Employment Report for Belmont County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Retail Trade saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Belmont County. The industry was hit with a loss of 466 total jobs during the period, accounting for 8.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 34.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
In Belmont County, Mining, Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 11.78. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 11.78 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Belmont specializes in Mining.
Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Belmont County, with a job growth of 65 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio experienced a sector employment shift of 1 percent, during the time since 2001.
In Belmont County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 23.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 4,748 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries make up 20.1 and 13.1 percent of industry employment.
Mining has a largest number of employee per establishment in Belmont County, averaging 45 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the State of Ohio average establishment size of 14 for the Mining industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Retail Trade saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Belmont County. The industry was hit with a loss of 466 total jobs during the period, accounting for 8.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 34.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
In Belmont County, Mining, Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 11.78. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 11.78 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Belmont specializes in Mining.
Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Belmont County, with a job growth of 65 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio experienced a sector employment shift of 1 percent, during the time since 2001.
In Belmont County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 23.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 4,748 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries make up 20.1 and 13.1 percent of industry employment.
Mining has a largest number of employee per establishment in Belmont County, averaging 45 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the State of Ohio average establishment size of 14 for the Mining industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
