Monday, October 30, 2006

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

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Muskingum County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 26.7 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 19.1 percent in 2005.

Educational services has the largest employers in Muskingum County, averaging 54 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 27 and greater than the Ohio establishments size average of 34 for the Educational services industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Muskingum County. The industry lost a total of 3,598 total jobs during the period, accounting for 38.2 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 61.9 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Muskingum County, Mining, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 1.77. The percent of employment in the Mining sector is 1.77 times greater than the national average, signifying that Muskingum may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.

Educational services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Muskingum County, moving a total of 15 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Ohio encountered a change in industry employment of 16.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Muskingum County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 21.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 6,433 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors provide 20.6 and 19.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Muskingum County is ranked at 30 of 89 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Ohio by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 26 of 89 Counties.



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

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