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Employment Data for County: Lorain

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Population 16+: Unemployed

County: Lorain

5.46%

Substate Region: Healthy Northeast Ohio
5.9%

State: Ohio
5.21%

Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex County: Lorain Substate Region: Healthy Northeast Ohio State: Ohio
Value Value Value
Male 6.37% 6.05% 5.35%
Female 4.55% 5.74% 5.06%
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Workers by Means of Transportation to Work County: Lorain Substate Region: Healthy Northeast Ohio State: Ohio
Workers % of Workers Workers % of Workers Workers % of Workers
Worked at Home 10,420 7.05% 172,905 12.27% 646,288 11.47%
Walked 2,684 1.81% 27,924 1.98% 109,789 1.95%
Bicycle 313 0.21% 2,577 0.18% 14,721 0.26%
Carpooled 12,512 8.46% 104,294 7.40% 416,473 7.39%
Drove Alone 119,246 80.63% 1,062,635 75.44% 4,328,962 76.83%
Public Transport 782 0.53% 21,905 1.56% 58,700 1.04%
Other 1,945 1.32% 16,407 1.16% 59,756 1.06%
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Workers by Travel Time to Work County: Lorain Substate Region: Healthy Northeast Ohio State: Ohio
Workers % of Workers Workers % of Workers Workers % of Workers
Under 15 Minutes 35,355 25.58% 335,484 26.08% 1,519,108 29.36%
15 - 29 Minutes 51,782 37.46% 525,225 40.83% 2,097,200 40.53%
30 - 44 Minutes 33,483 24.22% 286,067 22.24% 995,769 19.24%
45 - 59 Minutes 10,763 7.79% 81,936 6.37% 304,704 5.89%
60+ Minutes 6,855 4.96% 57,669 4.48% 258,053 4.99%

Average Commute Time

County: Lorain

27
Minutes
N/A

State: Ohio
25 Minutes

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Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry County: Lorain Substate Region: Healthy Northeast Ohio State: Ohio
Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Accommodation/Food Services 10,849 7.24% 98,424 6.85% 397,497 6.92%
Admin/Spprt/Waste Mgmt 4,486 2.99% 56,077 3.90% 216,874 3.78%
Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt 741 0.49% 7,029 0.49% 54,509 0.95%
Entertainment/Rec Svcs 2,676 1.79% 25,584 1.78% 93,592 1.63%
Construction 8,848 5.90% 80,160 5.58% 335,491 5.84%
Educational Svcs 13,509 9.02% 118,947 8.28% 492,035 8.57%
Fin/Insur/RE/Rent/Lse 9,199 6.14% 105,690 7.36% 383,669 6.68%
Health Care/Soc Asst 23,769 15.86% 233,753 16.27% 892,299 15.54%
Information 1,680 1.12% 20,732 1.44% 79,717 1.39%
Mgmt of Companies 286 0.19% 2,147 0.15% 8,251 0.14%
Total Manufacturing 24,143 16.11% 212,246 14.78% 861,276 15.00%
Oth Svcs, Not Pub Admin 5,516 3.68% 62,985 4.39% 247,188 4.30%
Prof/Sci/Tech/Admin 7,682 5.13% 92,929 6.47% 342,571 5.96%
Public Administration 5,985 3.99% 48,823 3.40% 217,222 3.78%
Retail Trade 18,075 12.06% 158,071 11.01% 645,831 11.25%
Transport/Warehse/Utils 8,791 5.87% 74,065 5.16% 335,039 5.83%
Wholesale Trade 3,606 2.41% 38,662 2.69% 140,000 2.44%
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation County: Lorain Substate Region: Healthy Northeast Ohio State: Ohio
Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Architect/Engineer 3,116 2.08% 30,507 2.12% 122,077 2.13%
Arts/Entertain/Sports 1,946 1.30% 23,345 1.63% 93,633 1.63%
Building Grounds Maint 3,707 2.47% 44,826 3.12% 184,766 3.22%
Business/Financial Ops 6,918 4.62% 85,184 5.93% 311,932 5.43%
Community/Soc Svcs 2,030 1.35% 24,968 1.74% 101,839 1.77%
Computer/Mathematical 3,240 2.16% 44,014 3.06% 169,406 2.95%
Construction/Extraction 6,498 4.34% 54,088 3.77% 237,361 4.13%
Edu/Training/Library 8,931 5.96% 79,662 5.55% 325,538 5.67%
Farm/Fish/Forestry 379 0.25% 2,933 0.20% 16,518 0.29%
Food Prep/Serving 9,284 6.20% 80,694 5.62% 318,794 5.55%
Health Practitioner/Tec 11,837 7.90% 108,185 7.53% 411,256 7.16%
Healthcare Support 4,651 3.10% 47,492 3.31% 190,265 3.31%
Maintenance Repair 5,419 3.62% 42,642 2.97% 177,860 3.10%
Legal 1,083 0.72% 15,167 1.06% 50,962 0.89%
Life/Phys/Soc Science 915 0.61% 12,796 0.89% 52,302 0.91%
Management 14,358 9.58% 156,391 10.89% 616,179 10.73%
Office/Admin Support 19,308 12.89% 171,869 11.97% 644,282 11.22%
Production 12,316 8.22% 104,677 7.29% 455,418 7.93%
Protective Svcs 2,895 1.93% 26,196 1.82% 108,583 1.89%
Sales/Related 16,017 10.69% 135,482 9.43% 517,284 9.01%
Personal Care/Svc 3,444 2.30% 32,567 2.27% 126,980 2.21%
Transportation/Moving 11,549 7.71% 112,639 7.84% 509,826 8.88%
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Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group County: Lorain Substate Region: Healthy Northeast Ohio State: Ohio
Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population Persons % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
White Collar 89,699 59.86% 887,570 61.79% 3,416,690 59.49%
Blue Collar 35,782 23.88% 314,046 21.86% 1,380,465 24.04%
Service and Farm 24,360 16.26% 234,708 16.34% 945,906 16.47%
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