In Swisher County, jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related pay the highest wages

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Employment in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry reported the top wages in Swisher County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Swisher County received an annual wage of $33,852 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage rate in Texas of $51,553 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $54,074.

High-wage employment in Swisher County, Texas may be found in cattle ranching and farming ($30,134), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($29,299), other animal production ($21,054) and farm product raw material merch. whls. ($20,934) 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.

Swisher County Wages have increased by 12.8% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Swisher County, Texas by a total of 12.8%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Texas and less than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Swisher County, Texas can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 43.5 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $41,186. The average pay 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.

Swisher County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Swisher County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 58 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Swisher County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 56 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 72.3 percent of the total growth in Swisher County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (56 new jobs)
2. Other crop farming (13 new jobs)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (8 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (18 new jobs)

Of the 7 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Swisher County

Given the industries in the area, the Private households industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 11 jobs. The declines in the Private households industry make up 70.8 percent of the total job loss in Swisher County, Texas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Private households (11 jobs lost)
2. Other animal production (2 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (1 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Swisher County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 54.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Swisher County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 0.7 percent. The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Swisher County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 4 percent.

Top 3 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (54.8 percent gain)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (34.0 percent gain)
3. Other crop farming (14.1 percent gain)

Swisher County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 73.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Swisher County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19.8 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Private households (73.9 percent decline)
2. Other animal production (8.7 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (3.9 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (1.5 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.

Swisher County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Swisher County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 80 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 8 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 3 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Swisher County

The Other crop farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 19 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other crop farming industry makes up 53.7 percent of the total employment growth in Swisher County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (19 new jobs)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (13 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (4 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (9 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (6 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Swisher County

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 11 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 54.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Swisher County, Texas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11 jobs lost)
2. Other animal production (6 jobs lost)
3. Private households (2 jobs lost)

Swisher County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 21.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Swisher County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a loss of 3.8 percent. The Other crop farming industry in Swisher County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 2.9 percent.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other crop farming (21.9 percent gain)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (6.5 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (5.7 percent gain)

Swisher County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 35.4 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 sector experienced a gain of 3 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Swisher County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5 percent in terms of employees in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (35.4 percent decline)
2. Private households (33.3 percent decline)
3. Other animal production (21.3 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (2 percent decline)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (1.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 5.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Swisher County, Texas

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Swisher County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 17.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 35.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Swisher County, with 38.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Swisher County was reported to have a medium-low median income for households of $34,920 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 33.8 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 40.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic households in Swisher County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $29,182, which is 16.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 63.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $12,797. In Swisher County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,813 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Swisher County reported a median household income of $27,495, which was 21.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $30,713. This median income level is 12 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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

Demographic Profile for Swisher County, Texas

Swisher County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 56.9 percent White, 6.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 36 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 42.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Swisher has increased the percent of minority population when 41.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Swisher spans a total of 900 square miles. The land areas has a very low average population density of 9 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Wilkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Luna, NM (9 per sq. mile ), Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Swisher County, Texas to be 35.8 years of age. The median in Swisher is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 34.7 years of age. With 27 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Swisher can be understood as being made up of a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 56.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.6 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Swisher from another country. The international migration into Swisher makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Swisher County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 7,828 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 8,367. The decline shows a decrease of -6.4 percent. Swisher ranks 234 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 2,787 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 Swisher County, Texas

When compared to other counties in Texas, Swisher County stands 233 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,990 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Swisher County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $38,200, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Swisher County, Texas. In 2000, 92 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Swisher County, the real estate market was made up of 3,333 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 8 residential units since 2001, or 0.2 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Swisher County. The industry averages 16 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Texas average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Swisher is the County that is ranked 181 of 255 Counties in the State of Texas in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 176 of 255 Counties.

Wholesale trade has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Swisher County, growing by 107.9 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 0.4 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 0.7 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Swisher County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 10.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 157 jobs. The Wholesale trade and Manufacturing industries make up 9 and 8.7 percent of all employment.

The Finance and insurance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Swisher County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 6.1 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Swisher County, Wholesale trade, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Accommodation and food services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 1.72. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Wholesale trade sector is 1.72 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Swisher specializes in Wholesale trade.





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