In Oconee County, jobs in the nonresidential building construction pay the highest wages

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Employment in the nonresidential building construction industry paid the average highest wages in Oconee County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Oconee County received an annual wage of $84,968 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in South Carolina of $51,260 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $52,169.

Other top-pay jobs in Oconee County, South Carolina exsists in offices of physicians ($63,129), other miscellaneous manufacturing ($61,200), motor vehicle parts manufacturing ($47,382) and cement and concrete product manufacturing ($43,600) 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.

Oconee County Wages have increased by 15.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Oconee County, South Carolina by a total of 15.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for South Carolina and less 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.

Oconee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Oconee County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Community care facilities for the elderly industry has added the most employment with 146 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry makes up 17.6 percent of the growth in Oconee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (146 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (97 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (90 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (69 new jobs)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (57 new jobs)

Given the 59 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 28 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 30 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Oconee County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 3,650 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Oconee County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 292 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 16.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Oconee County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (292 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (285 jobs lost)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (235 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (205 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (189 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 17.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of South Carolina, which went through a gain of 3.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Oconee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Community care facilities for the elderly industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 231.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Oconee County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where it saw a gain of 26.8 percent. The Community care facilities for the elderly industry in Oconee County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 27.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (231.7 percent gain)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (118.9 percent gain)
3. Business support services (114.3 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (114.0 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (113.0 percent gain)

Oconee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 86.8 percent from 2001 (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 loss of 23.2 percent. The losses in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Oconee County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 29.2 in percent of workers in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (86.8 percent decline)
2. Consumer goods rental (61.8 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (42.6 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (39.5 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (38.6 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.

Oconee County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Oconee County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 60 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the South Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 2.8 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Oconee County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.3 in percent of jobs in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (60 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (55.3 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (31.3 percent decline)
4. Fabric mills (27.8 percent decline)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (26.4 percent decline)

Oconee County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 42.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Oconee County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Carolina, where it saw a loss of 3.2 percent. The Business support services industry in Oconee County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (42.9 percent gain)
2. Private households (39.6 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (31.6 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (31.3 percent gain)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (27.8 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 7.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of South Carolina, experiencing a gain of 2.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Oconee County

The Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 49 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 15.1 percent of the growth in Oconee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (49 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (42 new jobs)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (36 new jobs)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (23 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (23 new jobs)

In Oconee County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,475 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Out of the 70 4-digit NAICS industries, 40 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 28 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Oconee County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 186 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 20.6 percent of the total employment decline in Oconee County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (186 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (179 jobs lost)
3. Fabric mills (179 jobs lost)
4. Unclassified (48 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (45 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 Oconee County, South Carolina

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Oconee County, South Carolina may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.8 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 15.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Oconee County, accounting 24.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Oconee County, South Carolina has declined by 0.9 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 10.8 percent to 9.9 percent.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Oconee County reported a medium-high household income of $42,899 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 1.1 percent lower than the median in State of South Carolina of $43,386 and the income level is 14.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $38,251, which amounts to a 10.8 percent decline. Oconee County, South Carolina, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 10 of 20 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of South Carolina. Oconee County ranks 187 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income in the US.

Hispanic in Oconee County, South Carolina recorded a median income of $42,326, this income level is 1.3 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Oconee County, South Carolina White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,914 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly greater than the median household income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Oconee County had a median household income level of $46,361, which was 8.1 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 10.2 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $38,523. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $72,101. This income level is 68.1 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in Oconee County, South Carolina, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 924725.7 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Oconee County, experiencing a 73.6 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Oconee County, South Carolina

Reported by the 2000 Census in Oconee County, South Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 30.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Oconee on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 20.6 percent (Men) versus 15.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 35.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From the year 2000, Oconee has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 1.8 percent to a total of 20 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of South Carolina percent of 23 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

In Oconee County, South Carolina as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 18.8 percent of the White Alone, 7.2 percent of Black or African American, 66.2 percent of the Asian alone and 12.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Oconee County, South Carolina has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 18.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Oconee counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of South Carolina's proportion of 20.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 2.8 percent. By 2005, 23.8 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 0.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 16.4 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Oconee County, South Carolina

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Oconee County, South Carolina to be 40.6 years old. The median in Oconee is greater than the median age for the State of South Carolina of 37.1. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 39.6 years of age. With a total of 21.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Oconee can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 16.8 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.

When measuring the total land area, Oconee spans a total area of 625 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average population density of 111 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Greene, VA (111 per sq. mile ), Culpeper, VA (112 per sq. mile ), Marshall, WV (112 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Liberty, GA (111 per sq. mile ), Knox, OH (111 per sq. mile ), Franklin, NC (111 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Oconee internationally. The migration from outside the US into Oconee accounts for 1.1 percent of all immigration into South Carolina. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Oconee County, South Carolina had a total estimated population of 69,577 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 66,428. This growth represents an increase of 4.7 percent. Oconee ranks 16 of 46 counties when analyzing total population change in South Carolina and the county ranks 658 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Oconee County, South Carolina has a population that is made of 87.4 percent White, 8.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 3.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 11.8 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of South Carolina percent of 33.4. Since 2000, Oconee has increased the level of diversity when 11.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Oconee County, South Carolina

The residential home values in Oconee County, South Carolina have seen declines from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have descreaed by $-,400, or -0.4 percent, from their 2000 value of $97,500.

Oconee County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $97,100, accounted by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall South Carolina 2005 median home value of $113,100 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

In the State of South Carolina, Oconee County is positioned 9 of 46 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 493 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Oconee County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 35,585 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 2,462 residential units since 2001, or 7.4 percent.

Oconee County may be be described as having a relatively high proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 5.6 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Oconee County, South Carolina. In 2005, 60.9 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Oconee County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 41.6 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 35 percent in the year 2005.

Health care and social assistance in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Oconee County, with an employment growth of 21 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of South Carolina had an industry job change of 12.9 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Oconee County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 35 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 6,626 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 15.1 and 8.3 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Oconee County. The sector faced a loss of 2,288 total jobs during the period, accounting for 25.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 67.5 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Oconee County. In the County, the industry averages 64 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the South Carolina typical size of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Oconee County, Manufacturing, Construction and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.73. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.73 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Oconee specializes in Manufacturing.





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