In Piute County, jobs in the rv parks and recreational camps pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the rv parks and recreational camps industry reported the top wages in Piute County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Piute County received a wage of $14,191 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Utah of $14,543 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $17,251.

High-wage employment in Piute County, Utah exsists in gasoline stations ($6,744), full-service restaurants ($6,331), traveler accommodation ($3,532) and oilseed and grain farming (.) 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.

Piute County Wages have decreased by ( 3.5%) Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have decreased in Piute County, Utah by a total of ( 3.5%). This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Utah and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Piute County, Utah when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 42.7 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $33,232. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Piute County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Piute County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other specialty trade contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 10 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other specialty trade contractors industry make up 45.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Piute County, Utah.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (10 jobs lost)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (7 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (5 jobs lost)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (4 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (3 jobs lost)

From the 9 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 6 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Piute County

The Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 64 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 54.7 percent of the total growth in Piute County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (64 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (32 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (8 new jobs)

In Piute County, Utah, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 276 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Piute County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 33.9 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 sector experienced a gain of 0.1 percent. The losses in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Piute County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 9.7 in percent of jobs in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (33.9 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (16.7 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (7.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 21 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Utah, experiencing a gain of 11.4 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Piute County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 395.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Piute County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Utah, where it saw a gain of 33.9 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Piute County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 17.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (395.8 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (100.0 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (72.2 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (25.0 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (13.2 percent gain)

Piute County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Piute County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 60.4 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Piute County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Utah, where the industry felt a loss of 0.9 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Piute County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (60.4 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (44.2 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (28.1 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (23.1 percent gain)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (22.2 percent gain)

Piute County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 2.4 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Utah, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 0.2 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Piute County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (2.4 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 7.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Utah, which saw a gain of 6.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

In Piute County, Utah, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 13 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Piute County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has added the most employment with 0 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up -0.2 percent of the growth in Piute County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (36 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.

Income and Poverty in Piute County, Utah

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Piute County, Utah can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 16.2 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 71.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Piute County, reporting 26.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Piute County reported a relatively low median income for households of $34,661 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 54.3 percent lower than the median in Utah of $53,499 and the income level is 41.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

In Piute County, Utah White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $35,181 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Piute County had a median income of $33,638, which was 3 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $21,938. This income level is 36.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic in Piute County, Utah reported a median household income of $30,713, which is 11.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Piute County, Utah

In Piute County, Utah according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 14.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Piute County, Utah may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 14.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Piute counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Utah's proportion of 26.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Piute County, Utah, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 36 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Piute have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 15.6 percent (Men) versus 13.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 37.4 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 Piute County, Utah

Piute County, Utah had a population that was estimated at 1,365 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 1,438. The decline shows a decrease of -5.1 percent. Piute ranks 23 of 29 counties when calculating total change in population for Utah and the county ranks 2,074 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Piute County, Utah to be 41.4 years old. The median in Piute is greater than the median in Utah of 28.5. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.5 years old. With a total of 25.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Piute can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 54.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 20.1 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Piute extends a total area of 758 square miles. The county has a very low average area 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 ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Piute internationally. The international migration into Piute makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Utah. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Piute County, Utah has a population base that is comprised of 93.4 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 5.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 5.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Utah percent of 13.5. Since 2000, Piute has increased the level of diversity when 4.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Piute County, Utah

In Piute County, the real estate market was made up of 776 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 24 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.2 percent.

Throughout the State of Utah, Piute County stands 25 of 29 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,315 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Piute County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $80,900, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Utah 2000 median home value of $146,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Construction is the industry with the largest establishments in Piute County. The industry averages 6 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 9 and less than the Utah typical size of 7 for the Construction industry.

In Piute County, Construction, Accommodation and food services and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.77. This means the percent of total employment in the Construction sector is 2.77 times greater than the national average, signifying that Piute may be an exporter of products or services of Construction.

In Piute County, Construction, Accommodation and food services, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Construction produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 18.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 30 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries make up 17 and 0 percent of the total jobs, respectively.











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