In Cuyahoga County, jobs in the spectator sports pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the spectator sports industry had the highest average wages in Cuyahoga County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Cuyahoga County was paid an annual wage of $143,197 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Ohio of $75,421 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $84,169.

Top-pay jobs in Cuyahoga County, Ohio can be found in magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing ($132,928), agents and managers for public figures ($106,667), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($105,112) and management of companies and enterprises ($80,028) 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.

Cuyahoga County Wages have increased by 17.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Cuyahoga County, Ohio by a total of 17.3%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Ohio and greater 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.

Cuyahoga County Industry Wages Exceed Ohio, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The overall industry wages in Cuyahoga County, Ohio can be understood as being very high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 15 percent higher than the reported averages in the state of $36,666. The overall industry wage was greater 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.

Cuyahoga County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Cuyahoga County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 85.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 7.9 percent. The losses in the Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry in Cuyahoga County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 8.9 percent in terms of employees in the Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (85.8 percent decline)
2. Direct selling establishments (75.5 percent decline)
3. Telecommunications resellers (74.6 percent decline)
4. School and employee bus transportation (72.9 percent decline)
5. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (68 percent decline)

Cuyahoga County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Agents and managers for public figures industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1506.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cuyahoga County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Ohio, where it saw a gain of 71.2 percent. The Agents and managers for public figures industry in Cuyahoga County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 18.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Agents and managers for public figures (1506.3 percent gain)
2. Nonscheduled air transportation (206.5 percent gain)
3. Glass and glass product manufacturing (182.1 percent gain)
4. Educational support services (98.7 percent gain)
5. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (93.6 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 6.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Ohio, which saw a loss of -2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cuyahoga County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the General medical and surgical hospitals industry has grown the most with 3,931 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the General medical and surgical hospitals industry makes up 11.4 percent of the total employment growth in Cuyahoga County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (3,931 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (2,873 new jobs)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (2,744 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (2,003 new jobs)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (1,879 new jobs)

Out of the 219 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 147 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 71 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cuyahoga County

The Health and personal care stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 4,171 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Health and personal care stores industry make up 5.8 percent of the total employment decline in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (4,171 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (3,519 jobs lost)
3. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (3,368 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (2,596 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (2,459 jobs lost)

In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 42,999 total jobs from 2001 to 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.

Cuyahoga County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Cuyahoga County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Agents and managers for public figures industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 756.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Cuyahoga County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where this industry saw a gain of 210 percent. The Agents and managers for public figures industry in Cuyahoga County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 13.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Agents and managers for public figures (756.7 percent gain)
2. Other information services (68.3 percent gain)
3. Cutlery and handtool manufacturing (39.9 percent gain)
4. Support activities for road transportation (36.6 percent gain)
5. Rubber product manufacturing (35.9 percent gain)

Cuyahoga County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other heavy construction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 79.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 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 loss of 13.9 percent. The losses in the Other heavy construction industry in Cuyahoga County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.4 percent in terms of employees in the Other heavy construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other heavy construction (79.5 percent decline)
2. Household appliance manufacturing (32.8 percent decline)
3. Commercial and service industry machinery (32.8 percent decline)
4. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (28.7 percent decline)
5. Independent artists, writers, and performers (25.8 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Ohio, which experienced a gain of 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 3,038 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cuyahoga County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the General medical and surgical hospitals industry has added the most employment with 1,495 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the General medical and surgical hospitals industry makes up 8.9 percent of the total employment growth in Cuyahoga County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (1,495 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (1,221 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (680 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (562 new jobs)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (487 new jobs)

Given the 221 4-digit NAICS industries, 105 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 116 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cuyahoga County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nondepository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,650 jobs. The declines in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry make up 11.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (1,650 jobs lost)
2. Colleges and universities (807 jobs lost)
3. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (708 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (630 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (629 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.

Income and Poverty in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This group felt a decline of 35.6 percent since the year 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Cuyahoga County, experiencing a 4.5 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Cuyahoga County, Ohio can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 29 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Cuyahoga County, accounting 22.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Cuyahoga County reported an income level of $34,701, which was 24.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Cuyahoga County, Ohio White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $52,270 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 14.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $57,248. This median income level is 24.9 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Cuyahoga County, Ohio recorded a median income of $34,475, which is 24.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 33 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $30,691.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $39,752, representing a 13.3 percent decline. Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 7 of 38 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Ohio. Cuyahoga County ranks 94 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income level for the United States.

Compared to counties across the United States, Cuyahoga County had a medium-high median income for households of $45,827 (2005 Dollars). This median is 4.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the income level is 7.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The poverty rate in Cuyahoga County, Ohio has increased by 3.8 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 13.1 percent to 16.9 percent.

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

Higher Education in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County, Ohio is made up of a highly-educated 2000 population, with 25.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Cuyahoga was reported to have a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

From 2000, Cuyahoga has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 2.4 percent to a total of 27.6 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 28.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Cuyahoga have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 28 percent (Men) versus 22.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 31 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Cuyahoga County, Ohio according the 2000 Decennial Census, 29.4 percent of the White Alone, 11 percent of Black or African American, 60.6 percent of the Asian alone and 13.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, 30.4 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 2.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 25.2 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County, Ohio has a population that is comprised of 64 percent White, 28.6 percent African American, 2.1 percent Asian, and 3.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 34.5 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Cuyahoga has increased the percent of minority makeup when 32.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

Cuyahoga County, Ohio had a population of 1,335,317 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 1,392,131. The decline signifies a decrease of -4.1 percent. Cuyahoga ranks 88 of 88 counties when analyzing total population change in Ohio and the county ranks 3,139 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Cuyahoga County, Ohio to be 39.4 years old. The median age in Cuyahoga is greater than the median age in Ohio of 37.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 37.4 years of age. With 24.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Cuyahoga can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.6 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 15.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Since the year 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Cuyahoga internationally. The migration from outside the US into Cuyahoga makes up 20.5 percent of the total international migration into the State of Ohio. This amount of international migration is high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In terms of total land area, Cuyahoga covers a total land area of 458 square miles. This area has a very high average population density of 2,912 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Delaware, PA (3,016 per sq. mile ), Ramsey, MN (3,177 per sq. mile ), Wayne, MI (3,254 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- DuPage, IL (2,785 per sq. mile ), Passaic, NJ (2,693 per sq. mile ), Dallas, TX (2,621 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Cuyahoga County, Ohio

In Cuyahoga County, the census reported 620,564 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 2,941 homes since 2001, or 0.5 percent.

The residential housing values in Cuyahoga County, Ohio have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $22,700, or 19.9 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $113,800.

Cuyahoga County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $136,500, according to the American Community Survey. This is greater than the Ohio 2005 home median value of $129,600 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

In the State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County ranks 79 of 88 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,885 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Cuyahoga County is made up of a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 2.9 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

According to the data, there is a fair amount of real estate that is affordable in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. In 2005, 42.9 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest employers in Cuyahoga County. In the County, the industry averages 73 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 40 and greater than the State of Ohio average establishment size of 71 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Educational services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Cuyahoga County, growing in new jobs by 20.4 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Ohio went through a industry job change of 16.7 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Cuyahoga County. The sector dealt with a loss of 21,262 jobs, or 19.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 40.5 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Cuyahoga County, Finance and insurance, Educational services and Management of companies and enterprises industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Finance and insurance industry has an LQ of 1.56. The percent of employment in the Finance and insurance sector is 1.56 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Cuyahoga specializes in Finance and insurance.

In Cuyahoga County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 16.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 107,833 individuals. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade sectors account for 13.3 and 10.8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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