Auglaize County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 69 4-digit NAICS industries, 31 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 37 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Auglaize County, Ohio, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 713 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Auglaize County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 135 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 20.5 percent of the total employment growth in Auglaize County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (135 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (72 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (65 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (42 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (39 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Auglaize County

Given the industries in the area, the Department stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 92 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 26.8 percent of the total employment decline in Auglaize County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (92 jobs lost)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (44 jobs lost)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (21 jobs lost)
4. Florists (20 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (19 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 4.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Ohio, which experienced a gain of 0.4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Auglaize County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 76.9 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Auglaize County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where it saw a loss of 0.5 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Auglaize County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (76.9 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (71.3 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (63.6 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (47.6 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (43.1 percent gain)

Auglaize County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Home furnishings stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 40 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 3.8 percent. The losses in the Home furnishings stores industry in Auglaize County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.9 in percent of workers in the Home furnishings stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home furnishings stores (40 percent decline)
2. Florists (37.2 percent decline)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (27.7 percent decline)
4. Insurance carriers (25.3 percent decline)
5. Legal services (22.5 percent decline)





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

Income and Poverty in Auglaize County, Ohio

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $106,895. This income level is 110.7 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Auglaize County reported a median household income of $71,175, which was 40.3 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Auglaize County, Ohio White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $50,617 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.2 percent less than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 59.1 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $80,730. Hispanic Householders in Auglaize County, Ohio recorded a median income of $44,540, this median is 12.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Auglaize County accounted a relatively high household income of $50,739 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 5.6 percent higher than the household income median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 3.2 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Auglaize County, Ohio can be understood to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 6.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 50 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Auglaize County, with 11.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.