In Gilliam County, jobs in the grocery stores pay the highest wages

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Employment in the grocery stores industry reported the top wages in Gilliam County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Gilliam County was paid an annual wage of $19,650 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage in Oregon of $20,980 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $20,109.

Other top-pay jobs in Gilliam County, Oregon may be found in auto parts, accessories, and tire stores ($19,005), unclassified ($18,000), religious organizations ($10,192) and traveler accommodation ($9,989) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Gilliam County Wages have increased by 22.2% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Gilliam County, Oregon by a total of 22.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Gilliam County, Oregon can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 6.1 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,156. The industry 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.

Gilliam County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Gilliam County, Oregon, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 77 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Gilliam County

Given the industries in the area, the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 7 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry make up 73.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Gilliam County, Oregon.

Top 1 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (7 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Gilliam County

The Child day care services industry has grown the most with 3 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Child day care services industry makes up 88.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Gilliam County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Child day care services (3 new jobs)
2. Ship and boat building (298 new jobs)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (263 new jobs)



Gilliam County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Child day care services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 25.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Gilliam County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oregon, where it saw a gain of 13.1 percent. The Child day care services industry in Gilliam County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 7.8 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Child day care services (25.0 percent gain)

Gilliam County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 37.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 10.6 percent. The losses in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry in Gilliam County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.8 percent in terms of employment in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (37.9 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (16.3 percent decline)
3. Religious organizations (5.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 15.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Oregon, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national 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.

Gilliam County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Gilliam County, Oregon, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 49 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Gilliam County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Religious organizations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Religious organizations industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total growth in Gilliam County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (74 new jobs)
2. Activities related to real estate (69 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (45 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Gilliam County

The Child day care services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 4 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Child day care services industry make up 61.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Gilliam County, Oregon.

Top 1 Industries
1. Child day care services (4 jobs lost)



Gilliam County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Child day care services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 21.6 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 it saw a gain of 1.8 percent. The losses in the Child day care services industry in Gilliam County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.9 in percent of workers in the Child day care services industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Child day care services (21.6 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (10 percent decline)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (5.3 percent decline)

Gilliam County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Religious organizations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 20.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Gilliam County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oregon, where the industry felt a gain of 0.9 percent. The Religious organizations industry in Gilliam County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.8 percent.

Top 1 Industries
1. Religious organizations (20.0 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 9.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Oregon, which saw a gain of 3.7 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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 Gilliam County, Oregon

Hispanic households in Gilliam County, Oregon , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $19,598, this income level is 50.2 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Gilliam County had a median income of $43,875, this level was 11.6 percent greater than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 66.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $13,163. In Gilliam County, Oregon White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $39,379 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Gilliam County had a medium-low median income for households of $39,325 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 21.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the income level is 24.9 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Gilliam County, Oregon can be understood to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 34.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Gilliam County, accounting 45.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Gilliam County, Oregon

In 2000, the Census reported that in Gilliam 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 42.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Gilliam have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 14 percent (Men) versus 12.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 39.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Gilliam County, Oregon has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Gilliam was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Oregon's proportion of 25 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Gilliam County, Oregon as reported in the 2000 Census, 13.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 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 Gilliam County, Oregon

From 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Gilliam internationally. The international migration into Gilliam accounts for 0 percent of immigration into the State of Oregon. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Gilliam covers a total land area of 1204 square miles. This area has a very low average population density of 1 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Gilliam County, Oregon to be 46.1 years old. The median in Gilliam is greater than the median age for the State of Oregon of 37.0. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 42.7 years old. With 19.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Gilliam can be understood as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.1 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 20.1 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.

Gilliam County, Oregon had a population that was estimated at 1,794 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 1,911. The decline signifies a decrease of -6.1 percent. Gilliam ranks 29 of 36 counties when calculating total change in population for Oregon and the county ranks 2,157 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Gilliam County, Oregon has a population that is made of 96.1 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 2.5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Gilliam has increased the level of diversity when 2.2 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Gilliam County, Oregon

In Gilliam County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 1,040 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a decline in housing units, losing a sum of -3 homes since 2001, or -0.3 percent.

Gilliam County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $71,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value 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.

Throughout the State of Oregon, Gilliam County places 36 of 36 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 3,108 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Administrative and waste services has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Gilliam County since 2001, going from making up 30.1 percent of employment in 2001 to 24.3 percent in the year 2005.

Other services, except public administration has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Gilliam County, rising by 52.4 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 2.8 percent. The State of Oregon had changed in sector employment of 1.9 percent, since the year 2001.

Administrative and waste services has the largest businesses in Gilliam County, with the industry averaging 23 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 19 and greater than the State of Oregon average establishment size of 16 for the Administrative and waste services industry.

In Gilliam County, Administrative and waste services, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Administrative and waste services is the major employer in the county making up 24.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 135 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 11.9 and 9.5 percent of industry employment.

In Gilliam County, Administrative and waste services, Other services, except public administration and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Administrative and waste services industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.33. The level of employment in the Administrative and waste services industry is 3.33 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Gilliam County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Administrative and waste services.







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