In Crook County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the management of companies and enterprises industry wages were the highest in Crook County for 2006. The average industry job in Crook County received a wage of $47,740 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Oregon of $68,572 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $82,655.

Top-pay jobs in Crook County, Oregon exsists in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($42,415), auto parts, accessories, and tire stores ($37,551), building equipment contractors ($36,488) and offices of physicians ($35,091) 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.

Crook County Wages have increased by 19.5% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Crook County, Oregon by a total of 19.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Oregon and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Crook County, Oregon can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 19.2 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,156. The average pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Crook County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Crook County

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 82 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 18.6 percent of the total employment growth in Crook County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (82 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (80 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (56 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (47 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (30 new jobs)

In Crook County, Oregon, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 749 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 28 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Crook County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 754 jobs. The declines in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry make up 91.7 percent of the total employment decline in Crook County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (754 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (17 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (15 jobs lost)
4. Religious organizations (14 jobs lost)
5. Other crop farming (10 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 15 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Oregon, experiencing a gain of 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Crook County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1327.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Crook County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oregon, where the industry felt a gain of 9.4 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Crook County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (1327.8 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (306.3 percent gain)
3. Private households (196.3 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (194.7 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (182.8 percent gain)

Crook County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 88.1 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oregon, where the it saw a loss of 10.6 percent. The losses in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry in Crook County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.8 in percent of workers in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (88.1 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (25.5 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (18.9 percent decline)
4. Religious organizations (18 percent decline)
5. Unclassified (16.7 percent decline)





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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.

Crook County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 6.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Oregon, which went through a gain of 3.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Crook County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 256.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Crook County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oregon, where it saw a gain of 0.3 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Crook County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 4.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (256.5 percent gain)
2. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (160.0 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (69.2 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (43.6 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (43.3 percent gain)

Crook County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 66.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oregon, where the industry reported a gain of 52.6 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Crook County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 12.1 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (66.7 percent decline)
2. Other crop farming (26.5 percent decline)
3. Logging (24 percent decline)
4. Other professional and technical services (18.3 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (12.5 percent decline)

From the 29 4-digit NAICS industries, 7 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 20 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Crook County, Oregon, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 335 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Crook County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 33 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 18.2 percent of the total growth in Crook County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (33 new jobs)
2. Activities related to real estate (20 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (16 new jobs)
4. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (13 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (12 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Crook County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Logging industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 33 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Logging industry make up 50.0 percent of the total job loss in Crook County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (33 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (16 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (6 jobs lost)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (4 jobs lost)
5. Other professional and technical services (4 jobs lost)





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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 Crook County, Oregon

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Crook County reported a medium-high household income of $41,168 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 16.3 percent lower than the median in Oregon of $47,872 and the median is 19.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Crook County, Oregon may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 37 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Crook County, having 19.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Crook County reported a median household income of $18,830, this median was 54.3 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $47,322. This household income level is 14.9 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Crook County, Oregon White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,386 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic headed households in Crook County, Oregon reported a median household income of $25,163, which is 38.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.







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

Demographic Profile for Crook County, Oregon

When measuring the total land area, Crook covers a total land area of 2979 square miles. The land areas has a very low average population density of 7 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Duval, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Meade, SD (7 per sq. mile ), Thomas, KS (7 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Mills, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Lynn, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Furnas, NE (7 per sq. mile ).

Crook County, Oregon has a population that is comprised of 91.2 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 6.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 7.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Crook has increased the percent of minority population when 6.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Crook County, Oregon to be 38.1 years of age. The median age in Crook is greater than the median age for the State of Oregon of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 38.8 years old. With 23.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Crook can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 15.8 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Crook internationally. The international migration into Crook makes up 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oregon. This percent of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Crook County, Oregon had a population of 22,067 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 19,344. This growth denotes an increase of 14.1 percent. Crook ranks 15 of 36 counties when calculating total change in population for Oregon and the county ranks 699 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Crook County, Oregon

Crook County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $100,000, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Oregon 2000 home value of $152,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

When compared to other counties in Oregon, Crook County places 2 of 36 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 281 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Crook County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 9,408 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 880 residential units since 2001, or 10.3 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Retail Trade sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Crook County since 2001, going from making up 27 percent of total employment in 2001 to 9.3 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Retail Trade since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Crook County. The industry was hit with a loss of 826 jobs during the period, or 62.3 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 67.7 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Management of companies and enterprises has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Crook County, changing a total of 1233.3 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 1.6 percent. The State of Oregon experienced a sector employment shift of 4.1 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Crook County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 24.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,311 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 9.3 and 9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Crook County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Educational services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 1.89. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.89 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Crook may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

Educational services has the largest businesses in Crook County, averaging 39 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 27 and greater than the State of Oregon establishments size average of 17 for the Educational services industry.





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