In Williams County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry had the highest average wages in Williams County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Williams County received an annual wage of $77,554 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Ohio of $59,166 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $67,074.

Other top-pay jobs in Williams County, Ohio are present in offices of dentists ($62,118), nondepository credit intermediation ($53,404), architectural and engineering services ($42,549) and building equipment contractors ($41,661) 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.

Williams County Wages have increased by 11.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Williams County, Ohio by a total of 11.8%. 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.

Williams 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 Williams County, Ohio can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 16.8 percent lower than the with an state average 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.

Williams County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Williams County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 79.5 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 54.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Williams County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (79.5 percent decline)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (53 percent decline)
3. Florists (42.4 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (38.5 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (37.4 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 10.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Ohio, which saw a loss of -2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Williams County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 632.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Williams County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 5.6 percent. The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Williams County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (632.3 percent gain)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (138.7 percent gain)
3. Other support services (127.4 percent gain)
4. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (79.3 percent gain)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (50.0 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Williams County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has grown the most with 196 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry makes up 35.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Williams County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (196 new jobs)
2. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (78 new jobs)
3. Civic and social organizations (66 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (60 new jobs)
5. Other support services (36 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Williams County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 144 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 15.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Williams County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (144 jobs lost)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (126 jobs lost)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (87 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (82 jobs lost)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (66 jobs lost)

From the 50 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 28 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 22 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Williams County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,677 total jobs from 2001 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 Williams County, Ohio

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Williams County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $47,660 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 0.5 percent lower than the median in Ohio of $47,919 and the income level is 3.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Williams County, Ohio may be understood as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 6.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 21.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Williams County, reporting 10.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 41.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $27,788. Hispanic households in Williams County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $42,656, this income level is 10.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Williams County had a median income of $57,915, this median was 21.5 percent greater than the median for all households. In Williams County, Ohio White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $47,644 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly less than the median in the year 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $74,588. This median is 56.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Williams County, Ohio

Reported by the 2000 Census in Williams County, Ohio, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 49.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Williams have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 11.2 percent (Men) versus 10.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 48 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Williams County, Ohio as reported in the 2000 Census, 10.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 8.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Williams County, Ohio has a less-educated working age population, with 10.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Williams counted 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 national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Williams County, Ohio

Williams County, Ohio has a population base that is comprised of 95 percent White, 0.8 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 4.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Williams has increased the percent of minority makeup when 4.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

Williams County, Ohio had a population that was estimated at 38,688 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 39,205. The decline denotes a decrease of -1.3 percent. Williams ranks 70 of 88 counties when calculating total change in population for Ohio and the county ranks 2,771 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Williams County, Ohio to be 39.0 years old. The median age in Williams is greater than the median age in the State of Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.0 years of age. With 23.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Williams can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Williams from outside the country. The immigration into Williams makes up 0.1 percent of all immigration into Ohio. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

In terms of total land area, Williams extends a total area of 422 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 92 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Dade, GA (92 per sq. mile ), Meade, KY (92 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, AR (92 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Colbert, AL (92 per sq. mile ), Warren, TN (92 per sq. mile ), Johnson, KY (92 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Williams County, Ohio

In Williams County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 16,827 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 487 residential units since 2001, or 3 percent.

Williams County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $85,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Ohio 2000 home value of $103,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Williams County, Ohio. In 2000, 80.5 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Throughout the State of Ohio, Williams County is positioned 34 of 88 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,391 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Williams County, Manufacturing, Other services, except public administration and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.83. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing sector is 3.83 times greater than the national average, signifying that Williams County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Professional and technical services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Williams County, changing a total of 21.7 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.6 percent. The State of Ohio experienced a change in employment in the sector of -2.3 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Williams is the County that is ranked 54 of 89 Counties throughout the State of Ohio by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 49 of 89 Counties.

In Williams County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 49.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 7,165 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 10.8 and 9.7 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Williams County, averaging 55 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.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Williams County. The sector dealt with a loss of 1,579 jobs, or 18.1 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 79.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.





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