In Emery County, jobs in the commercial machinery repair and maintenance pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry had the highest average wages in Emery County for 2006. The average industry job in Emery County was paid an annual wage of $75,321 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Utah of $45,952 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $42,854.

High-wage employment in Emery County, Utah are present in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($40,374), building equipment contractors ($34,090), water, sewage and other systems ($32,114) and offices of dentists ($22,245) 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.

Emery County Wages have increased by 5.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Emery County, Utah by a total of 5.5%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Utah 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.

Emery County Industry Wages Exceed Utah, and Wages Exceed the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Emery County, Utah when analyzed can be understood as being very high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 31.8 percent higher than the reported averages in the state of $33,232. The average pay was greater than the industry average in the US 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.

Emery County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Emery County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 64 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 57.4 percent of the growth in Emery County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (64 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (28 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (8 new jobs)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (6 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Emery County

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 13 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry make up 60.6 percent of the total job loss in Emery County, Utah.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (13 jobs lost)
2. Professional and similar organizations (4 jobs lost)
3. Water, sewage and other systems (3 jobs lost)
4. Offices of dentists (1 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (126 jobs lost)

In Emery County, Utah, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 510 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

From the 9 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 5 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Emery County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 54.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Emery County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Utah, where the industry took a gain of 14.7 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Emery County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 13.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (54.5 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (39.1 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (28.8 percent gain)
4. Depository credit intermediation (20.4 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (10.0 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 19.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Utah, which experienced a gain of 11.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Emery County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Utah, where the industry felt a gain of 7.1 percent. The losses in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Emery County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 4 percent in terms of employment in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (50 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (29.5 percent decline)
3. Water, sewage and other systems (9.2 percent decline)
4. Offices of dentists (6.2 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.

Emery County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 8 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 4 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Emery County, Utah, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 191 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Emery County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 13 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 61.9 percent of the growth in Emery County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (13 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (3 new jobs)
3. Offices of dentists (3 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (2 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Emery County

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 3 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry make up 33.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Emery County, Utah.

Top 4 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (3 jobs lost)
2. Water, sewage and other systems (2 jobs lost)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (2 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (1 jobs lost)

Emery County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 139.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Emery County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Utah, where it saw a gain of 15 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Emery County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (139.3 percent gain)
2. Offices of dentists (15.1 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (4.6 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (1.5 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 6.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Utah, which went through a gain of 6.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Emery County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 9.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Utah, where the industry felt a gain of 7.4 percent. The losses in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Emery County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.6 percent in terms of employees in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (9.1 percent decline)
2. Water, sewage and other systems (8.1 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (6.7 percent decline)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (2.8 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 Emery County, Utah

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Emery County reported an income level of $47,775, this level was 2.5 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $10,969. This income level is 76.5 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. In Emery County, Utah White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $47,005 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic Householders in Emery County, Utah reported a median household income of $36,353, this median is 22 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Emery County, Utah can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 46.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Emery County, reporting 17.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Emery County had a relatively high median household income of $46,625 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 14.7 percent lower than the median income in State of Utah of $53,499 and the median household income is 5.4 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 Emery County, Utah

In 2000, the Census reported that in Emery County, Utah, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Emery have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 13.8 percent (Men) versus 9.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 38 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Emery County, Utah may to understood as having a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 11.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Emery has 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 national average of 24.4 percent.

In Emery County, Utah as reported in the 2000 Census, 12 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 2.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Emery County, Utah

Since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Emery from outside the country. The immigration into Emery totals 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Utah. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Emery County, Utah had a population that was estimated at 10,711 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 10,952. The decline shows a decrease of -2.2 percent. Emery ranks 26 of 29 counties in terms of population growth in Utah and the county ranks 2,401 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Emery County, Utah to be 32.8 years old. The median in Emery is greater than the median in Utah of 28.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 30.1 years of age. With 29.8 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Emery can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Emery encompasses a total area of 4452 square miles. The county has a very low density of 2 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, 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 ).

Emery County, Utah has a population that is made up of 92.1 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 6.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 6.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Utah percent of 13.5. Since 2000, Emery has increased in diversity when 6.0 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Emery County, Utah

Emery County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $84,200, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Utah 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling 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, Emery County stands 28 of 29 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,287 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Emery County, Utah. In 2000, 87.2 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Emery County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 4,271 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 66 residential units since 2001, or 1.6 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Accommodation and food services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Emery County, increasing in size by 98.6 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 7.6 percent. The State of Utah faced a industry job change of 6.9 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Emery County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Construction sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 14.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 422 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Construction industries make up 9.7 and 9.1 percent of all employment.

Information has a largest number of employee per establishment in Emery County, averaging 28 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 22 and greater than the Utah establishments size average of 18 for the Information industry.

In Emery County, Information, Construction and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Information industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.71. The percent of employment in the Information sector is 1.71 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Emery specializes in Information.









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