In Ashtabula County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry had the highest average wages in Ashtabula County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Ashtabula County received an annual wage of $118,133 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Ohio of $98,656 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $138,150.

Other high-paying jobs in Ashtabula County, Ohio may be found in basic chemical manufacturing ($65,857), management and technical consulting services ($54,933), computer systems design and related services ($52,644) and water, sewage and other systems ($48,823) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Ashtabula County Wages have increased by 14.1% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Ashtabula County, Ohio by a total of 14.1%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Ohio and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Ashtabula County Industry Wages Lag Behind Ohio, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Ashtabula County, Ohio when analyzed can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 23.8 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,666. The overall industry wage was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Ashtabula County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Ashtabula County

The Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 226 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 11.6 percent of the total employment decline in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (226 jobs lost)
2. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (181 jobs lost)
3. Rubber product manufacturing (153 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (132 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (129 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Ashtabula County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the RV parks and recreational camps industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 171 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the RV parks and recreational camps industry makes up 12.3 percent of the total employment growth in Ashtabula County.

Top 5 Industries
1. RV parks and recreational camps (171 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (123 new jobs)
3. Basic chemical manufacturing (111 new jobs)
4. Department stores (101 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (99 new jobs)

Of the 92 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 46 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 45 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Ashtabula County, Ohio, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 714 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Employment for all industries has decreased by 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Ohio, which went through a loss of -2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Ashtabula County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 231.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Ashtabula County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where it saw a gain of 0.7 percent. The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry in Ashtabula County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 21.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (231.0 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (151.5 percent gain)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (144.6 percent gain)
4. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (60.5 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (59.6 percent gain)

Ashtabula County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 83.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Ohio, where the industry reported a loss of 54.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Ashtabula County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (83.5 percent decline)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (72.4 percent decline)
3. Special food services (70.9 percent decline)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (70.7 percent decline)
5. Other support services (62.1 percent decline)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Ashtabula County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Ashtabula County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Employment services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 65.4 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 it saw a gain of 4 percent. The losses in the Employment services industry in Ashtabula County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 3.1 in percent of jobs in the Employment services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (65.4 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (51.6 percent decline)
3. Office administrative services (48.6 percent decline)
4. Private households (39.6 percent decline)
5. Special food services (37.3 percent decline)

Ashtabula County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 122.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Ashtabula County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Ohio, where the industry took a gain of 2.5 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Ashtabula County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (122.3 percent gain)
2. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (101.1 percent gain)
3. Clothing stores (57.6 percent gain)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (52.7 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (31.9 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 3.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Ohio, which went through a gain of 0.4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ashtabula County

The Employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 291 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 20.0 percent of the total job loss in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (291 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (178 jobs lost)
3. Plastics product manufacturing (156 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (125 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (95 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ashtabula County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the General freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 48 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 9.6 percent of the total employment growth in Ashtabula County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (48 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (46 new jobs)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (36 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (34 new jobs)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (30 new jobs)

In Ashtabula County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 918 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 109 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 55 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 50 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.





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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 Ashtabula County, Ohio

The rate of poverty in Ashtabula County, Ohio has increased by 4.0 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 12.1 percent to 16.1 percent.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Ashtabula County, Ohio may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 12.1 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 24.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Ashtabula County, accounting 24.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Ashtabula County, Ohio White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,031 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.9 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 23.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $31,932. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $63,723. This household income level is 53 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic Householders in Ashtabula County, Ohio reported a median household income of $32,279, this median household income is 22.5 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Ashtabula County had a median household income level of $42,413, this median was 1.8 percent greater than the median income level in this area.

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $36,611, representing a 12.1 percent decline. Ashtabula County, Ohio, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 9 of 38 counties in percent of decline for household income in Ohio. Ashtabula County ranks 128 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income in the US.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Ashtabula County had a medium-high median income for households of $41,660 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 15 percent lower than the household income median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and this is 17.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Ashtabula County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 42.5 percent in the last five years. The White population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Ashtabula County, seeing a 11.3 percent decline in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

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

Higher Education in Ashtabula County, Ohio

Ashtabula County, Ohio may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 11 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Ashtabula was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has decreased by 1.4 percent. By 2005, 10.6 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 4.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 14.8 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Ashtabula County, Ohio, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 45 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Ashtabula have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.8 percent (Men) versus 10.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 46.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Since 2000, Ashtabula has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 1.8 percent to a total of 12.8 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

In Ashtabula County, Ohio according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 11.2 percent of the White Alone, 6.6 percent of Black or African American, 27.6 percent of the Asian alone and 4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Ashtabula County, Ohio

Ashtabula County, Ohio had a total estimated population of 103,221 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 102,788. This growth shows an increase of 0.4 percent. Ashtabula ranks 46 of 88 counties when analyzing total population change in Ohio and the county ranks 1,441 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Ashtabula covers a total land area of 702 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 147 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Fresno, CA (147 per sq. mile ), Sutter, CA (148 per sq. mile ), Eau Claire, WI (148 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Warrick, IN (147 per sq. mile ), Roane, TN (147 per sq. mile ), Mercer, WV (146 per sq. mile ).

Ashtabula County, Ohio has a population that is made of 92.6 percent White, 3.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 2.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 6.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Ashtabula has increased in diversity when 5.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Ashtabula from another country. The international migration into Ashtabula totals 0.3 percent of the total international migration into the State of Ohio. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Ashtabula County, Ohio to be 39.0 years of age. The median in Ashtabula is greater than the median in Ohio of 37.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.6 years of age. With a total of 23.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Ashtabula can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Ashtabula County, Ohio

When compared to other counties in Ohio, Ashtabula County stands 44 of 88 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,565 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Ashtabula County, the census reported 45,465 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 1,152 residential units since 2001, or 2.6 percent.

Ashtabula County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $117,700, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the Ohio 2005 median home value of $129,600 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

The residential home values in Ashtabula County, Ohio have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $32,400, or 38 percent, from their 2000 value of $85,300.

Ashtabula County has a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 0.2 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Ashtabula County, Ohio. In 2005, 53.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Ashtabula County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Ashtabula County. The industry was hit with a loss of 557 jobs, or 6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 60 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Ashtabula County, Manufacturing, Utilities and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.38. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.38 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Ashtabula County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Administrative and waste services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Ashtabula County, growing in new jobs by 36.2 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio underwent a employment change in the industry of 1 percent, during the period.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Ashtabula County, averaging 47 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Ohio establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Ashtabula County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 30.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 8,700 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 17.4 and 15.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).