Greene County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Greene County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Computer systems design and related services industry has grown the most with 665 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Computer systems design and related services industry makes up 19.3 percent of the total employment growth in Greene County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (665 new jobs)
2. Department stores (492 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (274 new jobs)
4. Clothing stores (146 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (146 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Greene County

The Nursing care facilities industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 196 jobs. The declines in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 14.9 percent of the total employment decline in Greene County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (196 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (135 jobs lost)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (135 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (108 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (82 jobs lost)

In Greene County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,664 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 94 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 41 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 53 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The total number of jobs has increased by 6.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Ohio, which saw a gain of 0.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Greene County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 84.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Ohio, where the it saw a loss of 5.1 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Greene County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (84.4 percent decline)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (67.7 percent decline)
3. Nondepository credit intermediation (36.7 percent decline)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (32.7 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (32.1 percent decline)

Greene County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for air transportation industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 269.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Greene County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry took a gain of 5.3 percent. The Support activities for air transportation industry in Greene County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for air transportation (269.4 percent gain)
2. Activities related to real estate (144.7 percent gain)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (143.4 percent gain)
4. Office administrative services (84.3 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (83.4 percent gain)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Greene County, Ohio

The median household income in the area has declined a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $56,659, which amounts to a 0.5 percent decline. Greene County, Ohio, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 37 of 38 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Ohio. Greene County ranks 654 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Greene County had a median income of $42,147, this median was 26 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $55,987. This household income level is 1.7 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. In Greene County, Ohio White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $58,606 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.9 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 32 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $38,686. Hispanic Householders in Greene County, Ohio recorded a median income of $56,063, this income level is 1.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Greene County, Ohio may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 21.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Greene County, reporting 10.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Greene County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Black or African American category. This group felt a decline of 21.8 percent since the year 2000. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Greene County, seeing a 19 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

The rate of poverty in Greene County, Ohio has increased by 0.5 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 8.5 percent to 9 percent.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Greene County had a relatively high household income of $56,928 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.8 percent higher than the median in Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 13.7 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.