Employment—Macon County
| | | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total Civilian
Labor Force | 55,872 | 54,113 | 52,834 | 51,885 | 52,377 | 53,515 | 54,604 | | Total Employed | 52,936 | 50,711 | 48,607 | 47,896 | 48,740 | 50,203 | 51,687 | | Unemployed | 2,936 | 3,402 | 4,227 | 3,989 | 3,637
| 3,312 | 2,917 | | Percent Unemployed | 5.3% | 6.3% | 8% | 7.7% | 6.9% | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| | | | | Error | %/Total | | Males 16 years and over | 41,099 | | 47.3% | | In labor force | 27,696 | | 67.4% | | Civilian labor force | 27,678 | | 67.3% | | Employed Males | 26,080 | | 63.5% | | | | | | | Females 16 years and over | 45,864 | +/-439 | 52.7% | | In labor force | 25,820 | +/-1,265 | 56.3% | | Civilian labor force | 25,765 | +/-1,259 | 56.2% | | Employed Females | 24,227 | +/-1,335 | 52.8% | | Own children under 6 years | 7,646 | +/-577 | 16.7% | | All parents in family in labor force | 4,908 | +/-830 | 64.2% | | Own children 6 to 17 years | 16,006 | +/-832 | 34.9% | | All parents in family in labor force | 11,340 | +/-1,065 | 70.8% | Source: 2006 American Community Survey | | | | | Error | %/Total | | COMMUTING TO WORK | | | | | Workers 16 years and over | 48,742 | +/-2,064 | | | Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 42,314 | +/-2,096 | 86.8% | | Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 3,341 | +/-823 | 6.9% | | Public transportation (excluding taxicab) | 460 | +/-400 | 0.9% | | Walked | 1,113 | +/-536 | 2.3% | | Other means | 519 | +/-298 | 1.1% | | Worked at home | 995 | +/-453 | 2.0% | | Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 18.4 | +/-1.3 | | Source: 2006 American Community Survey
| | | | | Error | %/Total
| | Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 50,307 | +/-2,097 | | | | | | | | OCCUPATION | | | | | Management, professional, and related occupations | 16,689 | +/-1,661 | 33.2% | | Service occupations | 8,885 | +/-1,341 | 17.7% | | Sales and office occupations | 11,787 | +/-1,476 | 23.4% | | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 345 | +/-298 | 0.7% | | Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations | 4,041 | +/-675 | 8.0% | | Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 8,560 | +/-1,200 | 17.0% | | | | | | | INDUSTRY | | | | | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 721 | +/-353 | 1.4% | | Construction | 2,698 | +/-614 | 5.4% | | Manufacturing | 9,188 | +/-1,448 | 18.3% | | Wholesale trade | 1,342 | +/-549 | 2.7% | | Retail trade | 6,830 | +/-1,372 | 13.6% | | Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 2,628 | +/-626 | 5.2% | | Information | 904 | +/-422 | 1.8% | | Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing | 2,036 | +/-629 | 4.0% | | Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services | 2,612 | +/-662 | 5.2% | | Educational services, and health care, and social assistance | 12,139 | +/-1,484 | 24.1% | | Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services | 4,697 | +/-1,224 | 9.3% | | Other services, except public administration | 2,899 | +/-953 | 5.8% | | Public administration | 1,613 | +/-569 | 3.2% | | | | | | | CLASS OF WORKER | | | | | Private wage and salary workers | 42,715 | +/-2,028 | 84.9% | | Government workers | 5,016 | +/-962 | 10.0% | | Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business | 2,532 | +/-644 | 5.0% | | Unpaid family workers | 44 | +/-53 | 0.1% | Source: 2006 American Community Survey Wage Rates
| | Job Title | Entry | Maximum | | Assembler—Production | $8.12 | $13.24 | | Clerk—General | $6.96 | $11.85 | | Clerk—Shipping | $8.03 | $13.56 | | Computer/Data Entry | $7.16 | $11.91 | | Custodian/Janitor | $6.28 | $12.56 | | Electrician | $15.75 | $26.57 | | Fork Lift Operator | $8.87 | $14.07 | | Machinist | $14.13 | $20.27 | | Maintenance Mechanic | $10.57 | $18.42 | | Material Handler | $6.44 | $11.30 | | Quality Control | $6.31 | $15.73 | | Secretary | $7.56 | $12.45 | | Technician—Lab | $9.68 | $12.40 | | Truck Driver | $7.36 | $14.88 | | Unskilled Laborer | $6.44 | $11.30 | | Warehouse Worker | $7.95 | $15.48 | | Welder | $9.68 | $17.63 |
Source: State of Illinois Department of Employment Security |
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