In McClain County, jobs in the specialized freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the specialized freight trucking industry paid the average highest wages in McClain County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in McClain County received an annual wage of $45,912 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Oklahoma of $37,006 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $36,645.

High-wage employment in McClain County, Oklahoma are present in support activities for mining ($44,258), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($43,464), oil and gas extraction ($41,818) and automobile dealers ($41,069) 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.

McClain County Wages have increased by 1.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in McClain County, Oklahoma by a total of 1.3%. 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.

McClain County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in McClain County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 181 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 19.4 percent of the total growth in McClain County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (181 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (172 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (89 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (81 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (68 new jobs)

From the 32 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 23 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in McClain County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Utility system construction industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 177 jobs. The declines in the Utility system construction industry make up 57.5 percent of the total job loss in McClain County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (177 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (52 jobs lost)
3. Child day care services (29 jobs lost)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (17 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (9 jobs lost)

In McClain County, Oklahoma, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 802 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

McClain County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 90 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oklahoma, where the industry reported a loss of 6.2 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in McClain County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (90 percent decline)
2. Utility system construction (71.3 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (56.7 percent decline)
4. Child day care services (39.5 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (36.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 16.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Oklahoma, experiencing a gain of 0.7 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

McClain County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 235.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in McClain County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 27.4 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in McClain County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 17.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (235.0 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (192.5 percent gain)
3. Other professional and technical services (129.3 percent gain)
4. Support activities for mining (121.7 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (100.0 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.

McClain County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 42 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 14 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 27 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In McClain County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 438 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in McClain County

The Building finishing contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 13 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Building finishing contractors industry make up 26.1 percent of the total employment decline in McClain County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (13 jobs lost)
2. Personal care services (8 jobs lost)
3. Other animal production (6 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (5 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (4 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in McClain County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 67 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 15.9 percent of the growth in McClain County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (67 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (52 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (45 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (42 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (34 new jobs)

Total employment has increased by 8.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Oklahoma, experiencing a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

McClain County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Personal care services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 39 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 felt in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1 percent. The losses in the Personal care services industry in McClain County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2.3 percent in terms of employment in the Personal care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (39 percent decline)
2. Other animal production (21.2 percent decline)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (21.1 percent decline)
4. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (14.5 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (11.8 percent decline)

McClain County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oil and gas extraction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 98.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in McClain County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oklahoma, where this industry saw a gain of 15.2 percent. The Oil and gas extraction industry in McClain County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (98.2 percent gain)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (63.6 percent gain)
3. Automobile dealers (40.6 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (39.6 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (37.6 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 McClain County, Oklahoma

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 55.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $19,411. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in McClain County had a median household income level of $41,184, this was 5.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In McClain County, Oklahoma White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,766 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic Householders in McClain County, Oklahoma recorded a median income of $37,862, this income level is 13.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $67,484. This median is 54.7 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

Compared to counties across the United States, McClain County accounted a medium-high median household income of $43,612 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 10.4 percent higher than the median income in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the median household income is 12.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, McClain County, Oklahoma may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 32.5 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in McClain County, having 17.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in McClain County, Oklahoma

McClain County, Oklahoma may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 15.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. McClain is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Oklahoma's proportion of 20.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in McClain County, Oklahoma, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in McClain have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 15.8 percent (Men) versus 15.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 37 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In McClain County, Oklahoma as reported in the 2000 Census, 16 percent of the White Alone, 8.8 percent of Black or African American, 28.6 percent of the Asian alone and 4.6 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 McClain County, Oklahoma

McClain County, Oklahoma had an estimated population of 30,096 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 27,851. This growth signifies an increase of 8.1 percent. McClain ranks 10 of 77 counties in terms of population growth in Oklahoma and the county ranks 776 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

McClain County, Oklahoma has a population base that is comprised of 84.5 percent White, 0.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 5.4 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 6.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, McClain has increased the level of diversity when 5.8 percent of the people were minorities.

By measuring total land area, McClain covers a total land area of 570 square miles. This area has a medium-low average area density of 53 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Waldo, ME (53 per sq. mile ), Barron, WI (53 per sq. mile ), Lamoille, VT (53 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Alpena, MI (53 per sq. mile ), Martin, KY (53 per sq. mile ), Miami, KS (53 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the McClain from another country. The international migration into McClain accounts for 0.4 percent of the total migration into the State of Oklahoma. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in McClain County, Oklahoma to be 38.4 years of age. The median age in McClain is greater than the median age for the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 37.0 years of age. With a total of 23.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, McClain can be understood as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 63.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

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

Housing Report for McClain County, Oklahoma

In McClain County, there were a total of 12,216 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 809 residential structures since 2001, a change of 7.1 percent.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in McClain County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 79.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

McClain County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $77,200, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is greater than the overall Oklahoma 2000 home median value of $70,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

McClain County may be be described as having a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census reports that 0.7 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The State of Oklahoma, McClain County stands 4 of 77 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 526 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In McClain County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 24.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,251 individuals. The Construction and Accommodation and food services industries make up 17.6 and 12.4 percent of industry employment.

In McClain County, Mining, Construction and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 11.36. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 11.36 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that McClain may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.

Information is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in McClain County, increasing by 93.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -14.9 percent. The State of Oklahoma felt a shift in employment in the industry of -18.4 percent, during the period.

Accommodation and food services is the industry with the largest establishments in McClain County. The industry averages 16 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 19 and less than the State of Oklahoma typical size of 19 for the Accommodation and food services industry.









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