In Shelby County, jobs in the nondepository credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the nondepository credit intermediation industry reported the top wages in Shelby County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Shelby County received an annual wage of $88,954 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Texas of $56,000 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $65,753.

High-wage employment in Shelby County, Texas may be found in lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers ($70,306), support activities for mining ($48,758), automobile dealers ($41,419) and accounting and bookkeeping services ($39,443) 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.

Shelby County Wages have increased by 23.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Shelby County, Texas by a total of 23.5%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Texas and greater 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.

Shelby 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 Shelby County, Texas when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 36.2 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. 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.

Shelby County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 10.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Shelby County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 44.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 2.6 percent. The losses in the Health and personal care stores industry in Shelby County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.6 in percent of jobs in the Health and personal care stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (44.5 percent decline)
2. Death care services (39.6 percent decline)
3. Legal services (36.3 percent decline)
4. Water, sewage and other systems (33.3 percent decline)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (29.2 percent decline)

Shelby County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 418.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Shelby County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Shelby County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (418.2 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (125.9 percent gain)
3. Support activities for animal production (111.6 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (85.8 percent gain)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (72.7 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Shelby County

The Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 82 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 38.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Shelby County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (82 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (40 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (39 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (15 jobs lost)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (11 jobs lost)

In Shelby County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 636 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 28 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 18 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Shelby County

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 82 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry makes up 19.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Shelby County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (82 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (74 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (66 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (49 new jobs)
5. Support activities for animal production (26 new jobs)





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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.

Shelby County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Shelby County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 52 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 28.1 percent of the total employment growth in Shelby County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (52 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (33 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (20 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (20 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (19 new jobs)

Of the 25 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Shelby County

The Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 19 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 20.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Shelby County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (19 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (17 jobs lost)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (14 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (11 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 jobs lost)

In Shelby County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 497 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 8.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Shelby County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 130.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Shelby County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 4.1 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Shelby County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (130.4 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (124.0 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (59.2 percent gain)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (35.7 percent gain)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (33.3 percent gain)

Shelby County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 25.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 3.3 percent. The losses in the Health and personal care stores industry in Shelby County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Health and personal care stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (25.6 percent decline)
2. Death care services (19.4 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (17.3 percent decline)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (17.2 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (16.2 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.

Income and Poverty in Shelby County, Texas

Compared to counties across the United States, Shelby County was reported to have a relatively low median household income of $34,061 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 37.2 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 44.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Shelby County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $29,475, which is 13.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 29.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $24,139. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $59,597. This median is 75 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Shelby County had a median household income level of $32,906, this was 3.4 percent less than the median for all households. In Shelby County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,326 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 6.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Shelby County, Texas can be considered to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 19.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 39.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 12 to 17 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Shelby County, reporting 27.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Shelby County, Texas

Shelby County, Texas may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Shelby was reported to have 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.

In Shelby County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.6 percent of the White Alone, 4.2 percent of Black or African American, 24.6 percent of the Asian alone and 3.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Shelby County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Shelby have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12.4 percent (Men) versus 12 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 33.8 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 Shelby County, Texas

Shelby County, Texas had an estimated population of 26,346 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 25,278. This growth denotes an increase of 4.2 percent. Shelby ranks 87 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 1,074 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Shelby County, Texas to be 35.6 years of age. The median in Shelby is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median, when the median age was 36.6 years of age. With a total of 26.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Shelby can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Shelby County, Texas has a population that is made up of 65.5 percent White, 17.9 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 15.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 33.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Shelby has increased the level of diversity when 30.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Shelby covers a total land area of 794 square miles. The county has a low average area density of 33 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US 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 ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Shelby from outside the country. The immigration into Shelby totals 0.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. 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.

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

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

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Shelby County. The sector faced a loss of 220 jobs, or 9.2 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 53.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Shelby County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 35 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,173 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 18.8 and 9 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Shelby County, with the industry averaging 103 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Shelby County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Mining industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 7.96. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 7.96 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Shelby County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Retail Trade is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Shelby County, with a job growth of 22.5 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 0.5 percent. The State of Texas had changed in sector employment of -0.8 percent, in the last 5 years.







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