Monday, October 30, 2006

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

Administrative and waste services has the largest businesses in Holmes County, averaging 26 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and greater than the Ohio average of 20 for the Administrative and waste services industry.

In Holmes County, Manufacturing, Mining and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 3.08. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.08 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Holmes County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

In Holmes County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 39.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 6,219 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 12.7 and 10.8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Administrative and waste services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Holmes County, moving a total of 69.1 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 saw a change in employment in the sector of 1 percent, during the time since 2001.









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

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