Monday, October 30, 2006

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

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Carroll County, with an employment growth of 28.6 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -0.6 percent. The State of Ohio experienced a sector employment shift of -4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Carroll County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 27.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,238 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 16.7 and 12.7 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Carroll County. The industry was hit with a loss of 694 employees during the period, or 35.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 59.3 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Carroll County is ranked at 80 of 89 total Counties throughout Ohio in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 76 of 89 Counties.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Carroll County, with the industry averaging 29 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Ohio average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Carroll County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.12. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing sector is 2.12 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Carroll may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Carroll County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 34.8 percent of employment in 2001 to 27.1 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).

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