Employment Report for Richland County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Richland County, growing in new jobs by 46.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Ohio went through a industry job change of -4.6 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Richland County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 27.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 13,586 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 15.3 and 14.7 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Richland County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,900 jobs during the period, or 12.3 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 53.6 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Richland County is ranked number 17 of 89 total Counties throughout Ohio according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 13 of 89 Counties.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Richland County, with the industry averaging 65 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Ohio establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Richland County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.16. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.16 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Richland specializes in Manufacturing.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Richland County, growing in new jobs by 46.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Ohio went through a industry job change of -4.6 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Richland County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 27.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 13,586 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 15.3 and 14.7 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Richland County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,900 jobs during the period, or 12.3 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 53.6 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Richland County is ranked number 17 of 89 total Counties throughout Ohio according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 13 of 89 Counties.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Richland County, with the industry averaging 65 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Ohio establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Richland County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.16. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.16 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Richland specializes in Manufacturing.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
