Employment Report for Marion County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Marion County, Manufacturing, Information and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.5. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.5 times greater than the national average, signifying that Marion may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.
In Marion County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 32 percent of total employment in the county, making up 6,941 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 13.8 and 13.7 percent of all employment.
Information between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Marion County. The industry lost a total of 542 employees during the period, or 36.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 24.9 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Administrative and waste services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Marion County, rising by 156.1 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio underwent a employment change in the industry of 1 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Marion County, with the industry averaging 86 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Ohio establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Marion County, Manufacturing, Information and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.5. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.5 times greater than the national average, signifying that Marion may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.
In Marion County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 32 percent of total employment in the county, making up 6,941 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 13.8 and 13.7 percent of all employment.
Information between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Marion County. The industry lost a total of 542 employees during the period, or 36.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 24.9 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Administrative and waste services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Marion County, rising by 156.1 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio underwent a employment change in the industry of 1 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Marion County, with the industry averaging 86 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Ohio establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
