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PolicyLink and PERE 51 An Equity Profile of Orange County Average Annual Earnings Average Annual Earnings Percent Change in Earnings Share of Jobs Wage Category Industry 2000 ($2016) 2016 ($2016) 2000- 2016 2016 Utilities $98,632 $117,825 19% Information $89,895 $101,079 12% Mining $87,830 $108,578 24% Finance and Insurance $83,683 $107,212 28% Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $82,953 $92,867 12% Wholesale Trade $76,191 $83,632 10% Management of Companies and Enterprises $72,932 $98,791 35% Manufacturing $63,217 $73,438 16% Real Estate and Rental and Leasing $59,249 $74,402 26% Construction $57,551 $67,180 17% Health Care and Social Assistance $50,624 $50,673 0% Transportation and Warehousing $46,079 $50,459 10% Retail Trade $41,073 $35,621 -13% Education Services $39,044 $38,678 -1% Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services $34,759 $42,585 23% Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation $33,671 $35,866 7% Other Services (except Public Administration) $32,866 $36,605 11% Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting $28,078 $33,629 20% Accommodation and Food Services $20,297 $22,835 13% Low 30% High Middle 25% 45% Wage growth in Orange County has been uneven across industry sectors since 2000. High-wage industries like mining, finance and insurance, and utilities have experienced significant increases in annual earnings. Among middle-wage industries, real estate experienced the highest increases in annual earnings. At the same time, retail trade has seen a decrease in earnings. Among the low-wage industries, workers in administrative, support, waste management, and remediation services have seen the largest increases in earnings. There has been a slight decrease in earnings among those working in education services. Change in earnings varies by industry A widening wage gap by industry sector Economic vitality 43. Industries by Wage-Level Category in 2000 Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Woods & Poole Economics, Inc. Universe includes all jobs covered by the federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) program.