In Giles County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry had the highest average wages in Giles County for 2006. The average industry job in Giles County was paid an annual wage of $70,431 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $79,013 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $67,074.

Other high-paying jobs in Giles County, Virginia can be found in building equipment contractors ($48,326), building finishing contractors ($39,730), specialized freight trucking ($39,685) and legal services ($35,464) 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.

Giles County Wages have increased by 20.4% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Giles County, Virginia by a total of 20.4%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Virginia and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Giles County Industry Wages Lag Behind Virginia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Giles County, Virginia when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 16.4 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $42,126. The overall 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.

Giles County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Giles County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 76 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 60.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Giles County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (76 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (13 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (9 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (8 jobs lost)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (6 jobs lost)

In Giles County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 29 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 15 4-digit NAICS industries, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 5 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Giles County

The Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 107 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 63.9 percent of the total employment growth in Giles County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (107 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (34 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (20 new jobs)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (4 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (2 new jobs)

Giles County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 39.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 2.9 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Giles County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.5 in percent of jobs in the Grocery stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (39.1 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (33.3 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (31.1 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (28.6 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (22.4 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Giles County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 58.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Giles County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where it saw a gain of 10.3 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Giles County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (58.5 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (54.0 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (31.7 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (10.6 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (2.3 percent gain)





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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.

Giles County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Giles County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 76.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Giles County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where it saw a gain of 4.2 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Giles County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (76.6 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (61.9 percent gain)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (40.0 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (26.3 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (23.2 percent gain)

Giles County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 28 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 has seen in the Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Giles County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.3 in percent of workers in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (28 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (23.4 percent decline)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (20 percent decline)
4. Legal services (17 percent decline)
5. Death care services (9.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Giles County

The Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 125 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 73.3 percent of the total growth in Giles County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (125 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (13 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (7 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (6 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Giles County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 12 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 27.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Giles County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (12 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (11 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (7 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (4 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (3 jobs lost)

Of the 20 4-digit NAICS industries, 8 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Giles County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 157 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.





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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 Giles County, Virginia

In Giles County, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,920 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic households in Giles County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $70,931, which is 73.6 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 17.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $33,638. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Giles County had a median income of $57,038, this level was 39.6 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Giles County, Virginia can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 26.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Giles County, having 14.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Giles County accounted a medium-high household income of $40,865 (2005 Dollars). This median is 33.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median is 20.2 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Giles internationally. The international migration into Giles makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Virginia. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Giles encompasses a total area of 357 square miles. The land areas has a low average population density of 48 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Navarro, TX (48 per sq. mile ), Polk, WI (48 per sq. mile ), Franklin, AL (48 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Addison, VT (48 per sq. mile ), Tattnall, GA (48 per sq. mile ), Anson, NC (48 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Giles County, Virginia to be 41.0 years of age. The median in Giles is greater than the median age in the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 40.3 years of age. With a total of 21.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Giles can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.4 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Giles County, Virginia has a population base that is comprised of 97.1 percent White, 1.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 2.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Giles has stayed the same the percent of minority population when 2.5 percent of the population were minorities.

Giles County, Virginia had a population that was estimated at 17,098 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 16,705. This growth denotes an increase of 2.4 percent. Giles ranks 70 of 134 counties in terms of population growth in Virginia and the county ranks 1,471 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Giles County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $69,200, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Virginia 2000 home median value of $125,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

The State of Virginia, Giles County ranks 96 of 134 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,352 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 Giles County, Virginia. In 2000, 90.5 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Giles County, the real estate market was made up of 8,068 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 242 residential units since 2001, or 3.1 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Giles County, Virginia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Professional and technical services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Giles County, rising by 90 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 2.6 percent. The State of Virginia experienced a change in employment in the sector of 14.2 percent, since the year 2001.

In Giles County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 30.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,250 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 17.8 and 12 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Giles County, averaging 69 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Virginia establishments size average of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Giles County. The industry was hit with a loss of 252 total jobs during the period, accounting for 16.8 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 88.7 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Giles County, Utilities, Manufacturing and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Utilities industry has an LQ of 7.33. The level of employment in the Utilities sector is 7.33 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Giles may be an exporter of products or services of Utilities.

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Giles County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 35.6 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 30.2 percent of total employment in the year 2005.





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