In Shelby County, jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services industry reported the top wages in Shelby County for 2006. The average industry job in Shelby County was paid an annual wage of $80,214 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Ohio of $45,661 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $50,686.

Top-pay jobs in Shelby County, Ohio are present in legal services ($65,791), motor vehicle parts manufacturing ($60,921), freight transportation arrangement ($53,593) and metalworking machinery manufacturing ($50,768) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Shelby County Wages have increased by 16.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Shelby County, Ohio by a total of 16.0%. This is greater 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.

Shelby County Industry Wages Exceed Ohio, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Shelby County, Ohio can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 0.3 percent higher than the state, which accounted an average of $36,666. The average pay was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Shelby County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 56 4-digit NAICS industries, 25 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 31 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Shelby County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 612 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 26.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Shelby County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (612 new jobs)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (526 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (253 new jobs)
4. Warehousing and storage (190 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (182 new jobs)

In Shelby County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 2,155 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Shelby County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 213 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 27.7 percent of the total employment decline in Shelby County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (213 jobs lost)
2. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (97 jobs lost)
3. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (85 jobs lost)
4. Printing and related support activities (73 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (47 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 8.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Ohio, which experienced a loss of -2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Shelby County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 80.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Ohio, where the industry reported a loss of 19.2 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Shelby County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.8 percent in terms of employees in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (80.6 percent decline)
2. Business support services (67.9 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (61 percent decline)
4. Private households (56 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (29.3 percent decline)

Shelby County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 258.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Shelby County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where it saw a loss of 9.5 percent. The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry in Shelby County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (258.3 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (248.5 percent gain)
3. Warehousing and storage (127.6 percent gain)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (91.7 percent gain)
5. Employment services (90.7 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.

Shelby County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 61 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 25 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 35 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Shelby County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 771 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Shelby County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 50 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 16.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Shelby County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (50 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (47 jobs lost)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (27 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (22 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (20 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Shelby County

The Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 210 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 25.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Shelby County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (210 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (95 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (91 new jobs)
4. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (72 new jobs)
5. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (66 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Ohio, which went through a gain of 0.4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Shelby County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 78.8 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 sector experienced a loss of 1.2 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Shelby County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (78.8 percent decline)
2. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (17.6 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (13.9 percent decline)
4. Legal services (12.6 percent decline)
5. Residential building construction (11.4 percent decline)

Shelby County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other motor vehicle dealers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 78.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Shelby County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 1.6 percent. The Other motor vehicle dealers industry in Shelby County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other motor vehicle dealers (78.3 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (77.8 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (57.7 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (54.3 percent gain)
5. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (42.1 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 Shelby County, Ohio

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Shelby County had a relatively high median income for all households of $52,073 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 8 percent higher than the household income median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 5.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

In Shelby County, Ohio White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $52,446 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $59,876. This median is 15 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Shelby County reported a median household income of $41,681, this level was 20 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 31.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $35,898. Hispanic Householders in Shelby County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $50,770, which is 2.5 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Shelby County, Ohio can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 6.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 33.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Shelby County, reporting 11.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Shelby County, Ohio

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Shelby County, Ohio to be 36.4 years old. The median age in Shelby is less than the median age for 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 34.9 years of age. With a total of 27.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Shelby can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Shelby from outside the country. The immigration into Shelby accounts for 0.3 percent of all immigration into Ohio. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Shelby County, Ohio has a population that is comprised of 94.9 percent White, 1.7 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 3.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Shelby has increased the percent of minority population when 3.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Shelby spans a total of 409 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 119 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Elmore, AL (119 per sq. mile ), Lowndes, MS (119 per sq. mile ), McMinn, TN (119 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Coffee, TN (119 per sq. mile ), Murray, GA (118 per sq. mile ), Chisago, MN (118 per sq. mile ).

Shelby County, Ohio had a population that was estimated at 48,736 in 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 47,996. This growth signifies an increase of 1.5 percent. Shelby ranks 40 of 88 counties by growth in total population in Ohio and the county ranks 1,236 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Shelby County, Ohio

In the State of Ohio, Shelby County places 26 of 88 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,160 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Shelby County, the census reported 19,613 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 693 residential units since 2001, or 3.7 percent.

Shelby County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $97,000, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Ohio 2000 home median value of $103,700 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Shelby County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Administrative and waste services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.94. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.94 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Shelby specializes in Manufacturing.

Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Shelby County, growing by 58.2 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio had an industry job change of 1 percent, during the time since 2001.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Shelby County. The industry averages 107 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Ohio typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Shelby County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 50.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 13,929 employees. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries make up 8.8 and 6.8 percent of industry employment.









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