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

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Jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry reported the top wages in Columbiana County for 2006. The average industry job in Columbiana County received an annual wage of $185,464 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Ohio of $98,656 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $138,150.

Other high-paying jobs in Columbiana County, Ohio are present in nondepository credit intermediation ($58,384), management of companies and enterprises ($57,378), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($56,438) and steel product mfg. from purchased steel ($52,396) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Columbiana County, Ohio can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 27.2 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,666. The average industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Columbiana County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 5.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Ohio, which experienced a loss of -2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Columbiana County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other motor vehicle dealers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 80.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 11.4 percent. The losses in the Other motor vehicle dealers industry in Columbiana County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 25.2 percent in terms of employment in the Other motor vehicle dealers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other motor vehicle dealers (80.4 percent decline)
2. Special food services (76.6 percent decline)
3. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (71.7 percent decline)
4. ISPs and web search portals (71.6 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (60.7 percent decline)

Columbiana County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 134.5 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Columbiana County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where this industry saw a loss of 16 percent. The Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers industry in Columbiana County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 11.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (134.5 percent gain)
2. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (132.1 percent gain)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (117.4 percent gain)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (106.7 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (95.6 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Columbiana County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,790 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry make up 45.1 percent of the total employment decline in Columbiana County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (1,790 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (334 jobs lost)
3. Foundries (190 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (137 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (125 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Columbiana County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 209 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Department stores industry makes up 10.7 percent of the total growth in Columbiana County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (209 new jobs)
2. Employment services (137 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (115 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (108 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (96 new jobs)

Out of the 106 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 50 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 56 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Columbiana County, Ohio, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,538 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.





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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.

Columbiana County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 0.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in Ohio, which went through a gain of 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Columbiana County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Investigation and security services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 160.9 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Columbiana County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Ohio, where it saw a gain of 0.3 percent. The Investigation and security services industry in Columbiana County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (160.9 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (145.6 percent gain)
3. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (121.6 percent gain)
4. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (74.1 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (66.8 percent gain)

Columbiana County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other motor vehicle dealers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 73.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry reported a loss of 1.6 percent. The losses in the Other motor vehicle dealers industry in Columbiana County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Other motor vehicle dealers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other motor vehicle dealers (73.2 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (56.9 percent decline)
3. Industrial machinery manufacturing (54.7 percent decline)
4. Special food services (54.6 percent decline)
5. ISPs and web search portals (48.6 percent decline)

In Columbiana County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 15 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Columbiana County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 232 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 15.3 percent of the total employment growth in Columbiana County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (232 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (128 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (98 new jobs)
4. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (88 new jobs)
5. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (86 new jobs)

Of the 111 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 45 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 63 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Columbiana County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 322 jobs in that time period. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 19.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Columbiana County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (322 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (238 jobs lost)
3. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (102 jobs lost)
4. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (96 jobs lost)
5. Foundries (96 jobs lost)





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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.

Higher Education in Columbiana County, Ohio

In Columbiana County, Ohio according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 11 percent of the White Alone, 3.8 percent of Black or African American, 40.8 percent of the Asian alone and 3 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000, Columbiana has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 1.0 percent to a total of 11.8 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.4 percent. By the year 2005, 12.4 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 0.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 11.4 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Columbiana County, Ohio is made up of a less-educated 2000 population, with 10.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Columbiana has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Columbiana County, Ohio, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 47.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Columbiana have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 10.8 percent (Men) versus 10.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 48 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Columbiana County, Ohio

Columbiana County, Ohio has a population that is made of 95.3 percent White, 2.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 3.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Columbiana has increased the level of diversity when 3.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Columbiana County, Ohio to be 40.2 years of age. The median age in Columbiana is greater than the median age in Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.6 years of age. With 22.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Columbiana can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Columbiana extends a total area of 532 square miles. The county has a medium-high average area density of 208 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Boone, MO (209 per sq. mile ), Tompkins, NY (210 per sq. mile ), Carroll, GA (211 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Buchanan, MO (207 per sq. mile ), Wayne, NC (207 per sq. mile ), Olmsted, MN (207 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Columbiana internationally. The migration from outside the US into Columbiana totals 0.2 percent of all immigration into Ohio. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Columbiana County, Ohio had a total estimated population of 110,928 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 112,124. The decline represents a decrease of -1.1 percent. Columbiana ranks 78 of 88 counties when calculating total change in population for Ohio and the county ranks 2,999 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Columbiana County, Ohio

In Columbiana County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 46,984 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 634 residential units since 2001, or 1.4 percent.

Columbiana County is made up of a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 0 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The residential home values in Columbiana County, Ohio have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $13,600, or 17 percent, since their values in that year of $79,800.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Columbiana County, Ohio. In 2005, 70.7 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Columbiana County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $93,400, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall State of Ohio 2005 home value of $129,600 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Throughout the State of Ohio, Columbiana County places 68 of 88 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,413 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Columbiana County, with an employment growth of 42 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Ohio went through a industry job change of -4 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Columbiana County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Health care and social assistance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 1.88. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 1.88 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Columbiana County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Columbiana County. The industry lost a total of 1,798 jobs during the period, or 21.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 76 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Utilities has the largest employers in Columbiana County, averaging 31 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 34 and less than the Ohio average of 37 for the Utilities industry.

Columbiana County ranks 34 of 89 Counties in the State of Ohio according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 31 of 89 Counties.

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Columbiana County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 29.2 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 24.1 percent in the year 2005.

In Columbiana County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 24.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 6,529 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 17.6 and 15.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.



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