In Coos County, jobs in the timber tract operations pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the timber tract operations industry paid the average highest wages in Coos County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Coos County received a wage of $60,696 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Oregon of $52,266 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $44,040.

Other high-paying jobs in Coos County, Oregon can be found in computer systems design and related services ($53,187), nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying ($50,071), other motor vehicle dealers ($49,408) and legal services ($49,309) 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.

Coos County Wages have increased by 13.4% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Coos County, Oregon by a total of 13.4%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Oregon 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.

Coos County Industry Wages Lag Behind Oregon, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Coos County, Oregon when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 27.8 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,156. The average pay 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.

Coos County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Coos County

The Traveler accommodation industry has grown the most with 255 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 13.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Coos County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (255 new jobs)
2. Department stores (165 new jobs)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (145 new jobs)
4. Sawmills and wood preservation (130 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (114 new jobs)

Out of the 85 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 35 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 49 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Coos County, Oregon, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,233 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Coos County

The Timber tract operations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 89 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Timber tract operations industry make up 16.2 percent of the total employment decline in Coos County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Timber tract operations (89 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (40 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (37 jobs lost)
4. Professional and similar organizations (36 jobs lost)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (34 jobs lost)

Coos County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 546.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Coos County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where it saw a gain of 28.1 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Coos County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 29.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (546.7 percent gain)
2. Emergency and other relief services (265.5 percent gain)
3. Used merchandise stores (254.1 percent gain)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (211.7 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (153.8 percent gain)

Coos County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Book, periodical, and music stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 70.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oregon, where the industry felt a loss of 16 percent. The losses in the Book, periodical, and music stores industry in Coos County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 20.9 percent in terms of employees in the Book, periodical, and music stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Book, periodical, and music stores (70.5 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (55.3 percent decline)
3. Timber tract operations (45.6 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (34.6 percent decline)
5. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (32.2 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 14.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Oregon, which experienced a gain of 5.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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.

Coos County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Coos County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 219.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Coos County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oregon, where this industry saw a gain of 14.3 percent. The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Coos County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (219.5 percent gain)
2. Used merchandise stores (197.7 percent gain)
3. Emergency and other relief services (135.6 percent gain)
4. Vocational rehabilitation services (76.3 percent gain)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (54.5 percent gain)

Coos County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 68.1 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 52.6 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Coos County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.1 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (68.1 percent decline)
2. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (64.1 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (44.8 percent decline)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (35.9 percent decline)
5. Fruit and tree nut farming (28.6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 1.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of Oregon, which saw a gain of 3.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Coos County

Given the industries in the area, the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 93 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry make up 21.0 percent of the total employment decline in Coos County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (93 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (46 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for water transportation (40 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (30 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (28 jobs lost)

Out of the 92 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 39 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 50 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Coos County, Oregon, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 275 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Coos County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 187 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 21.1 percent of the total employment growth in Coos County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (187 new jobs)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (146 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (50 new jobs)
4. Vocational rehabilitation services (40 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (36 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.

Income and Poverty in Coos County, Oregon

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Coos County, Oregon may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 15.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 28.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Coos County, accounting 25.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 64.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $13,000. In Coos County, Oregon White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,523 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $25,594. This median is 30.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Coos County, Oregon reported a median household income of $28,958, this income level is 21.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Coos County had a median income of $26,203, this median was 29 percent less than the median income level in this area.

Compared to counties across the United States, Coos County had a medium-low median income for all households of $36,904 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 29.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of Oregon of $47,872 and this is 33.1 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 Coos County, Oregon

In Coos County, Oregon according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, 23.6 percent of Black or African American, 25.2 percent of the Asian alone and 10.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Coos County, Oregon, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Coos on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 16.6 percent (Men) versus 13.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 38.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Coos County, Oregon is made up of a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 15 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Coos was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Oregon's proportion of 25 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Coos County, Oregon

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Coos internationally. The migration from outside the US into Coos accounts for 0.4 percent of immigration into the State of Oregon. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Coos County, Oregon has a population that is comprised of 89.8 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 4.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 5.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Coos has increased the percent of minority population when 4.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Coos County, Oregon had a population of 64,711 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 62,694. This growth represents an increase of 3.2 percent. Coos ranks 17 of 36 counties by growth in total population in Oregon and the county ranks 824 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Coos County, Oregon to be 44.2 years of age. The median age in Coos is greater than the median age in the State of Oregon of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 43.2 years of age. With 19.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Coos can be understood as being made up of a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 19.8 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.

By measuring total land area, Coos encompasses a total area of 1600 square miles. The land areas has a low average area density of 40 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Austin, TX (40 per sq. mile ), Northampton, NC (40 per sq. mile ), Clallam, WA (40 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Maverick, TX (40 per sq. mile ), Holmes, FL (40 per sq. mile ), Houston, TN (40 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Coos County, Oregon

The State of Oregon, Coos County is positioned 31 of 36 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,884 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Coos County, the real estate market was made up of 29,505 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 140 homes since 2001, or 0.5 percent.

Coos County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $98,900, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Oregon 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $152,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Coos County, Oregon. In 2000, 67.3 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Coos County, Oregon -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Coos County. The industry was hit with a loss of 130 jobs during the period, or 7.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 49.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Mining has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Coos County, with an employment growth of 251.1 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Oregon experienced a change in employment in the sector of 12 percent, during the time since 2001.

Administrative and waste services has the largest employers in Coos County. In the County, the industry averages 40 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 19 and greater than the State of Oregon typical size of 16 for the Administrative and waste services industry.

In Coos County, Retail Trade, Administrative and waste services, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 17.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 3,070 jobs. The Administrative and waste services and Accommodation and food services industries make up 13.6 and 13.1 percent of all employment.

In Coos County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Mining and Administrative and waste services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 5.52. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 5.52 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Coos may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.







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