In Tooele County, jobs in the office administrative services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the office administrative services industry wages were the highest in Tooele County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Tooele County earned an annual wage of $181,157 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Utah of $49,931 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $61,535.

Other top-pay jobs in Tooele County, Utah exsists in architectural and engineering services ($58,508), waste treatment and disposal ($52,392), computer systems design and related services ($51,044) and electronic markets and agents and brokers ($48,994) 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.

Tooele County Wages have increased by 12.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Tooele County, Utah by a total of 12.3%. 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Tooele County, Utah when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 3.4 percent lower than the with an state average of $33,232. The industry pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Tooele County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Tooele County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 66.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Utah, where the industry reported a gain of 10.1 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Tooele County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 11 in percent of jobs in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (66.5 percent decline)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (52.1 percent decline)
3. Personal care services (49.7 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (38.1 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (32.7 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 29.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Utah, which experienced a gain of 11.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Tooele County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 400.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Tooele County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Utah, where the industry took a gain of 7.8 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Tooele County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (400.0 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (293.6 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (182.6 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (176.2 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (115.8 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tooele County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Waste treatment and disposal industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 252 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Waste treatment and disposal industry makes up 18.7 percent of the total employment growth in Tooele County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste treatment and disposal (252 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (216 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (94 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (93 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (87 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tooele County

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 117 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 38.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Tooele County, Utah.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (117 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (72 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (32 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (30 jobs lost)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (21 jobs lost)

In Tooele County, Utah, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 2,433 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 35 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 27 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Tooele County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Tooele County, Utah, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 564 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tooele County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 107 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 18.9 percent of the growth in Tooele County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (107 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (103 new jobs)
3. Waste treatment and disposal (78 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (61 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (55 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tooele County

The Automobile dealers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 57 jobs. The declines in the Automobile dealers industry make up 34.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Tooele County, Utah.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (57 jobs lost)
2. Personal care services (24 jobs lost)
3. Residential building construction (24 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (21 jobs lost)
5. Facilities support services (17 jobs lost)

Out of the 45 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 27 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Tooele County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 128.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Tooele County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Utah, where this industry saw a gain of 6.9 percent. The Building material and supplies dealers industry in Tooele County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (128.9 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (54.2 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (52.5 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (48.5 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (43.3 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 5.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Utah, which experienced a gain of 6.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Tooele County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Personal care services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 43.9 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 2.9 percent. The losses in the Personal care services industry in Tooele County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.3 percent in terms of employees in the Personal care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (43.9 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (35.2 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (25.9 percent decline)
4. Residential building construction (18.1 percent decline)
5. Civic and social organizations (12.8 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 Tooele County, Utah

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Tooele County, Utah may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 6.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 17.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Tooele County, reporting 10.8 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Tooele County was reported to have a relatively high median household income of $53,554 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 0.1 percent higher than the median income in State of Utah of $53,499 and this is 8.3 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Tooele County, Utah , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $42,125, this median household income is 21.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 5.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $50,456. In Tooele County, Utah White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $54,756 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.2 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $44,775. This median income level is 16.4 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Tooele County reported an income level of $38,547, this level was 28 percent less than the median income level in this area.







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

Higher Education in Tooele County, Utah

In Tooele County, Utah according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 16.6 percent of the White Alone, 8.8 percent of Black or African American, 15.8 percent of the Asian alone and 5 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Tooele County, Utah can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 15.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Tooele was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Utah's proportion of 26.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Tooele County, Utah, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Tooele have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 19.6 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Tooele County, Utah

Tooele County, Utah has a population that is made up of 85.8 percent White, 1.3 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 9.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 11.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Utah percent of 13.5. Since 2000, Tooele has decreased in diversity when 12.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Tooele County, Utah had a population that was estimated at 51,311 in 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 41,681. This growth shows an increase of 23.1 percent. Tooele ranks 6 of 29 counties in terms of population growth in Utah and the county ranks 327 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Tooele County, Utah to be 27.9 years old. The median age in Tooele is less than the median in Utah of 28.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 27.0 years of age. With 32.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Tooele can be understood as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 6.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

When calculating the total land area, Tooele spans a total area of 6930 square miles. The county has a very low average population density of 7 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Duval, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Meade, SD (7 per sq. mile ), Thomas, KS (7 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Mills, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Lynn, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Furnas, NE (7 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Tooele internationally. The migration from outside the US into Tooele totals 1 percent of all immigration into Utah. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Tooele County, Utah

In Tooele County, the real estate market was made up of 16,973 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 2,112 homes since 2001, or 14.2 percent.

Tooele County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $127,800, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Utah 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $146,100 and greater than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

Throughout the State of Utah, Tooele County stands 5 of 29 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 136 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There seems to be a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Tooele County, Utah. In 2000, 47.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Transportation and Warehousing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Tooele County, rising by 806.7 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -1 percent. The State of Utah experienced a change in employment in the sector of 1.4 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Tooele County, Administrative and waste services, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Administrative and waste services produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 16.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,677 individuals. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries make up 15 and 14.9 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Tooele County, Transportation and Warehousing, Administrative and waste services and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Transportation and Warehousing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.58. The percent of employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 2.58 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Tooele specializes in Transportation and Warehousing.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Tooele County, averaging 45 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of Utah establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.









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