Monday, October 30, 2006

Employment Report for Ashtabula County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Ashtabula County. The industry was hit with a loss of 557 jobs, or 6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 60 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Ashtabula County, Manufacturing, Utilities and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.38. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.38 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Ashtabula County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Administrative and waste services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Ashtabula County, growing in new jobs by 36.2 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio underwent a employment change in the industry of 1 percent, during the period.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Ashtabula County, averaging 47 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Ohio establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Ashtabula County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 30.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 8,700 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 17.4 and 15.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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

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