Wayne County Economic Development Council

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Business-Friendly Climate
Effective community and government partnerships locally and throughout Northeast Ohio.

Access to Markets
Central location with great ground, rail, water and air accessibility.

High Quality of Life
Small town hospitality and country living with big city opportunities.

Leading Ag-Bioscience Infrastructure
Premier research facilities and infrastructure.

Low Cost of Doing Business

Energy, labor and occupancy costs among the nation’s most affordable.

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An Abundance of Diverse Talent

Employment By Occupation & Industry

Civilian employed population 16 years and over

53,223

+/-1,712

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

13,443

+/-1,597

Service occupations

8,761

+/-1,308

Sales and office occupations

11,881

+/-1,249

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

859

+/-357

Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations

5,437

+/-901

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12,842

+/-1,432

 

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

2,616

+/-685

Construction

3,753

+/-740

Manufacturing

12,457

+/-1,692

Wholesale trade

1,956

+/-621

Retail trade

4,808

+/-1,012

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

2,420

+/-733

Information

786

+/-434

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing

2,941

+/-844

Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services

2,156

+/-531

Educational services, and health care, and social assistance

10,742

+/-1,319

Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services

4,272

+/-1,148

Other services, except public administration

3,137

+/-876

Public administration

1,179

+/-495

 

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

40,929

+/-1,921

Government workers

7,138

+/-1,177

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

4,986

+/-951

Unpaid family workers

170

+/-152


Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey
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