Monday, October 30, 2006

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

In Highland County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 32.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,996 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 16.9 and 10.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Highland County, changing a total of 149.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio felt a shift in employment in the industry of 1 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Highland County, with the industry averaging 79 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Ohio establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Highland County, Manufacturing, Mining and Utilities have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.54. The level of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.54 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Highland specializes in Manufacturing.









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

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