Seneca County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Seneca County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 70 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 sector experienced a gain of 15.8 percent. The losses in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Seneca County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.4 in percent of jobs in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (70 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (31.8 percent decline)
3. Social advocacy organizations (28.6 percent decline)
4. Other support services (28.2 percent decline)
5. Shoe stores (27.5 percent decline)

Seneca County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Employment services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 69.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Seneca County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 4 percent. The Employment services industry in Seneca County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (69.3 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (37.9 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (29.3 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (18.9 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (12.4 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Ohio, which went through a gain of 0.4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Seneca County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 67 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 10.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Seneca County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (67 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (61 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (56 jobs lost)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (49 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (43 jobs lost)

From the 71 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 40 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 31 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Seneca County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 12 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Seneca County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 386 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry makes up 49.2 percent of the growth in Seneca County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (386 new jobs)
2. Employment services (99 new jobs)
3. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (43 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (33 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (30 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 Seneca County, Ohio

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Seneca County, Ohio may be understood as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.0 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 26.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Seneca County, reporting 14.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Seneca County reported a medium-high median income for households of $44,503 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 7.7 percent lower than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 10.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Seneca County, Ohio reported a median household income of $36,367, this income level is 18.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Seneca County, Ohio White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $45,026 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.2 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $72,859. This income level is 63.7 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Seneca County had a median household income level of $34,265, this median was 23 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 39.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $27,091.







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