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Value and Productivity from Labor Costs
PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Ind Code Industry Average Employment 2000 Average Employment 2005
11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 356 382
21 Mining 355 393
22 Utilities
23 Construction 2439 2703
31-33 Manufacturing 15,974 13,886
42 Wholesale Trade 1608 1628
44-45 Retail Trade 5,388 5,332
48-49 Transportation and Warehousing
51 Information 363 372
52 Finance and Insurance 1240 1251
53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 313 333
54 Professional and Technical Services 1148 1000
55 Management of Companies and Enterprises 407 550
56 Administrative and Waste Services 1424 1612
61 Educational Services
62 Health Care and Social Assistance 3435
71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 252 274
72 Accommodation and Food Services 3,126 3,247
81 Other Services, Ex. Public Admin 1328 1336

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data

WORKER EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
NAICS Industrial Sector



Employment



Wages

Annual Average Earnings

Average    Weekly Earnings
Total covered under Ohio UC Law (b) 48,106 $1,519,438 $31,585 $607
Private Sector 41,200 1,293,498 $31,396 $604
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 382 8,991 $23,537 $453
Mining 393 19,314 $49,145 $945
Utilities (c) (c) $0
Construction 2,703 101,191 $37,437 $720
Manufacturing 13,886 584,748 $42,111 $810
Wholesale trade 1,628 60,261 $37,015 $712
Retail trade 5,332 103,430 $19,398 $373
Transportation and warehousing (c) (c)  $0
Information 372 12,134 $32,618 $627
Finance and insurance 1,251 52,708 $42,133 $810
Real estate and rental and leasing 333 8,912 $26,763 $515
Professional and technical services 1,000 36,583 $36,583 $704
Management of companies and enterprises 550 25,566 $46,484 $894
Administrative and waste services 1,612 26,487 $16,431 $316
Educational services (c) (c) $0
Health care and social assistance (c) (c) $0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 274 3,686 $13,453 $259
Accommodation and food services 3,247 32,016 $9,860 $190
Other services, except public administration 1,341 21,764 $16,230 $312
State & Local Government 6,906 225,941 $32,717 $629
State Government 1,205 39,959 $33,161 $638
Local Government 5,701 185,982 $32,623 $627
Federal Government (d) 222 9,499 $42,788 $823

Annual Average Employment/Total Wages (in thousands of dollars) as Covered under the Ohio and Federal Unemployment Compensation Laws by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Industrial Sector and County

(a) Final, based upon employers' reports for calendar year 2005 received in the Bureau of Labor Market Information through July 1, 2006.

(b) Summed totals and subtotals for the state and each county may not equal the sum of industrial divisions because of the exclusion of those industries with fewer than three employers or because of rounding. Includes the Private Sector, State and Local Government entities, but excludes Federal Government agencies.

(c) Suppressed for confidentiality.

(d) Includes only Federal Government agencies.

(e) Out of state includes workers employed in Ohio, who report to a base outside Ohio, and are not classifiable by county; government employees stationed outside Ohio.

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Bureau of Labor Market Information


PERSONAL INCOME
Year Total (000) Per Capita

1995		 $2,182,386 $20,331
1996 $2,260,874 $20,812
1997 $2,396,095 $21,867
1998 $2,534,600 $22,976
1999 $2,588,491 $23,280
2000 $2,675,657 $23,959
2001 $2,750,026 $24,503
2002 $2,780,896 $24,655
2003 $2,834,547 $25,073
2004 $2,999,057 $26,520
2005 $3,103,026 $27,340
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts

PRIVATE NON-FARM ESTABLISHMENTS


Ind Code

Industry
Number of Establishments
Average Employment

Total Wages		 Average Weekly Wages
11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 34 382 $8,991,289 $453
21 Mining 49 393 $19,314,458 $945
23 Construction 383 2703 $101,191,114 $720
31 Manufacturing 248 13,886 $584,748,110 $810
42 Wholesale Trade 170 1,628 $60,260,995 $712
44 Retail Trade 368 5332 $103,430,042 $373
51 Information 24 372 $12,134,434 $627
52 Finance and Insurance 145 1251 $52,707,782 $811
53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 86 333 $8,911,611 $515
54 Professional and Technical Services 149 1000 $36,583,269 $704
55 Management of Companies and Enterprises 11 550 $25,566,327 $894
56 Administrative and Waste Services 106 1,612 $26,487,192 $316
71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 25 274 $3,685,924 $258
72 Accommodation and Food Services 169 3,247 $32,016,496 $190
81 Other Services, Ex. Public Admin 216 1336 $21,679,078 $312
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2005 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data

 

A regional partnership of fourteen major Northeast Ohio economic development organizations and Team NEO conducted a region-wide starting wage and benefits survey of businesses in the sixteen counties that comprise Northeast Ohio. These include Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull and Wayne counties. To view the results of the Northeast Ohio 2010 Starting Wage and Benefit Survey, click here.
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