In Tuscarawas County, jobs in the support activities for mining pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the support activities for mining industry reported the top wages in Tuscarawas County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Tuscarawas County was paid an annual wage of $98,002 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Ohio of $44,801 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,588.

Top-pay jobs in Tuscarawas County, Ohio can be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($93,918), coal mining ($53,303), management of companies and enterprises ($48,515) and insurance carriers ($46,865) 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.

Tuscarawas County Wages have increased by 17.5% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Tuscarawas County, Ohio by a total of 17.5%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Ohio and greater 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Tuscarawas County, Ohio when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.2 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,666. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Tuscarawas County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tuscarawas County

The Business support services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 318 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Business support services industry makes up 14.8 percent of the total growth in Tuscarawas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (318 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (155 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (126 new jobs)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (97 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (89 new jobs)

In Tuscarawas County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 481 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 111 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 54 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 56 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tuscarawas County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 261 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Department stores industry make up 11.9 percent of the total job loss in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (261 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (196 jobs lost)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (141 jobs lost)
4. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (114 jobs lost)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (112 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Ohio, which went through a loss of -2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Tuscarawas County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 369.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Tuscarawas County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Ohio, where this industry saw a gain of 7.2 percent. The Business support services industry in Tuscarawas County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (369.8 percent gain)
2. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (334.8 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (181.9 percent gain)
4. Special food services (120.0 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (106.5 percent gain)

Tuscarawas County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Dairy product manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 66.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 6.7 percent. The losses in the Dairy product manufacturing industry in Tuscarawas County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.9 percent in terms of employment in the Dairy product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Dairy product manufacturing (66.4 percent decline)
2. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (63.3 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (62.2 percent decline)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (59.5 percent decline)
5. Home furnishings stores (52.6 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.

Tuscarawas County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Ohio, which experienced a gain of 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Tuscarawas County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 323.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Tuscarawas County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Ohio, where the industry took a loss of 2.1 percent. The Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry in Tuscarawas County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (323.1 percent gain)
2. General rental centers (125.0 percent gain)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (64.8 percent gain)
4. Specialty food stores (61.2 percent gain)
5. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (57.1 percent gain)

Tuscarawas County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 92.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the industry reported a gain of 1.9 percent. The losses in the Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers industry in Tuscarawas County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.5 in percent of jobs in the Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers (92.2 percent decline)
2. Other wood product manufacturing (53 percent decline)
3. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (48.3 percent decline)
4. Other support activities for transportation (38.5 percent decline)
5. Other animal production (35.8 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tuscarawas County

The Other wood product manufacturing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 367 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other wood product manufacturing industry make up 23.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (367 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (147 jobs lost)
3. Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers (134 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (126 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (95 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tuscarawas County

The Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 475 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry makes up 26.6 percent of the total growth in Tuscarawas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (475 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (111 new jobs)
3. Department stores (83 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (71 new jobs)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (64 new jobs)

Out of the 122 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 55 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 65 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Tuscarawas County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 438 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.





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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 Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Compared to counties across the United States, Tuscarawas County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $41,522 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 15.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and this is 18.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $39,411, which represents a 5.1 percent decline. Tuscarawas County, Ohio, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 30 of 38 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Ohio. Tuscarawas County ranks 460 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income in the US.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Tuscarawas County, Ohio can be recognized as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 36.7 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Tuscarawas County, having 16 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

While the median household income saw a decline since 2000 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median household income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 44.2 percent since the year 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Tuscarawas County, experiencing a 84.1 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

Hispanic households in Tuscarawas County, Ohio , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $60,450, this median is 45.6 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Tuscarawas County reported an income level of $27,605, this level was 33.5 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 23.4 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $31,810. In Tuscarawas County, Ohio White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,562 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $75,423. This median is 81.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

The poverty rate in Tuscarawas County, Ohio has declined by 2.1 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 9.4 percent to 7.3 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Tuscarawas County, Ohio may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 12.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Tuscarawas is reported having 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.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 47 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Tuscarawas have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13 percent (Men) versus 11.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 49.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.8 percent. In the year 2005, 15.8 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.0 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 13.4 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

In Tuscarawas County, Ohio as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.2 percent of the White Alone, 5.2 percent of Black or African American, 45.6 percent of the Asian alone and 15 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From the year 2000, Tuscarawas has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 2.4 percent to a total of 14.6 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Since 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Tuscarawas internationally. The migration from outside the US into Tuscarawas makes up 0.2 percent of all immigration into Ohio. This percent of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Tuscarawas County, Ohio to be 39.3 years of age. The median age in Tuscarawas is greater than the median age in Ohio of 37.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.0 years old. With 23.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Tuscarawas can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Tuscarawas County, Ohio had a population that was estimated at 91,944 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 91,044. This growth signifies an increase of 1 percent. Tuscarawas ranks 32 of 88 counties in terms of population growth in Ohio and the county ranks 1,137 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Tuscarawas extends a total area of 568 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 162 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Anchorage, AK (162 per sq. mile ), Ontario, NY (162 per sq. mile ), Ulster, NY (162 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Midland, MI (161 per sq. mile ), Forrest, MS (161 per sq. mile ), Dearborn, IN (161 per sq. mile ).

Tuscarawas County, Ohio has a population that is comprised of 97 percent White, 0.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 2.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Tuscarawas has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Tuscarawas County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $106,100, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the Ohio 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $129,600 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

In the State of Ohio, Tuscarawas County places 67 of 88 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,402 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. In 2005, 65.2 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Tuscarawas County, the census reported 38,868 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 531 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.4 percent.

Tuscarawas County has a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 0.8 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Tuscarawas County, Ohio have moderate increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $18,000, or 20.4 percent, from their 2000 value of $88,100.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Tuscarawas County, Mining, Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.76. The percent of employment in the Mining sector is 2.76 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Tuscarawas specializes in Mining.

Information is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Tuscarawas County, increasing in size by 35 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Ohio had an industry job change of -15 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Tuscarawas 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 25.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 8,040 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 14.9 and 14.7 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Tuscarawas County. The industry averages 35 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the Ohio typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Tuscarawas County. The industry was hit with a loss of 983 employees during the period, or 10.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 57.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.







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