In Rusk 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 Rusk County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Rusk County was paid an annual wage of $62,246 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Texas of $52,072 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $52,169.

High-wage employment in Rusk County, Texas exsists in support activities for mining ($54,194), specialized freight trucking ($52,997), office administrative services ($49,288) and offices of physicians ($47,913) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Rusk County Wages have increased by 20.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Rusk County, Texas by a total of 20.9%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Texas 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Rusk County, Texas when analyzed 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 15.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. 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.

Rusk County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 44 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 21 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 23 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Rusk County

Given the industries in the area, the Nonresidential building construction industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 551 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 61.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Rusk County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (551 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (60 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (60 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (40 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (37 jobs lost)

In Rusk County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 372 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Rusk County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 681 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 50.2 percent of the growth in Rusk County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (681 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (124 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (100 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (75 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (60 new jobs)

Rusk County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 1025.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Rusk County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Rusk County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1025.0 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (440.1 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (250.3 percent gain)
4. Consumer goods rental (100.0 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (98.4 percent gain)

Rusk County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 57.3 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 sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 12.9 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Rusk County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.6 in percent of workers in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (57.3 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (56.6 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (39.2 percent decline)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (38.3 percent decline)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (35.5 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 3.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses 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.

Rusk County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Rusk County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 526 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Rusk County

The Nursing care facilities industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 72 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 19.8 percent of the total employment growth in Rusk County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (72 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (70 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (63 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (23 new jobs)
5. Death care services (23 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Rusk County

The Nonresidential building construction industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 157 jobs. The declines in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 39.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Rusk County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (157 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (49 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for mining (37 jobs lost)
4. Consumer goods rental (25 jobs lost)
5. Other wood product manufacturing (18 jobs lost)

Given the 47 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 24 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 21 industries reported employment loss in the period.

The total number of jobs has decreased by 4.7 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Rusk County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other financial investment activities industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 233.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Rusk County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 7.3 percent. The Other financial investment activities industry in Rusk County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 7.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other financial investment activities (233.3 percent gain)
2. Death care services (73.1 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (66.8 percent gain)
4. Chemical merchant wholesalers (52.8 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (50.0 percent gain)

Rusk County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 53.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 4.5 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Rusk County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.1 percent in terms of employment in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (53.5 percent decline)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (36.4 percent decline)
3. Consumer goods rental (35.6 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (27.6 percent decline)
5. Specialized freight trucking (20.7 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 Rusk County, Texas

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Rusk County had a medium-low median income for households of $38,491 (2005 Dollars). This median is 21.4 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and the median is 27.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Rusk County, Texas recorded a median income of $30,875, this median household income is 19.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 42.2 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $22,230. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Rusk County reported a median household income of $46,312, this level was 20.3 percent greater than the median for all households. In Rusk County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,611 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $33,638. This median is 12.6 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Rusk County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 14.6 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 31.5 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Rusk County, having 24.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Rusk County, Texas

Rusk County, Texas can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Rusk was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals 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.

In Rusk County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, 3.8 percent of Black or African American, 24.4 percent of the Asian alone and 1.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Rusk County, Texas, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 33.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Rusk have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 13.4 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 32.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Rusk County, Texas

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Rusk County, Texas to be 38.4 years of age. The median age in Rusk is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.2 years of age. With a total of 23.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Rusk can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Rusk covers a total land area of 924 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low population density of 52 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Larue, KY (52 per sq. mile ), Mecklenburg, VA (52 per sq. mile ), Coahoma, MS (52 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Clay, MS (52 per sq. mile ), Schoharie, NY (52 per sq. mile ), Yellowstone, MT (52 per sq. mile ).

Rusk County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 70.2 percent White, 18.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 10.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 29.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Rusk has increased the percent of minority population when 27.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

Rusk County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 47,971 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 47,359. This growth represents an increase of 1.3 percent. Rusk ranks 106 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 1,328 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Rusk internationally. The international migration into Rusk totals 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Rusk County, Texas

Rusk County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $60,900, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Texas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

The State of Texas, Rusk County stands 105 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,972 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Rusk County, the census reported 20,474 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 393 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Rusk County, Texas. In 2000, 89 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Rusk County. The sector dealt with a loss of 411 jobs during the period, or 21.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 48.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Rusk is the County that is ranked 65 of 255 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Texas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 62 of 255 Counties.

Mining has the largest businesses in Rusk County. In the County, the industry averages 63 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the Texas typical size of 24 for the Mining industry.

Mining has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Rusk County, rising by 59.9 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of 8.9 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Rusk County, Manufacturing, Mining, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 13.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,467 individuals. The Mining and Retail Trade sectors provide 13.1 and 12.5 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Rusk County, Mining, Utilities and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 25.9. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 25.9 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Rusk County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.





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