In Pittsburg County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the management and technical consulting services industry wages were the highest in Pittsburg County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pittsburg County was paid an annual wage of $272,785 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Oklahoma of $43,096 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $67,321.

Top-pay jobs in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma exsists in power generation and supply ($68,890), office administrative services ($62,749), oil and gas extraction ($61,490) and support activities for mining ($53,535) 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.

Pittsburg County Wages have increased by 29.2% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma by a total of 29.2%. 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.

Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg County, Oklahoma can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 14.5 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.

Pittsburg County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pittsburg County

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 280 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 29.7 percent of the total growth in Pittsburg County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (280 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (104 new jobs)
3. Support activities for mining (78 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (66 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (49 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pittsburg County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 88 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 17.7 percent of the total job loss in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (88 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (87 jobs lost)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (41 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (32 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (30 jobs lost)

From the 46 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 21 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 24 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,984 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Pittsburg County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 94.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 9.7 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Pittsburg County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.6 in percent of workers in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (94.5 percent decline)
2. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (63.3 percent decline)
3. Private households (61.9 percent decline)
4. Office administrative services (53.4 percent decline)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (49.8 percent decline)

Pittsburg County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 393.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Pittsburg County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry took a gain of 15.3 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Pittsburg County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 22.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (393.9 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (187.0 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (160.0 percent gain)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (109.3 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (80.7 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 21 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 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.

Pittsburg County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 999 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pittsburg County

The Employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 78 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 26.3 percent of the total employment decline in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (78 jobs lost)
2. Office administrative services (37 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (36 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (22 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (20 jobs lost)

Of the 57 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 26 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 30 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pittsburg County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 221 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 37.6 percent of the growth in Pittsburg County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (221 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (58 new jobs)
3. Other support services (49 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (40 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (37 new jobs)

Pittsburg County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 67.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 6.7 percent. The losses in the Office administrative services industry in Pittsburg County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.7 in percent of workers in the Office administrative services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (67.3 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (65.1 percent decline)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (25 percent decline)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (24.3 percent decline)
5. Other heavy construction (20.4 percent decline)

Pittsburg County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 170.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Pittsburg County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where this industry saw a gain of 6.5 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Pittsburg County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (170.4 percent gain)
2. Private households (88.9 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (62.5 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (60.9 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (43.6 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 9.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of 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 Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 17.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 37.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Pittsburg County, accounting 28.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Pittsburg County, Oklahoma White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $34,717 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $36,237. This median is 8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Pittsburg County had a median household income level of $29,224, this was 12.9 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $38,557, this median is 14.9 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 32.8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $22,547.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Pittsburg County had a relatively low household income of $33,554 (2005 Dollars). This median is 16.5 percent lower than the median in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and this is 46.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

In Pittsburg County, Oklahoma according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13.2 percent of the White Alone, 7.8 percent of Black or African American, 39.2 percent of the Asian alone and 7 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 37 percent achieving this level. The female population in Pittsburg on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 13.4 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 36 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Pittsburg County, Oklahoma has a moderately-educated working age population, with 13 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Pittsburg counted 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma to be 40.5 years old. The median in Pittsburg is greater than the median in Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.5 years old. With 21.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Pittsburg can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 17 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Pittsburg County, Oklahoma has a population that is comprised of 76 percent White, 3.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 2.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 6.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Pittsburg has increased the percent of minority makeup when 6.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Pittsburg County, Oklahoma had a population of 44,641 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 43,969. This growth signifies an increase of 1.5 percent. Pittsburg ranks 25 of 77 counties when calculating total change in population for Oklahoma and the county ranks 1,283 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Pittsburg from another country. The international migration into Pittsburg accounts for 0.3 percent of immigration into the State of Oklahoma. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

By measuring total land area, Pittsburg extends a total area of 1306 square miles. The county has a low population density of 34 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Macon, GA (34 per sq. mile ), Willacy, TX (34 per sq. mile ), Labette, KS (34 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Levy, FL (34 per sq. mile ), Matagorda, TX (34 per sq. mile ), Santa Cruz, AZ (34 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

When compared to other counties in Oklahoma, Pittsburg County ranks 29 of 77 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,889 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Pittsburg County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $53,400, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall 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 Pittsburg County, there were a total of 22,174 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 450 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.1 percent.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 90.5 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Pittsburg County has a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 0.2 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Pittsburg County, averaging 55 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Oklahoma average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

Administrative and waste services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Pittsburg County, moving a total of 134.8 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Oklahoma had an industry job change of 0 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Pittsburg County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Administrative and waste services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 19.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,058 jobs. The Manufacturing and Administrative and waste services sectors provide 16.4 and 12.4 percent of industry employment.

In Pittsburg County, Mining, Administrative and waste services and Utilities are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 5.66. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 5.66 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Pittsburg 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).