In Holmes County, jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry had the highest average wages in Holmes County for 2006. The average industry job in Holmes County was paid an annual wage of $47,816 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in Ohio of $45,358 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $54,074.

High-wage employment in Holmes County, Ohio exsists in accounting and bookkeeping services ($42,633), management of companies and enterprises ($41,022), architectural and structural metals mfg. ($40,009) and offices of physicians ($39,037) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Holmes County Wages have increased by 13.8% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Holmes County, Ohio by a total of 13.8%. This is less than the growth in 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Holmes County, Ohio can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 28.3 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.

Holmes County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Holmes County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Personal care services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 304.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Holmes County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where it saw a gain of 14.3 percent. The Personal care services industry in Holmes County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 16.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (304.0 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (238.4 percent gain)
3. Consumer goods rental (150.0 percent gain)
4. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (101.8 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (93.6 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 7.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in Ohio, which saw a loss of -2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Holmes County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 48.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Ohio, where the industry reported a gain of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Holmes County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 12.4 percent in terms of employees in the Offices of physicians industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (48.5 percent decline)
2. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (47.9 percent decline)
3. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (43.9 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (36.3 percent decline)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (35.5 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Holmes County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 210 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry make up 28.5 percent of the total job loss in Holmes County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (210 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (94 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (77 jobs lost)
4. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (51 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and engineering services (37 jobs lost)

In Holmes County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,056 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 50 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 19 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 30 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Holmes County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 521 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 27.6 percent of the growth in Holmes County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (521 new jobs)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (364 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (122 new jobs)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (117 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (86 new jobs)





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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.

Holmes County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 60 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 32 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 28 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Holmes County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 203 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Holmes County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 105 jobs. The declines in the Offices of physicians industry make up 19.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Holmes County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (105 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (56 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (37 jobs lost)
4. Rubber product manufacturing (31 jobs lost)
5. Printing and related support activities (31 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Holmes County

The Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 164 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 26.5 percent of the growth in Holmes County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (164 new jobs)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (89 new jobs)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (79 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (45 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (35 new jobs)

Holmes County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Used merchandise stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 54.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Holmes County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where it saw a gain of 5.6 percent. The Used merchandise stores industry in Holmes County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (54.5 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (46.5 percent gain)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (43.8 percent gain)
4. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (32.0 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (28.5 percent gain)

Holmes County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 52.2 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 industry reported a gain of 2.4 percent. The losses in the Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry in Holmes County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.2 in percent of jobs in the Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (52.2 percent decline)
2. Civic and social organizations (51.4 percent decline)
3. Offices of physicians (51.1 percent decline)
4. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (43.6 percent decline)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (42.5 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 1.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Ohio, which experienced a gain of 0.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Holmes County, Ohio

Compared to counties across the United States, Holmes County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $43,224 (2005 Dollars). This median is 10.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median is 13.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Holmes County, Ohio can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 20.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Holmes County, having 22.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Holmes County, Ohio reported a median household income of $34,661, which is 19.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $49,433. This income level is 14.4 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 80.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $8,592. In Holmes County, Ohio White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,244 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Holmes County had a median income of $21,612, this median was 50 percent less than the areas median level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Holmes County, Ohio

Holmes County, Ohio is made up of a less-educated population, with 8.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Holmes counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Holmes County, Ohio as reported in the 2000 Census, 8.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 21.6 percent of the Asian alone and 2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Holmes County, Ohio, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 49.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Holmes have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 8 percent (Men) versus 8.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Less than High School category, with 47.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Holmes County, Ohio

Holmes County, Ohio had an estimated population of 41,567 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 39,059. This growth shows an increase of 6.4 percent. Holmes ranks 20 of 88 counties in terms of population growth in Ohio and the county ranks 725 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Holmes spans a total of 423 square miles. This area has a medium-low average population density of 98 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Des Moines, IA (98 per sq. mile ), Hunt, TX (98 per sq. mile ), Laurens, SC (98 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Hancock, MS (98 per sq. mile ), San Bernardino, CA (98 per sq. mile ), Effingham, GA (98 per sq. mile ).

Holmes County, Ohio has a population that is made up of 98.5 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.2 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Holmes has decreased in diversity when 1.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Holmes County, Ohio to be 28.6 years of age. The median age in Holmes is less than the median age in the State of Ohio of 37.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 28.2 years old. With a total of 34 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Holmes can be described as being made up of a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 55.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 10.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Since 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Holmes from outside the country. The immigration into Holmes makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Ohio. This level of international migration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Holmes County, Ohio

Holmes County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $107,700, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is greater than the overall State of Ohio 2000 median home value of $103,700 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

Throughout the State of Ohio, Holmes County ranks 56 of 88 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,891 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Holmes County, Ohio. In 2000, 62.6 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Holmes County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 12,574 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 255 residential units since 2001, or 2.1 percent.

Holmes County has a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 1 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services has the largest businesses in Holmes County, averaging 26 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and greater than the Ohio average of 20 for the Administrative and waste services industry.

In Holmes County, Manufacturing, Mining and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 3.08. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.08 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Holmes County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

In Holmes County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 39.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 6,219 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 12.7 and 10.8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Administrative and waste services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Holmes County, moving a total of 69.1 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio saw a change in employment in the sector of 1 percent, during the time since 2001.









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