In Fairfield 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 reported the top wages in Fairfield County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Fairfield County received a wage of $69,533 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry pay the State of Ohio of $98,656 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $138,150.

Other high-paying jobs in Fairfield County, Ohio are present in electric goods merchant wholesalers ($63,008), offices of physicians ($62,081), computer systems design and related services ($60,910) and business, computer and management training ($58,791) 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.

Fairfield County Wages have increased by 12.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Fairfield County, Ohio by a total of 12.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Ohio and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Fairfield County, Ohio when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 26.1 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,666. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Fairfield County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Fairfield County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 375.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Fairfield County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Ohio, where it saw a gain of 87.4 percent. The Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Fairfield County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 49.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (375.0 percent gain)
2. Business support services (323.9 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (251.9 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (236.7 percent gain)
5. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (196.9 percent gain)

Fairfield County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other personal services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 68.7 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 has seen in the Ohio, where the industry reported a loss of 8.7 percent. The losses in the Other personal services industry in Fairfield County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2.8 percent in terms of employees in the Other personal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (68.7 percent decline)
2. Used merchandise stores (67.1 percent decline)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (60.7 percent decline)
4. Death care services (50.5 percent decline)
5. Furniture stores (39.4 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 15.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in Ohio, which saw a loss of -2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Fairfield County

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 887 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 17.8 percent of the growth in Fairfield County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (887 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (511 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (377 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (296 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (165 new jobs)

Out of the 98 4-digit NAICS industries, 37 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 61 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Fairfield County, Ohio, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,186 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Fairfield County

The Other general merchandise stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 213 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 17.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Fairfield County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (213 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (126 jobs lost)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (89 jobs lost)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (81 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (54 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.

Fairfield County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Fairfield County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other support services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 245.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Fairfield County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 1.2 percent. The Other support services industry in Fairfield County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (245.5 percent gain)
2. Residential mental health facilities (156.4 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (151.9 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (143.4 percent gain)
5. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (120.9 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 6.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Ohio, which saw a gain of 0.4 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Fairfield County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other personal services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 39.5 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 has seen in the Ohio, where the industry reported a loss of 1.2 percent. The losses in the Other personal services industry in Fairfield County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1 in percent of jobs in the Other personal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (39.5 percent decline)
2. Support activities for road transportation (34.4 percent decline)
3. Business, computer and management training (28.2 percent decline)
4. Nondepository credit intermediation (27.9 percent decline)
5. Management and technical consulting services (26.1 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Fairfield County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 614 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 25.9 percent of the total employment growth in Fairfield County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (614 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (292 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (156 new jobs)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (125 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (116 new jobs)

Given the 111 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 47 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 61 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Fairfield County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Services to buildings and dwellings industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 295 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 32.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Fairfield County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (295 jobs lost)
2. Nursing care facilities (135 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (52 jobs lost)
4. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (33 jobs lost)
5. Management and technical consulting services (31 jobs lost)

In Fairfield County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,928 jobs from mid-2005 to 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.

Income and Poverty in Fairfield County, Ohio

The household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $51,044, which represents a 9 percent decline. Fairfield County, Ohio, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 25 of 38 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Ohio. Fairfield County ranks 278 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in household income across the nation.

As the median income level saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Fairfield County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 28.4 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Fairfield County, seeing a 126.9 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The poverty rate in Fairfield County, Ohio has increased by 1.6 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 5.9 percent to 7.5 percent.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Fairfield County had a relatively high median income for all households of $56,116 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 14.6 percent higher than the household income median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the income level is 12.4 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Fairfield County, Ohio may be understood as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 5.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 22.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Fairfield County, reporting 11.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Fairfield County, Ohio , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $60,145, this median household income is 7.2 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Fairfield County reported a median household income of $31,395, this median was 44.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Fairfield County, Ohio White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $55,732 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.7 percent less than the median income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $82,357. This median income level is 46.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 35 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $75,776.

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

Demographic Profile for Fairfield County, Ohio

Since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Fairfield internationally. The migration from outside the US into Fairfield totals 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Ohio. This level of international migration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Fairfield County, Ohio to be 36.1 years of age. The median age in Fairfield is less than the median age in Ohio of 37.6. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in this median, when at that time it was 36.3 years of age. With 24.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Fairfield can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 64.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Fairfield County, Ohio had a population that was estimated at 138,423 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 123,446. This growth represents an increase of 12.1 percent. Fairfield ranks 6 of 88 counties when analyzing total population change in Ohio and the county ranks 241 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

By measuring total land area, Fairfield spans a total of 505 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high average area density of 274 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Brooke, WV (276 per sq. mile ), Linn, IA (277 per sq. mile ), Chittenden, VT (278 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Jefferson, TX (274 per sq. mile ), Sumner, TN (274 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, TN (273 per sq. mile ).

Fairfield County, Ohio has a population that is made up of 90.8 percent White, 5.9 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 8.0 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Fairfield has increased in diversity when 4.2 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Fairfield County, Ohio

Fairfield County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $162,700, published by the American Community Survey. This is greater than the overall Ohio 2005 home median value of $129,600 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

In Fairfield County, the census reported 54,637 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 4,893 housing units since the year 2001, or 9.8 percent.

Throughout the State of Ohio, Fairfield County is positioned 4 of 88 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 311 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Fairfield County has a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 0.8 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

The residential housing values in Fairfield County, Ohio have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $33,200, or 25.6 percent, from their 2000 value of $129,500.

It can be understood that there is a fair amount of real estate that is affordable in Fairfield County, Ohio. In 2005, 29.7 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Fairfield County, with the industry averaging 40 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Ohio average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Fairfield County, Accommodation and food services, Administrative and waste services and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Accommodation and food services sector has a United State LQ of 1.41. This means the percent of total employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.41 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Fairfield County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Accommodation and food services.

In Fairfield County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 17.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 5,130 jobs. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries make up 17.3 and 13.9 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Fairfield County. The sector dealt with a loss of 597 jobs, or 10.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 59.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Fairfield County, with a job growth of 113 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio had changed in sector employment of 1 percent, during the period.







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