In Sequoyah County, jobs in the nonresidential building construction pay the highest wages

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Employment in the nonresidential building construction industry reported the top wages in Sequoyah County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Sequoyah County earned an annual wage of $48,697 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Oklahoma of $37,194 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $52,169.

Other top-pay jobs in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma exsists in offices of physicians ($45,873), specialized freight trucking ($36,538), automobile dealers ($35,611) and general freight trucking ($34,894) 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.

Sequoyah County Wages have increased by 19.7% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma by a total of 19.7%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Oklahoma and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 35.6 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $32,677. The average 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.

Sequoyah County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 30 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 13 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 17 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sequoyah County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 296 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 45.6 percent of the growth in Sequoyah County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (296 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (121 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (46 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (39 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (24 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sequoyah County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nursing care facilities industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 258 jobs. The declines in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 37.7 percent of the total job loss in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (258 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (165 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (89 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (72 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (51 jobs lost)

In Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 14 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Oklahoma, which saw a gain of 0.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Sequoyah County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 98.2 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 reported a loss of 9.7 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Sequoyah 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 (98.2 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (50 percent decline)
3. Other personal services (43.7 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (37.2 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (36.2 percent decline)

Sequoyah County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 325.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sequoyah County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oklahoma, where this industry saw a loss of 3.7 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Sequoyah County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (325.0 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (242.1 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (179.2 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (108.0 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (93.2 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.

Sequoyah County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sequoyah County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 325 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 61.2 percent of the total employment growth in Sequoyah County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (325 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (70 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (29 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (28 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (13 new jobs)

Given the 33 4-digit NAICS industries, 14 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 18 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 747 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sequoyah County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nursing care facilities industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 54 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 44.0 percent of the total job loss in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (54 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (12 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (12 jobs lost)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (8 jobs lost)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (7 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 13.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Oklahoma, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Sequoyah County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 36.6 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 1.7 percent. The losses in the Activities related to real estate industry in Sequoyah County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.1 in percent of jobs in the Activities related to real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (36.6 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (26.6 percent decline)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (24.6 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (15.4 percent decline)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (12.8 percent decline)

Sequoyah County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other personal services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 122.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Sequoyah County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oklahoma, where it saw a loss of 8 percent. The Other personal services industry in Sequoyah County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (122.7 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (112.8 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (28.9 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (25.0 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (23.2 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 Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 19.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 44.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Sequoyah County, with 25.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Hispanic in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma reported a median household income of $25,072, this income level is 22.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Sequoyah County, Oklahoma White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $32,214 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent less than the median in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Sequoyah County had a median household income level of $30,235, this was 6.4 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $7,861. This household income level is 75.7 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 5 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $33,930.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Sequoyah County had a relatively low median income for households of $32,310 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 20.9 percent lower than the median in Oklahoma of $39,078 and this is 52.1 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 Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 35.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Sequoyah on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 9.8 percent (Men) versus 12 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 34.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Sequoyah County, Oklahoma as reported in the 2000 Census, 10.2 percent of the White Alone, 13 percent of Black or African American, 51.2 percent of the Asian alone and 6.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma is made up of a less-educated working age population, with 11 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Sequoyah 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Sequoyah from another country. The international migration into Sequoyah totals 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oklahoma. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma had a population that was estimated at 40,868 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 39,066. This growth shows an increase of 4.6 percent. Sequoyah ranks 13 of 77 counties by growth in total population in Oklahoma and the county ranks 870 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma to be 37.4 years old. The median in Sequoyah is greater than the median age in the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 36.4 years of age. With 24.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Sequoyah can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Sequoyah spans a total area of 674 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average area density of 61 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Johnson, MO (61 per sq. mile ), Le Sueur, MN (61 per sq. mile ), Union, GA (61 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Russell, VA (61 per sq. mile ), Jackson, WV (61 per sq. mile ), Jersey, IL (61 per sq. mile ).

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma has a population that is comprised of 67.5 percent White, 1.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 2.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Sequoyah has increased the percent of minority makeup when 4.1 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

In Sequoyah County, the census reported 17,777 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 570 residential structures since 2001, a change of 3.3 percent.

Sequoyah County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $59,800, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Oklahoma 2000 median home value of $70,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

Throughout the State of Oklahoma, Sequoyah County is positioned 12 of 77 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,267 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 91.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Sequoyah County, increasing by 83.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -1 percent. The State of Oklahoma had changed in sector employment of -8.9 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Sequoyah County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 26.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,483 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 20 and 13.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Sequoyah County is ranked number 33 of 78 Counties in the State of Oklahoma according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 31 of 78 Counties.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Sequoyah County. In the County, the industry averages 41 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Oklahoma average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Sequoyah County, Health care and social assistance, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Health care and social assistance industry has an LQ of 2.03. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance industry is 2.03 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Sequoyah County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Health care and social assistance.







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