Ross County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 74 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 42 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 31 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Ross County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 286 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ross County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 448 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 52.8 percent of the total employment growth in Ross County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (448 new jobs)
2. Outpatient care centers (54 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (51 new jobs)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (45 new jobs)
5. Civic and social organizations (37 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ross County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 140 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 19.6 percent of the total job loss in Ross County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (140 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (59 jobs lost)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (57 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (54 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (51 jobs lost)

Ross County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 52.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 4.6 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Ross County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.4 percent in terms of employees in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (52.1 percent decline)
2. Logging (39.1 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (38.8 percent decline)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (26.7 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (24.5 percent decline)

Ross County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Employment services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 73.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Ross County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry took a gain of 4 percent. The Employment services industry in Ross County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (73.8 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (62.2 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (48.3 percent gain)
4. Professional and similar organizations (44.0 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (35.8 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Ohio, experiencing a gain of 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.





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 Ross County, Ohio

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $36,638, which represents a 15.6 percent decline. Ross County, Ohio, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 4 of 38 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Ohio. Ross County ranks 41 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Ross County had a medium-high median household income of $43,427 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 10.3 percent lower than the household income median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the income level is 13.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The rate of poverty in Ross County, Ohio has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 12 percent to 13.8 percent.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Ross County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median income was the White category. This group felt a decline of 16.3 percent in the last five years. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Ross County, undergoing a 7.9 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Ross County, Ohio can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 12.0 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 22 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Ross County, having 19.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Ross County, Ohio White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,689 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $61,007. This median is 40.5 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Ross County had a median household income level of $41,742, this was 3.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 2.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $42,413. Hispanic Householders in Ross County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $60,450, this median is 39.2 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

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