Monday, October 30, 2006

Employment Report for Pickaway County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Pickaway County is ranked number 64 of 89 Counties in the State of Ohio in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 59 of 89 Counties.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Pickaway County, moving a total of 55.8 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.7 percent. The State of Ohio had changed in sector employment of -1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Pickaway 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 24.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,495 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 17.4 and 16.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Pickaway County. The industry averages 61 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Ohio average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Pickaway County since 2001, going from making up 37.5 percent of total employment in 2001 to 24.6 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Pickaway County. The industry lost a total of 1,900 jobs during the period, or 43.2 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 66.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Pickaway County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 1.92. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.92 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Pickaway may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.



Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

 

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