In Guernsey County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the management and technical consulting services industry paid the average highest wages in Guernsey County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Guernsey County received a wage of $85,469 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Ohio of $58,905 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,321.

High-wage employment in Guernsey County, Ohio are present in offices of physicians ($59,171), office administrative services ($48,898), architectural and engineering services ($48,123) and commercial machinery repair and maintenance ($47,679) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Guernsey County Wages have increased by 16.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Guernsey County, Ohio by a total of 16.7%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Guernsey County, Ohio can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 28.3 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,666. The average pay 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.

Guernsey County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Guernsey County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Traveler accommodation industry has added the most employment with 170 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 17.1 percent of the growth in Guernsey County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (170 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (152 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (149 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (142 new jobs)
5. Consumer goods rental (43 new jobs)

Given the 53 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 22 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 30 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Guernsey County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 175 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 32.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Guernsey County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (175 jobs lost)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (131 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (24 jobs lost)
4. Civic and social organizations (23 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (22 jobs lost)

In Guernsey County, Ohio, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 790 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Guernsey County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 195.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Guernsey County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where it saw a gain of 4.9 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Guernsey County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (195.7 percent gain)
2. Consumer goods rental (193.9 percent gain)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (180.0 percent gain)
4. Traveler accommodation (115.7 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (80.4 percent gain)

Guernsey County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 75.3 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 gone through in the Ohio, where the it saw a loss of 7.4 percent. The losses in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Guernsey County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.6 percent in terms of employment in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (75.3 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (58.1 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (36.5 percent decline)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (34.8 percent decline)
5. Activities related to real estate (34.4 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 6.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in Ohio, which saw a loss of -2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Guernsey County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Guernsey County

The General freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 59 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 19.4 percent of the total growth in Guernsey County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (59 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (47 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (40 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (31 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (30 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Guernsey County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 63 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 18.4 percent of the total job loss in Guernsey County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (63 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (37 jobs lost)
3. Civic and social organizations (29 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (28 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (22 jobs lost)

From the 57 4-digit NAICS industries, 29 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 27 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Guernsey County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 226 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Guernsey County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Florists industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 96.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Guernsey County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where it saw a loss of 7.3 percent. The Florists industry in Guernsey County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 4.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Florists (96.0 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (88.9 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (34.3 percent gain)
4. Nonresidential building construction (19.8 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (13.7 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Ohio, which saw a gain of 0.4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Guernsey County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 58.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the it saw a loss of 4.1 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Guernsey County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5 in percent of workers in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (58.1 percent decline)
2. Office administrative services (46.2 percent decline)
3. Civic and social organizations (37.9 percent decline)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (32.6 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (28.4 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.

Income and Poverty in Guernsey County, Ohio

In Guernsey County, Ohio White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,459 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 27.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $25,623. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $51,397. This median is 45.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Guernsey County, Ohio recorded a median income of $29,564, this median is 16.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Guernsey County had a median income of $20,057, which was 43.1 percent less than the median income level in this area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Guernsey County was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $35,229 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 36 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median is 39.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Guernsey County, Ohio can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 16.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 44.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Guernsey County, accounting 29.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Guernsey County, Ohio

In Guernsey County, Ohio as reported in the 2000 Census, 10 percent of the White Alone, 6.6 percent of Black or African American, 52.4 percent of the Asian alone and 22 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Guernsey County, Ohio can be considered to have a less-educated 2000 population, with 10 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Guernsey counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Guernsey County, Ohio, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 47 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Guernsey have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 10.8 percent (Men) versus 9.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 45.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Guernsey County, Ohio

Guernsey County, Ohio had a population of 41,123 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 40,796. This growth shows an increase of 0.8 percent. Guernsey ranks 48 of 88 counties in terms of population growth in Ohio and the county ranks 1,538 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Guernsey covers a total land area of 522 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average area density of 79 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Rowan, KY (79 per sq. mile ), Lonoke, AR (79 per sq. mile ), Grainger, TN (79 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Somerset, MD (79 per sq. mile ), Clinton, NY (79 per sq. mile ), Sullivan, NY (79 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Guernsey internationally. The international migration into Guernsey totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Ohio. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Guernsey County, Ohio has a population that is comprised of 95.8 percent White, 1.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Guernsey has increased the percent of minority population when 2.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Guernsey County, Ohio to be 38.7 years of age. The median age in Guernsey is greater than the median age in the State of Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 37.7 years old. With a total of 24.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Guernsey can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60.9 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.8 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Guernsey County, Ohio

When compared to other counties in Ohio, Guernsey County stands 36 of 88 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,407 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Guernsey County, there were a total of 19,540 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 560 residential units since 2001, or 3 percent.

Guernsey County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $65,500, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Ohio 2000 home value of $103,700 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Guernsey County, Ohio. In 2000, 88 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Guernsey County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 22.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,764 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 19.6 and 16.5 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Guernsey County, with the industry averaging 49 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Ohio typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

Administrative and waste services since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Guernsey County. The sector dealt with a loss of 324 total jobs during the period, accounting for 29.5 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 38 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Guernsey County, Mining, Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.1. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 2.1 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Guernsey County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Guernsey County, growing by 131 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -1 percent. The State of Ohio experienced a change in employment in the sector of 4.2 percent, from 2001 to 2005.







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