Marion County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 70 4-digit NAICS industries, 43 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 24 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Marion County

The Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 390 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 47.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Marion County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (390 new jobs)
2. Outpatient care centers (95 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (71 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (42 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (30 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Marion County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 269 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Offices of physicians industry make up 28.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Marion County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (269 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (103 jobs lost)
3. Plastics product manufacturing (62 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (60 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (39 jobs lost)

In Marion County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 64 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Ohio, which experienced a gain of 0.4 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Marion County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Ohio, where the industry reported a gain of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Marion County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.5 percent in terms of employees in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (50.1 percent decline)
2. Management and technical consulting services (35.3 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (34.8 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (30.6 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (26.6 percent decline)

Marion County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Outpatient care centers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 86.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Marion County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry took a gain of 4.1 percent. The Outpatient care centers industry in Marion County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Outpatient care centers (86.1 percent gain)
2. Employment services (75.0 percent gain)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (60.9 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (40.6 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (27.6 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 Marion County, Ohio

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Marion County, Ohio may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 37.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Marion County, reporting 19.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Marion County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,213, this income level is 17.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Marion County reported an income level of $7,778, this level was 82.8 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Marion County, Ohio White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $45,642 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 24.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $34,265. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $71,297. This median income level is 57.4 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

The poverty rate in Marion County, Ohio has increased by 7.1 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 9.7 percent to 16.8 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Marion County had a medium-high median household income of $45,290 (2005 Dollars). This median is 5.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and this is 8.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $38,129, which represents a 15.8 percent decline. Marion County, Ohio, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 3 of 38 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Ohio. Marion County ranks 37 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

As the median income level saw a decline since 2000 in Marion County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 30.5 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Marion County, encountering a 173.2 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

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