In Beaver County, jobs in the nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry wages were the highest in Beaver County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Beaver County was paid an annual wage of $36,172 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Utah of . and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $47,752.

Other top-pay jobs in Beaver County, Utah are present in offices of physicians ($35,531), other crop farming ($26,347), nonresidential building construction ($24,179) and automotive repair and maintenance ($23,085) 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.

Beaver County Wages have increased by 31.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Beaver County, Utah by a total of 31.2%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Utah 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.

Beaver County Industry Wages Lag Behind Utah, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Beaver County, Utah can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 21.3 percent lower than the with an state average of $33,232. 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.

Beaver County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Beaver County, Utah, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 31 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 6 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 2 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Beaver County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 16 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 53.3 percent of the total growth in Beaver County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (16 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (7 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Beaver County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Cattle ranching and farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 4 jobs. The declines in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 50.0 percent of the total employment decline in Beaver County, Utah.

Top 4 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (4 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (4 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (27 jobs lost)
4. Private households (25 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 1.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Utah, which experienced a gain of 11.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Beaver County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 11.1 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 felt in the State of Utah, where the industry felt a gain of 30.9 percent. The losses in the Cattle ranching and farming industry in Beaver County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 14.5 in percent of workers in the Cattle ranching and farming industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (11.1 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (2.4 percent decline)

Beaver County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 117.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Beaver County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Utah, where the industry felt a gain of 35 percent. The Offices of physicians industry in Beaver County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (117.1 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (58.8 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (34.0 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (1.3 percent gain)





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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.

Beaver County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Beaver County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 12 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry make up 66.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Beaver County, Utah.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (12 jobs lost)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (3 jobs lost)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (2 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (52 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (50 jobs lost)

From the 12 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Beaver County, Utah, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 11 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Beaver County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nonresidential building construction industry has added the most employment with 17 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 28.4 percent of the growth in Beaver County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (17 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (11 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (10 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (9 new jobs)

Beaver County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 102.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Beaver County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Utah, where the industry took a gain of 16.9 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Beaver County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (102.0 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (71.8 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (60.8 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (14.3 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (11.3 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 0.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Utah, which saw a gain of 6.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Beaver County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 22.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Utah, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 16.9 percent. The losses in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry in Beaver County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1 in percent of jobs in the Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (22.9 percent decline)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (13.9 percent decline)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (9.4 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (5.6 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.

Income and Poverty in Beaver County, Utah

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Beaver County, Utah may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.3 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 17.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Beaver County, having 13.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $30,713. This household income level is 24 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Beaver County, Utah White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,688 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Beaver County reported a median household income of $51,480, which was 27.4 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic headed households in Beaver County, Utah , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,922, this median household income is 23.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Beaver County was reported to have a medium-high median income for households of $40,416 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 32.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Utah of $53,499 and the income level is 21.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Beaver County, Utah

In Beaver County, Utah according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 38.4 percent of the Asian alone and 1.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Beaver County, Utah can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Beaver is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Utah's proportion of 26.2 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Beaver County, Utah, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 36.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Beaver on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 13 percent (Men) versus 11 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Beaver County, Utah

Beaver County, Utah had a total estimated population of 6,204 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 6,018. This growth shows an increase of 3.1 percent. Beaver ranks 19 of 29 counties when calculating total change in population for Utah and the county ranks 1,673 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Beaver County, Utah has a population that is made of 89.1 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 8.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Utah percent of 13.5. Since 2000, Beaver has increased the percent of minority population when 6.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Beaver spans a total area of 2590 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 2 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, MT (2 per sq. mile ), McKenzie, ND (2 per sq. mile ), Logan, ND (2 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Presidio, TX (2 per sq. mile ), Kodiak Island, AK (2 per sq. mile ), Sweet Grass, MT (2 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Beaver County, Utah to be 30.3 years of age. The median in Beaver is greater than the median in Utah of 28.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in this median, when at that time it was 30.7 years old. With a total of 31.8 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Beaver can be described 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 55.4 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 12.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Since 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Beaver internationally. The migration from outside the US into Beaver makes up 0.1 percent of all immigration into Utah. 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.

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

Housing Report for Beaver County, Utah

Beaver County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $89,200, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Utah 2000 home value of $146,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

When compared to other counties in Utah, Beaver County is positioned 26 of 29 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,334 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Beaver County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 2,791 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 85 residential units since 2001, or 3.1 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Beaver County, Utah. In 2000, 83 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Beaver County, Utah -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Transportation and Warehousing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Beaver County, changing a total of 111.4 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Utah faced a industry job change of 1.4 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Beaver County is ranked at 24 of 30 total Counties throughout Utah by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 23 of 30 Counties.

In Beaver County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Mining and Utilities industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 28.49. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 28.49 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Beaver County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Beaver County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest employment industry and makes up 30 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 482 individuals. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 18 and 5.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has the largest employers in Beaver County, averaging 48 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 12 and greater than the State of Utah establishments size average of 12 for the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry.







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