In Mercer 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 reported the top wages in Mercer County for 2006. The average industry job in Mercer County earned an annual wage of $61,128 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 at the United States Level of $82,655.

High-wage employment in Mercer County, Ohio are present in offices of physicians ($47,360), fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty ($46,002), utility system construction ($44,319) and building foundation and exterior contractors ($42,214) 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.

Mercer County Wages have increased by 14.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Mercer County, Ohio by a total of 14.8%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Ohio and less than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Mercer County, Ohio when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 23.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,666. The average industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Mercer County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Mercer County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialty food stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 67.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Ohio, where the it saw a loss of 24.1 percent. The losses in the Specialty food stores industry in Mercer County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Specialty food stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialty food stores (67.2 percent decline)
2. Private households (51.6 percent decline)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (44.9 percent decline)
4. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (36.2 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (35.7 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 13.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of 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.

Mercer County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 176.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Mercer County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 4.9 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Mercer County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (176.9 percent gain)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (152.6 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (143.2 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (74.1 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (55.1 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Mercer County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 91 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 18.6 percent of the total employment decline in Mercer County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (91 jobs lost)
2. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (55 jobs lost)
3. Specialty food stores (54 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (39 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (37 jobs lost)

In Mercer County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,695 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 49 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 29 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Mercer County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the General freight trucking industry has grown the most with 459 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 43.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Mercer County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (459 new jobs)
2. Printing and related support activities (100 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (73 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (45 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (42 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.

Mercer County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mercer County

The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 68 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 24.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Mercer County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (68 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (20 new jobs)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (18 new jobs)
4. Personal care services (16 new jobs)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (16 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mercer County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 56 jobs. The declines in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry make up 22.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Mercer County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (56 jobs lost)
2. Civic and social organizations (38 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (37 jobs lost)
4. Printing and related support activities (29 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (18 jobs lost)

Given the 56 4-digit NAICS industries, 22 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 32 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Mercer County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 224 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total industry employment has increased by 1.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Ohio, which experienced a gain of 0.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Mercer County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 60.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry reported a loss of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Mercer County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.7 percent in terms of employment in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (60.1 percent decline)
2. Private households (54.5 percent decline)
3. Civic and social organizations (20 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (18.9 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (14.3 percent decline)

Mercer County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 67.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Mercer County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where this industry saw a gain of 3.6 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Mercer County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (67.9 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (44.4 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (36.4 percent gain)
4. Personal care services (29.8 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (17.3 percent gain)





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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 Mercer County, Ohio

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Mercer County was reported to have a relatively high median household income of $50,008 (2005 Dollars). This median is 4.2 percent higher than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median is 1.7 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Mercer County, Ohio may be understood as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 6.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 30.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Mercer County, having 11 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $57,038. This median is 14.1 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 31.6 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $65,813. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Mercer County reported a median household income of $33,930, this median was 32.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Mercer County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $53,381, this income level is 6.7 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Mercer County, Ohio White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $50,080 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.







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

Higher Education in Mercer County, Ohio

Reported by the 2000 Census in Mercer County, Ohio, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 52.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Mercer on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12.2 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 47.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Mercer County, Ohio as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 62 percent of the Asian alone and 21.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Mercer County, Ohio can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 12.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Mercer was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Mercer County, Ohio

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Mercer County, Ohio to be 37.6 years of age. The median age in Mercer is equal to the median age for 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 35.9 years of age. With 26.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Mercer can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 58.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Mercer County, Ohio had a total estimated population of 41,202 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 40,921. This growth signifies an increase of 0.7 percent. Mercer ranks 49 of 88 counties by growth in total population in Ohio and the county ranks 1,581 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When calculating the total land area, Mercer spans a total of 463 square miles. The county has a medium-low average population density of 89 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Bedford, TN (89 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, LA (89 per sq. mile ), Pulaski, KY (89 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Wilkes, NC (89 per sq. mile ), Newton, MO (89 per sq. mile ), Lamar, GA (89 per sq. mile ).

Mercer County, Ohio has a population base that is comprised of 97.4 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Mercer has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

From 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Mercer from outside the country. The immigration into Mercer totals 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Ohio. This amount of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Mercer County, Ohio

When compared to other counties in Ohio, Mercer County ranks 28 of 88 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,268 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Mercer County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $94,000, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the Ohio 2000 median home value of $103,700 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Mercer County, the census reported 16,605 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 532 residential units since 2001, or 3.3 percent.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Mercer County, Ohio. In 2000, 69.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Mercer County. In the County, the industry averages 62 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Ohio average establishment size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Mercer County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 33.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 4,769 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 14.4 and 8.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Mercer County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.63. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.63 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Mercer County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Educational services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Mercer County, rising by 737.5 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 13.8 percent. The State of Ohio saw a change in employment in the sector of 16.7 percent, in the course of time since 2001.









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