Employment Report for Adams County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Adams County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 25.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,233 individuals. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries make up 16 and 11.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Adams County, Mining, Retail Trade and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.4. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 2.4 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Adams County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Adams County, with the industry averaging 24 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Ohio typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
Wholesale trade saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Adams County, moving a total of 35.3 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Ohio had changed in sector employment of -4.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Adams County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 25.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,233 individuals. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries make up 16 and 11.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Adams County, Mining, Retail Trade and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.4. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 2.4 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Adams County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Adams County, with the industry averaging 24 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Ohio typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
Wholesale trade saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Adams County, moving a total of 35.3 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Ohio had changed in sector employment of -4.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
