In Leon County, jobs in the chemical merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the chemical merchant wholesalers industry paid the average highest wages in Leon County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Leon County received an annual wage of $62,751 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $68,133 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $61,405.

Top-pay jobs in Leon County, Texas may be found in nonresidential building construction ($52,739), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($43,887), support activities for mining ($41,923) and legal services ($36,032) 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.

Leon County Wages have increased by 6.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Leon County, Texas by a total of 6.7%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Texas and less 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.

Leon County Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Leon County, Texas when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 9.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. 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.

Leon County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Leon County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 353 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Leon 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 172 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 62.4 percent of the total growth in Leon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (172 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (27 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (15 new jobs)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (12 new jobs)
5. Support activities for mining (9 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Leon County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 30 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 41.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Leon County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (30 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and engineering services (29 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (7 jobs lost)
4. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (4 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (2 jobs lost)

Given the 20 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 15 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total employment has increased by 8.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Leon County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 185.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Leon County has added employment slower than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Leon County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (185.7 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (98.3 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (90.5 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (55.6 percent gain)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (39.1 percent gain)

Leon County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 66.7 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 Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8.6 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Leon County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 7.9 percent in terms of employees in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (66.7 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (46.1 percent decline)
3. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (25.5 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (8.3 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (3.2 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.

Leon County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Leon County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 77 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Leon County

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 57 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 25.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Leon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (57 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (34 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (25 new jobs)
4. Employment services (23 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (21 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Leon County

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 41 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 47.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Leon County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (41 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (17 jobs lost)
3. Residential building construction (9 jobs lost)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (5 jobs lost)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (4 jobs lost)

Out of the 27 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 15 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Leon County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Employment services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 70.7 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Leon County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 11.2 percent. The Employment services industry in Leon County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (70.7 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (66.7 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (60.6 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (56.1 percent gain)
5. Legal services (36.4 percent gain)

Leon County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 73.9 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 8.3 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Leon County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.5 in percent of jobs in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (73.9 percent decline)
2. Residential building construction (36.4 percent decline)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (16.7 percent decline)
4. Water, sewage and other systems (13 percent decline)
5. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (9.5 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.

Income and Poverty in Leon County, Texas

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Leon County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 41.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Leon County, having 22.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Leon County accounted a medium-low household income of $36,248 (2005 Dollars). This median is 28.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 35.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 58.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $15,098. Hispanic in Leon County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $29,920, which is 17.5 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 Leon County reported an income level of $30,503, this median was 15.8 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Leon County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $39,622 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 9.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $62,888. This median is 73.5 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.







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

In Leon County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13.4 percent of the White Alone, 6.8 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Leon County, Texas, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Leon have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.6 percent (Men) versus 11.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 38.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Leon County, Texas may to understood as having a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 12.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Leon has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Leon County, Texas has a population that is made of 79.2 percent White, 9.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 10.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 20.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Leon has increased the level of diversity when 18.6 percent of the people were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Leon County, Texas to be 41.9 years old. The median age in Leon is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median, when the median age was 42.1 years of age. With 22.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Leon can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 57.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 20 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Leon County, Texas had an estimated population of 16,344 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 15,442. This growth signifies an increase of 5.8 percent. Leon ranks 94 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 1,136 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When calculating the total land area, Leon spans a total area of 1072 square miles. This area has a very low average population density of 15 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Burt, NE (15 per sq. mile ), Sanpete, UT (15 per sq. mile ), Wilkinson, MS (15 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Greene, AL (15 per sq. mile ), Butler, NE (15 per sq. mile ), Franklin, MS (15 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Leon from another country. The international migration into Leon totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Employment Report for Leon County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

The Accommodation and food services has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Leon County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 9 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Finance and insurance from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Leon County, with an employment growth of 50.6 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.8 percent. The State of Texas felt a shift in employment in the industry of 9.5 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Leon County, Mining, Construction and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 21.18. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 21.18 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Leon County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

In Leon County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Mining sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Construction provides the most jobs and contributes 30.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,334 employees. The Retail Trade and Mining industries total 13.3 and 10.7 percent of total employment, respectively.

Mining has the largest businesses in Leon County. In the County, the industry averages 46 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Texas average establishment size of 24 for the Mining industry.







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