In Lawrence County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the management of companies and enterprises industry had the highest average wages in Lawrence County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lawrence County received an annual wage of $56,365 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Ohio of $79,413 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $82,655.

High-wage employment in Lawrence County, Ohio are present in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($41,372), offices of dentists ($38,265), water, sewage and other systems ($37,131) and architectural and engineering services ($36,788) 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.

Lawrence County Wages have increased by 12.7% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Lawrence County, Ohio by a total of 12.7%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Ohio and less than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

Lawrence County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 41 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 20 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 21 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Lawrence County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,033 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 176 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 26.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lawrence County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (176 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (132 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (89 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (54 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (42 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has grown the most with 384 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 42.0 percent of the growth in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (384 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (217 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (73 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (50 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (40 new jobs)

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Home health care services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 196.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lawrence County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 33 percent. The Home health care services industry in Lawrence County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 36.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (196.8 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (114.8 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (65.2 percent gain)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (61.5 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (49.2 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 11.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in the State of Ohio, experiencing a loss of -2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 61.6 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 felt a loss of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Lawrence County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 20.8 percent in terms of employees in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (61.6 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (56.3 percent decline)
3. Nonresidential building construction (55 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (51.9 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (49.6 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.

Lawrence County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Lawrence County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 667 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 397 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 55.3 percent of the total growth in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (397 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (66 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (59 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (23 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (18 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

Given the industries in the area, the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 90 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry make up 33.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lawrence County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (90 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (46 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (25 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (17 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (13 jobs lost)

From the 46 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 25 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Home health care services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 219.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Lawrence County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Ohio, where this industry saw a gain of 4.5 percent. The Home health care services industry in Lawrence County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (219.1 percent gain)
2. Printing and related support activities (46.2 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (42.9 percent gain)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (37.9 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (26.3 percent gain)

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 53.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 5.2 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Lawrence County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 4 in percent of workers in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (53.5 percent decline)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (48.9 percent decline)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (30.8 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (28.6 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (20.6 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 7.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Ohio, which went through a gain of 0.4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level 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 Lawrence County, Ohio

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Lawrence County, Ohio may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 18.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 23.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Lawrence County, accounting 28.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Lawrence County was reported to have a relatively low median income for all households of $34,079 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 40.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 44.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Lawrence County, Ohio reported a median household income of $40,073, this income level is 17.6 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lawrence County reported an income level of $21,755, which was 36.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $71,663. This household income level is 110.3 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 0.6 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $34,288. In Lawrence County, Ohio White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $34,065 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was only slightly less than the median income in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Lawrence County, Ohio

Lawrence County, Ohio is made up of a less-educated working age population, with 10.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Lawrence was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Lawrence County, Ohio, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 47.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Lawrence have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 9.6 percent (Men) versus 10.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Lawrence County, Ohio according the 2000 Decennial Census, 10 percent of the White Alone, 10.2 percent of Black or African American, 66 percent of the Asian alone and 28.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Lawrence County, Ohio

When measuring the total land area, Lawrence extends a total area of 455 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 139 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Ector, TX (139 per sq. mile ), Kennebec, ME (139 per sq. mile ), Story, IA (140 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Manitowoc, WI (139 per sq. mile ), Scott, KY (138 per sq. mile ), Prince George, VA (138 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Lawrence internationally. The migration from outside the US into Lawrence accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Ohio. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Lawrence County, Ohio to be 38.4 years old. The median in Lawrence is greater than the median age in the State of Ohio of 37.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 37.7 years old. With 22.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Lawrence can be described as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.6 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.5 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Lawrence County, Ohio has a population that is comprised of 96 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 3.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Lawrence has increased in diversity when 2.9 percent of the total population were minorities.

Lawrence County, Ohio had a population of 63,112 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 62,288. This growth signifies an increase of 1.3 percent. Lawrence ranks 35 of 88 counties when calculating total change in population for Ohio and the county ranks 1,177 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Lawrence County, Ohio

In Lawrence County, the census reported 27,451 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 70 homes since 2001, or 0.3 percent.

Lawrence County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $69,400, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Ohio 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $103,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

The State of Ohio, Lawrence County stands 83 of 88 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,980 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

There seems to be a large amount of housing that is affordable in Lawrence County, Ohio. In 2000, 89.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Lawrence County, Utilities, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.5. The percent of employment in the Utilities sector is 2.5 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Lawrence specializes in Utilities.

In Lawrence County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 25.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,294 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 18.8 and 12.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

Transportation and Warehousing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Lawrence County, changing a total of 44.4 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Ohio experienced a change in employment in the sector of 4.2 percent, since the year 2001.

Construction since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Lawrence County. The sector dealt with a loss of 128 total jobs during the period, accounting for 16.2 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 75.3 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry with the largest establishments in Lawrence County, with the industry averaging 25 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and greater than the State of Ohio average establishment size of 22 for the Transportation and Warehousing industry.







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