Employment Report for Lake County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lake County. The industry averages 73 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 34 and greater than the State of Ohio typical size of 37 for the Utilities industry.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Lake County, increasing in size by 72.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 1.6 percent. The State of Ohio went through a industry job change of 22.5 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Lake County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 24.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 21,421 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 16.7 and 12.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Lake County, Manufacturing, Utilities and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.9. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.9 times greater than the national average, signifying that Lake County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Lake County. The sector faced a loss of 4,134 total jobs during the period, accounting for 16.2 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 90.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lake County. The industry averages 73 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 34 and greater than the State of Ohio typical size of 37 for the Utilities industry.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Lake County, increasing in size by 72.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 1.6 percent. The State of Ohio went through a industry job change of 22.5 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Lake County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 24.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 21,421 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 16.7 and 12.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
In Lake County, Manufacturing, Utilities and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.9. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.9 times greater than the national average, signifying that Lake County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Lake County. The sector faced a loss of 4,134 total jobs during the period, accounting for 16.2 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 90.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
