total square miles. The area has a very low density of 15 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Val Verde, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Callahan, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Burt, NE (15 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Greene, AL (15 per sq. mile ), Butler, NE (15 per sq. mile ), Franklin, MS (15 per sq. mile ).

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

Latimer County, Oklahoma has a population that is comprised of 73.7 percent White, 1.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Latimer has increased in diversity when 2.7 percent of the people were minorities.

Latimer County, Oklahoma had a total estimated population of 10,635 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 10,679. The decline represents a decrease of -0.4 percent. Latimer ranks 43 of 77 counties when analyzing total population change in Oklahoma and the county ranks 1,999 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Latimer County, Oklahoma

Latimer County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $46,800, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Oklahoma 2000 median home value of $70,700 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In the State of Oklahoma, Latimer County is positioned 38 of 77 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,191 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

It can be understood that there is a abundant amount affordable residential real estate in Latimer County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 97.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Latimer County, the real estate market was made up of 4,837 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 80 homes since 2001, or 1.7 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Latimer County, Mining, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Mining provides the most jobs and contributes 42 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,045 people employed. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services sectors account for 9.4 and 4.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

Mining has a largest number of employee per establishment in Latimer County, with the industry averaging 58 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the Oklahoma typical size of 15 for the Mining industry.

Real estate and rental and leasing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Latimer County, growing by 113.3 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.3 percent. The State of Oklahoma faced a industry job change of 2.5 percent, in the last 5 years.

Mining since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Latimer County. The industry lost a total of 458 employees during the period, or 30.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 62.1 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Latimer is the County that is ranked 50 of 78 Counties throughout the State of Oklahoma in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 46 of 78 Counties.

The Mining has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Latimer County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 50.4 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 42 percent in 2005.

In Latimer County, Mining, Utilities and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 82.91. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 82.91 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Latimer County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.



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