In Jasper County, jobs in the automobile dealers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the automobile dealers industry paid the average highest wages in Jasper County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Jasper County received a wage of $48,710 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of South Carolina of $41,082 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $45,463.

High-wage employment in Jasper County, South Carolina are present in residential building construction ($45,545), offices of dentists ($41,038), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($40,953) and architectural and engineering services ($40,670) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Jasper County Wages have increased by 55.5% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Jasper County, South Carolina by a total of 55.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for South Carolina and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Jasper County Industry Wages Lag Behind South Carolina, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Jasper County, South Carolina when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 1.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $32,813. The overall 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.

Jasper County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 73.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in South Carolina, which experienced a gain of 3.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Jasper County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50.2 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 South Carolina, where the industry reported a gain of 9.5 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Jasper County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 17.4 percent in terms of employment in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (50.2 percent decline)
2. Clothing stores (42.9 percent decline)
3. Child day care services (42.1 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (36 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (29.9 percent decline)

Jasper County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 400.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Jasper County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 18.3 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Jasper County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (400.0 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (289.5 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (206.8 percent gain)
4. Automobile dealers (202.3 percent gain)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (129.4 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jasper County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 249 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 31.8 percent of the total employment growth in Jasper County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (249 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (163 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (99 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (59 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (52 new jobs)

In Jasper County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 2,613 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jasper County

The Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 90 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 36.2 percent of the total job loss in Jasper County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (90 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (74 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (60 jobs lost)
4. Child day care services (8 jobs lost)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (7 jobs lost)

From the 22 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 14 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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.

Jasper County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 29.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in South Carolina, which went through a gain of 2.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Jasper County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 44.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of South Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Jasper County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5 in percent of workers in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (44.7 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (35.3 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (26.7 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (24 percent decline)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (12 percent decline)

Jasper County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 436.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Jasper County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Carolina, where it saw a gain of 9.5 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Jasper County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (436.6 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (222.8 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (158.3 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (57.1 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (47.5 percent gain)

In Jasper County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,391 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Jasper County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 101 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 21.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Jasper County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (101 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (85 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (65 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (60 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (57 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Jasper County

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 86 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 47.1 percent of the total employment decline in Jasper County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (86 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (40 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (31 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (14 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (4 jobs lost)

Given the 31 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 19 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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 Jasper County, South Carolina

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Jasper County, South Carolina can be considered to have a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 20.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 30.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Jasper County, reporting 29.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 29.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $25,449. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Jasper County reported a median household income of $65,892, which was 83.3 percent greater than the median for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $71,370. This median income level is 98.5 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Jasper County, South Carolina White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $48,003 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 33.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Jasper County, South Carolina , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,638, this median household income is 6.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Jasper County accounted a medium-low median household income of $35,951 (2005 Dollars). This median is 20.7 percent lower than the median in State of South Carolina of $43,386 and the median is 36.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Jasper County, South Carolina

Jasper County, South Carolina has a less-educated working age population, with 8.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Jasper has a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of South Carolina's proportion of 20.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Jasper County, South Carolina, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 37.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Jasper have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 7.6 percent (Men) versus 10 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 36.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Jasper County, South Carolina as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 11.4 percent of the White Alone, 6 percent of Black or African American, 38.6 percent of the Asian alone and 6.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Jasper County, South Carolina

Since the year 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Jasper internationally. The international migration into Jasper makes up 1.5 percent of immigration into the State of South Carolina. This amount of international migration is very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Jasper covers a total land area of 656 total square miles. The area has a low population density of 33 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Jackson, OK (33 per sq. mile ), Allen, LA (33 per sq. mile ), Brooks, GA (33 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Ballard, KY (33 per sq. mile ), Gates, NC (33 per sq. mile ), Mississippi, MO (33 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Jasper County, South Carolina to be 34.8 years old. The median in Jasper is less than the median age in the State of South Carolina of 37.1. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 34.0 years old. With 25.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Jasper can be understood as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 63.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 11.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Jasper County, South Carolina has a population base that is comprised of 38.9 percent White, 50.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 10 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 60.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of South Carolina percent of 33.4. Since 2000, Jasper has increased the level of diversity when 58.9 percent of the people were minorities.

Jasper County, South Carolina had a population of 21,398 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 20,719. This growth denotes an increase of 3.3 percent. Jasper ranks 26 of 46 counties by growth in total population in South Carolina and the county ranks 1,278 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Jasper County, South Carolina

In Jasper County, the census reported 8,326 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 262 residential structures since 2001, a change of 3.2 percent.

The State of South Carolina, Jasper County places 22 of 46 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,294 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Jasper County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $77,600, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of South Carolina 2000 median home value of $94,900 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Jasper County, South Carolina. In 2000, 77.7 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Jasper County, South Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Jasper County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Construction provides the most jobs and contributes 18.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 869 employees. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors account for 13.4 and 10.5 percent of industry employment.

Wholesale trade is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Jasper County, with an employment growth of 149.4 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of South Carolina saw a change in employment in the sector of 5.9 percent, during the period.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Jasper County. The industry averages 26 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of South Carolina establishments size average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.

Accommodation and food services since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Jasper County. The sector faced a loss of 117 employees during the period, or 19.5 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 41.6 percent of all employment losses in the county.

The Accommodation and food services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Jasper County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 17.3 percent of total employment in 2001 to 10.2 percent of employment in 2005.

In Jasper County, Construction, Accommodation and food services and Administrative and waste services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.78. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Construction sector is 2.78 times greater than the national average, signifying that Jasper County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.





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