Juab County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 14.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Utah, which experienced a gain of 6.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Juab County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 7.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Utah, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 0.2 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Juab County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (7.5 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (5.3 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (3.8 percent decline)

Juab County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 84.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Juab County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Utah, where the industry felt a gain of 20 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Juab County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (84.4 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (53.7 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (31.2 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (30.1 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (4.2 percent gain)

In Juab County, Utah, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 373 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 10 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 6 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Juab County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 37 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 42.6 percent of the total growth in Juab County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (37 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (31 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (9 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Juab County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 11 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 87.2 percent of the total job loss in Juab County, Utah.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (1 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (20 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (17 jobs lost)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (17 jobs lost)





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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 Juab County, Utah

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Juab County was reported to have a medium-high median household income of $44,623 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 19.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Utah of $53,499 and the median household income is 10.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Juab County, Utah can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 100 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Juab County, with 22.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Juab County, Utah , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $26,325, this median household income is 41 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Juab County, Utah White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,222 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Juab County had a median income of $24,863, this median was 44.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Juab County, Utah

In Juab County, Utah as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Juab County, Utah, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Juab have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 15.6 percent (Men) versus 8.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Juab County, Utah is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 12.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Juab is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Utah's proportion of 26.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Juab County, Utah

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Juab County, Utah to be 27.9 years of age. The median age in Juab is less than the median age for the State of Utah of 28.5. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 26.4 years old. With a total of 33.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Juab can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 56.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 9.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively low proportion of the area population base.

Juab County, Utah had an estimated population of 9,113 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 8,283. This growth denotes an increase of 10 percent. Juab ranks 15 of 29 counties when analyzing total population change in Utah and the county ranks 1,172 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Juab spans a total area of 3392 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 3 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Bennett, SD (3 per sq. mile ), Graham, KS (3 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, NY (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, MT (3 per sq. mile ), Converse, WY (3 per sq. mile ), Custer, MT (3 per sq. mile ).

Juab County, Utah has a population that is made of 95.9 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 2.3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 2.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Utah percent of 13.5. Since 2000, Juab has decreased the level of diversity when 3.0 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Juab from another country. The international migration into Juab accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Utah. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Juab County, Utah

In Juab County, the real estate market was made up of 3,195 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 280 housing units since the year 2001, or 9.6 percent.

Throughout the State of Utah, Juab County places 13 of 29 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 324 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Juab County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $115,900, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Utah 2000 home value of $146,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Juab County, Utah. In 2000, 57.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Construction is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Juab County, with a job growth of 113.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 7.3 percent. The State of Utah had changed in sector employment of 14 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Juab County, Construction, Manufacturing and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 2.66. The percent of employment in the Construction industry is 2.66 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Juab specializes in Construction.

In Juab County, Manufacturing, Construction, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 17.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 440 jobs. The Construction and Retail Trade sectors account for 17.5 and 14.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Juab County, averaging 31 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Utah establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Juab County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 10 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.







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