In Summit County, jobs in the furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry reported the top wages in Summit County for 2006. The average industry job in Summit County was paid an annual wage of $362,457 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Utah of $44,421 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $46,799.

Top-pay jobs in Summit County, Utah may be found in commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($109,532), other financial investment activities ($98,916), software publishers ($95,097) and securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($89,453) 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.

Summit County Wages have increased by 12.7% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Summit County, Utah by a total of 12.7%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Utah and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Summit County, Utah when analyzed can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 10.2 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $33,232. The average industry wage 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.

Summit County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Summit County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 52.7 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 has experienced in the State of Utah, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2.9 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Summit County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.1 percent in terms of employment in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (52.7 percent decline)
2. Business, computer and management training (43.8 percent decline)
3. Florists (43.5 percent decline)
4. Business support services (36.6 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (31 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 33.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Utah, experiencing a gain of 11.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Summit County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 255.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Summit County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Utah, where the industry took a gain of 18.5 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Summit County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 2.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (255.8 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (217.1 percent gain)
3. Other personal services (197.7 percent gain)
4. Employment services (196.8 percent gain)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (196.2 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Summit County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry has added the most employment with 807 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 21.7 percent of the total employment growth in Summit County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (807 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (288 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (200 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (141 new jobs)
5. Activities related to real estate (137 new jobs)

From the 74 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 56 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Summit County, Utah, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 4,307 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Summit County

The Computer systems design and related services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 102 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 37.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Summit County, Utah.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (102 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (30 jobs lost)
3. Consumer goods rental (28 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (24 jobs lost)
5. Business support services (15 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.

Summit County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Summit County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 671 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 34.8 percent of the total growth in Summit County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (671 new jobs)
2. Clothing stores (96 new jobs)
3. Architectural and engineering services (95 new jobs)
4. Activities related to real estate (80 new jobs)
5. Utility system construction (63 new jobs)

From the 78 4-digit NAICS industries, 16 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 59 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Summit County

The Computer systems design and related services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 48 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 24.5 percent of the total job loss in Summit County, Utah.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (48 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (36 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (24 jobs lost)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (16 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (11 jobs lost)

In Summit County, Utah, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,889 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Summit County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 40.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Utah, where the it saw a gain of 14.3 percent. The losses in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Summit County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.4 in percent of workers in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (40.2 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (34.4 percent decline)
3. Business support services (19.6 percent decline)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (17.2 percent decline)
5. Private households (16.8 percent decline)

Summit County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Special food services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 132.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Summit County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Utah, where it saw a gain of 2.5 percent. The Special food services industry in Summit County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (132.3 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (130.0 percent gain)
3. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (117.6 percent gain)
4. Utility system construction (94.9 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (94.9 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 12.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Utah, which saw a gain of 6.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains 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 Summit County, Utah

Hispanic in Summit County, Utah , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $45,465, this median household income is 40.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Summit County had a median income of $80,020, this was 5.3 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $122,954. This household income level is 61.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 5.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $71,663. In Summit County, Utah White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $77,419 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.9 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Summit County, Utah can be considered to have a very low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 5.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 20 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Summit County, accounting 9.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Summit County had a very high household income of $76,006 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 29.6 percent higher than the household income median in State of Utah of $53,499 and the income level is 35.4 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Summit County, Utah

In Summit County, Utah according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 47.6 percent of the White Alone, 22.2 percent of Black or African American, 63.2 percent of the Asian alone and 9.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Summit County, Utah is made up of a very highly-educated 2000 population, with 45.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Summit was reported to have a higher percent of population with this high education level than the State of Utah's proportion of 26.2 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Summit County, Utah, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 48.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Summit have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 48.8 percent (Men) versus 42.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 42.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Summit County, Utah

Summit County, Utah has a population that is made up of 87 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 1.2 percent Asian, and 10.5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 12.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Utah percent of 13.5. Since 2000, Summit has increased the percent of minority population when 9.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated to Summit internationally. The international migration into Summit makes up 1.7 percent of immigration into the State of Utah. This amount of international migration is very high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Summit County, Utah had an estimated population of 35,001 in the year 2005. The population has increased very sharply, since the 2000 total population of 29,991. This growth represents an increase of 16.7 percent. Summit ranks 8 of 29 counties when analyzing total population change in Utah and the county ranks 499 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Summit County, Utah to be 34.0 years of age. The median in Summit is greater than the median age in the State of Utah of 28.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 33.2 years of age. With 25.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Summit can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 68.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 5.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Summit covers a total land area of 1871 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 19 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Montmorency, MI (19 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, IL (19 per sq. mile ), Lee, AR (19 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Gallatin, IL (19 per sq. mile ), Perry, AR (19 per sq. mile ), Robertson, TX (19 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Summit County, Utah

Throughout the State of Utah, Summit County places 9 of 29 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 176 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Summit County, the census reported 20,471 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 2,325 housing units since the year 2001, or 12.8 percent.

Summit County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $296,000, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is greater than the Utah 2000 home median value of $146,100 and greater than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

Summit County is made up of a very high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2000, the Decennial Census reports that 18.6 percent residential property is valued over $500k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Summit County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Accommodation and food services provides the most jobs and contributes 24.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 4,147 employees. The Retail Trade and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries make up 16.2 and 15.7 percent of total employment, respectively.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has a largest number of employee per establishment in Summit County, averaging 51 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 16 and greater than the Utah average of 18 for the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry.

In Summit County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Real estate and rental and leasing and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has an LQ of 9.28. This means the percent of total employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 9.28 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Summit may be an exporter of products or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Educational services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Summit County, growing in new jobs by 73.3 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 13.8 percent. The State of Utah experienced a sector employment shift of 25.5 percent, from 2001 to 2005.









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