Noble County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Noble County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 59.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the it saw a gain of 0 percent. The losses in the Limited-service eating places industry in Noble County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.4 in percent of jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (59.2 percent decline)
2. Other general merchandise stores (24.1 percent decline)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (14.3 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (12.5 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (9.6 percent decline)

Noble County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 33.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Noble County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where it saw a loss of 2.2 percent. The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Noble County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (33.3 percent gain)
2. Depository credit intermediation (17.5 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (16.7 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (10.9 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (4.8 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 1.2 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 since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Given the 15 4-digit NAICS industries, 8 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 6 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Noble County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 63 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 71.2 percent of the total job loss in Noble County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (63 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (8 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (7 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (5 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (3 jobs lost)

In Noble County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 28 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Noble County

The Home health care services industry has grown the most with 14 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 46.2 percent of the growth in Noble County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (14 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (9 new jobs)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (4 new jobs)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (2 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (52 new jobs)





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 Noble County, Ohio

Hispanic headed households in Noble County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $65,325, this median is 69.5 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $148,950. This household income level is 286.5 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Noble County, Ohio White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $38,797 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 58.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $16,088. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Noble County had a median household income level of $21,938, this level was 43.1 percent less than the median income level in this area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Noble County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $38,540 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 24.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the income level is 27.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Noble County, Ohio can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 30.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Noble County, having 27.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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