In Union County, jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry paid the average highest wages in Union County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Union County was paid an annual wage of $55,564 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in Oregon of $48,492 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $51,569.

Other high-paying jobs in Union County, Oregon may be found in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($55,266), wired telecommunications carriers ($53,692), architectural and engineering services ($51,800) and petroleum merchant wholesalers ($45,695) 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.

Union County Wages have increased by 22.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Union County, Oregon by a total of 22.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Oregon 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Union County, Oregon can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 23.4 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,156. The overall industry wage 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.

Union County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Union County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Logging industry has grown the most with 55 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Logging industry makes up 11.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Union County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (55 new jobs)
2. Other crop farming (49 new jobs)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (35 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (29 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (27 new jobs)

In Union County, Oregon, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 218 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 49 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 17 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 30 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Union County

Given the industries in the area, the Clothing stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 41 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Clothing stores industry make up 20.6 percent of the total job loss in Union County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (41 jobs lost)
2. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (31 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (25 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (21 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (20 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in the State of Oregon, which experienced a gain of 5.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Union County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 193.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Union County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where it saw a gain of 22.4 percent. The Private households industry in Union County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 19.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (193.3 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (108.1 percent gain)
3. Logging (105.1 percent gain)
4. Other crop farming (100.7 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (97.5 percent gain)

Union County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 77.6 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 seen in the Oregon, where the industry felt a loss of 14.5 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Union County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 2.1 in percent of jobs in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (77.6 percent decline)
2. Clothing stores (75.9 percent decline)
3. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (59.2 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (26.5 percent decline)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (25 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.

Union County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Union County

The Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry has added the most employment with 47 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry makes up 17.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Union County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (47 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (30 new jobs)
3. Logging (22 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (19 new jobs)
5. Legal services (18 new jobs)

Given the 54 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 29 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Union County, Oregon, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 330 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Union County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Traveler accommodation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 24 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 20.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Union County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (24 jobs lost)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (21 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (17 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (11 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (9 jobs lost)

Union County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 54.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Union County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (54.2 percent decline)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (34.5 percent decline)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (33.3 percent decline)
4. Traveler accommodation (24.8 percent decline)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (21.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Oregon, which saw a gain of 3.7 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Union County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 76.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Union County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oregon, where it saw a gain of 6.4 percent. The Private households industry in Union County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (76.0 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (65.0 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (63.3 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (54.3 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (45.4 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 Union County, Oregon

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Union County accounted a medium-low median income for all households of $39,473 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 21.3 percent lower than the median in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the income level is 24.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Union County, Oregon reported a median household income of $35,612, this median household income is 9.8 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Union County had a median household income level of $29,250, this was 25.9 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Union County, Oregon White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,186 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.8 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $26,857. This household income level is 32 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 21.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $31,005.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Union County, Oregon may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 24.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Union County, reporting 19.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Union County, Oregon

In Union County, Oregon as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 22.2 percent of the White Alone, 14.2 percent of Black or African American, 17.6 percent of the Asian alone and 14.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Union County, Oregon has a highly-educated 2000 population, with 21.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Union counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Oregon's proportion of 25 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Union 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 32.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Union on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 21.6 percent (Men) versus 21.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Union County, Oregon

Union County, Oregon has a population that is made of 92.5 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 3.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Union has increased in diversity when 3.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Union County, Oregon to be 38.1 years of age. The median age in Union is greater than the median age in the State of Oregon of 37.0. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 37.9 years of age. With 22.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Union can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 62.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

From 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Union from another country. The international migration into Union makes up 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oregon. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Union spans a total area of 2037 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 12 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Richland, ND (12 per sq. mile ), Baker, GA (12 per sq. mile ), Deer Lodge, MT (12 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Searcy, AR (12 per sq. mile ), Fairbanks North Star, AK (12 per sq. mile ), Benewah, ID (12 per sq. mile ).



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

Housing Report for Union County, Oregon

In Union County, the real estate market was made up of 10,695 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 43 homes since 2001, or 0.4 percent.

Union County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $93,600, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Oregon 2000 home value of $152,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In the State of Oregon, Union County places 33 of 36 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,925 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Union County, Oregon. In 2000, 72 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Union County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 20.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,482 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 18.3 and 16 percent of industry employment.

Construction is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Union County, growing in new jobs by 29.7 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of Oregon underwent a employment change in the industry of 12.5 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Union County, with the industry averaging 49 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Oregon average establishment size of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Union County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.61. The level of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.61 times greater than the national average, signifying that Union specializes in Manufacturing.









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