Employment Report for Allen County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Allen County. The industry averages 67 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of Ohio typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Allen County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 1.72. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.72 times greater than the national average, signifying that Allen County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
Allen County is ranked number 16 of 89 Counties in the State of Ohio according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 15 of 89 Counties.
In Allen County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 22.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 10,899 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 18.6 and 15.5 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Allen County. The industry was hit with a loss of 826 total jobs during the period, accounting for 7 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 43.2 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Allen County, growing in new jobs by 89 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 1.6 percent. The State of Ohio went through a industry job change of 22.5 percent, in the last 5 years.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Allen County. The industry averages 67 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of Ohio typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Allen County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 1.72. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.72 times greater than the national average, signifying that Allen County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
Allen County is ranked number 16 of 89 Counties in the State of Ohio according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 15 of 89 Counties.
In Allen County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 22.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 10,899 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 18.6 and 15.5 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Allen County. The industry was hit with a loss of 826 total jobs during the period, accounting for 7 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 43.2 percent of all employment losses in the county.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Allen County, growing in new jobs by 89 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 1.6 percent. The State of Ohio went through a industry job change of 22.5 percent, in the last 5 years.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
