Employment Report for Portage County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Portage County, Manufacturing, Mining and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.32. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.32 times greater than the national average, signifying that Portage County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.
In Portage County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 29.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 12,241 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 14 and 11.4 percent of industry employment.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Portage County, with a job growth of 81.1 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Ohio encountered a change in industry employment of -4 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Portage County. The sector faced a loss of 1,293 jobs, or 9.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 71.4 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Portage County is ranked at 24 of 89 Counties throughout the State of Ohio in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 23 of 89 Counties.
Management of companies and enterprises has the largest businesses in Portage County. In the County, the industry averages 78 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the Ohio average of 71 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Portage County, Manufacturing, Mining and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.32. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.32 times greater than the national average, signifying that Portage County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.
In Portage County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 29.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 12,241 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 14 and 11.4 percent of industry employment.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Portage County, with a job growth of 81.1 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Ohio encountered a change in industry employment of -4 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Portage County. The sector faced a loss of 1,293 jobs, or 9.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 71.4 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Portage County is ranked at 24 of 89 Counties throughout the State of Ohio in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 23 of 89 Counties.
Management of companies and enterprises has the largest businesses in Portage County. In the County, the industry averages 78 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the Ohio average of 71 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
