In Seneca County, jobs in the architectural and structural metals mfg. pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the architectural and structural metals mfg. industry reported the top wages in Seneca County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Seneca County earned an annual wage of $61,154 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in Ohio of $40,034 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $40,269.

High-wage employment in Seneca County, Ohio can be found in insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($50,201), insurance carriers ($49,265), highway, street, and bridge construction ($49,139) and metalworking machinery manufacturing ($48,567) 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.

Seneca County Wages have increased by 10.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Seneca County, Ohio by a total of 10.6%. This is less than the growth in industry 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Seneca County, Ohio when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 21.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,666. The overall 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.

Seneca County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Seneca County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 158.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Seneca County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Ohio, where this industry saw a gain of 25.1 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Seneca County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (158.2 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (100.0 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (91.3 percent gain)
4. Private households (63.9 percent gain)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (62.2 percent gain)

Seneca County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Social advocacy organizations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 67.8 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 29.9 percent. The losses in the Social advocacy organizations industry in Seneca County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 9.2 percent in terms of employment in the Social advocacy organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (67.8 percent decline)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (64.5 percent decline)
3. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (54.9 percent decline)
4. Other crop farming (52 percent decline)
5. Shoe stores (43.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 1.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Ohio, which experienced a loss of -2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

In Seneca County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 270 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 63 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 37 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 25 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Seneca County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 813 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry makes up 49.7 percent of the total growth in Seneca County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (813 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (168 new jobs)
3. Residential mental health facilities (120 new jobs)
4. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (73 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (73 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Seneca County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 135 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 17.1 percent of the total employment decline in Seneca County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (135 jobs lost)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (113 jobs lost)
3. Social advocacy organizations (39 jobs lost)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (38 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (36 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.

Seneca County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Seneca County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 70 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 15.8 percent. The losses in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Seneca County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.4 in percent of jobs in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (70 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (31.8 percent decline)
3. Social advocacy organizations (28.6 percent decline)
4. Other support services (28.2 percent decline)
5. Shoe stores (27.5 percent decline)

Seneca County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Employment services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 69.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Seneca County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 4 percent. The Employment services industry in Seneca County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (69.3 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (37.9 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (29.3 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (18.9 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (12.4 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Ohio, which went through a gain of 0.4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Seneca County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 67 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 10.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Seneca County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (67 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (61 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (56 jobs lost)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (49 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (43 jobs lost)

From the 71 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 40 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 31 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Seneca County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 12 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Seneca County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 386 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry makes up 49.2 percent of the growth in Seneca County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (386 new jobs)
2. Employment services (99 new jobs)
3. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (43 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (33 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (30 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.

Income and Poverty in Seneca County, Ohio

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Seneca County, Ohio may be understood as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.0 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 26.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Seneca County, reporting 14.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Seneca County reported a medium-high median income for households of $44,503 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 7.7 percent lower than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 10.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Seneca County, Ohio reported a median household income of $36,367, this income level is 18.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Seneca County, Ohio White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $45,026 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.2 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $72,859. This income level is 63.7 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Seneca County had a median household income level of $34,265, this median was 23 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 39.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $27,091.







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

Higher Education in Seneca County, Ohio

In Seneca County, Ohio as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 27.2 percent of the Asian alone and 6.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Seneca County, Ohio has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Seneca counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Seneca County, Ohio, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 44.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Seneca have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 12.4 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 48 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Housing Report for Seneca County, Ohio

In Seneca County, the census reported 24,362 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 443 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.9 percent.

Seneca County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $81,300, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the Ohio 2000 median home value of $103,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

Throughout the State of Ohio, Seneca County stands 60 of 88 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,052 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Seneca County, Ohio. In 2000, 81.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Seneca County, Educational services, Manufacturing and Mining industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Educational services sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.57. This means the percent of total employment in the Educational services industry is 2.57 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Seneca specializes in Educational services.

Management of companies and enterprises has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Seneca County, increasing by 165.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 1.6 percent. The State of Ohio had changed in sector employment of 22.5 percent, since the year 2001.

Educational services is the industry with the largest establishments in Seneca County. In the County, the industry averages 85 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 27 and greater than the State of Ohio average establishment size of 34 for the Educational services industry.

In Seneca County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 27 percent of total employment in the county, making up 5,088 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 14.5 and 11.3 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Seneca County. The sector faced a loss of 892 total jobs during the period, accounting for 14.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 70.3 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Seneca County is ranked at 46 of 89 Counties throughout the State of Ohio in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 45 of 89 Counties.





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