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Employment By Sector

Lima, Ohio CBSA*	1980	1990	2000	2006*
Private Employment	66,640	74,810	94,222	112,474
Agricultural Services, Other	250	610	625	698
Mining	190	150	120	38
Construction	4,050	4,350	3,944	5,658
Manufacturing	22,800	22,720	21,086	24,885
Transportation & Public Utilities	3,230	3,590	4,231	5,538
Wholesale Trade	3,160	3,090	3,191	4,109
Retail Trade	13,430	15,690	17,638	20,554
Finance, Ins., & Real Estate	4,590	3,560	3,028	3,839
Services	14,760	20,360	33,935	40,240
Government Employment	8,430	9,930	9,758	6,915

Allen County Unemployment Rate

Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Average Unemployment	4.7%	4.7%	5.1%	6.5%	7.0%	6.6%	6.2%	6.1%

Allen County Employment

Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Average Empl;oyment	57,873	59,105	56,824	56,178	55,352	55,484	55,617

Business-Facts: Daytime Employment Report

County Total
Business Employment By Type	# Businesses	# Employees	# Emp/Bus
Total Businesses	4,203	68,014	16
Retail Trade	940	13,458	14
Finance-Insurance-Real Estate	329	2,074	6
Services	1,721	24,628	14
Agriculture	90	426	5
Mining	2	15	8
Construction	321	4,170	13
Manufacturing	240	11,717	49
Transportation, Communication/Public Utilities	191	3,389	18
Wholesale Trade	181	3,262	18
Government	188	4,875	26
Daytime Population	68,014
Daytime Population/Businesses	16
Residential Population	107,679
Residential Population/Businesses	26

Allen County	#	%
2000 Population Age 16+ by Employment Status	83,540
In Armed Forces	32	0.04
Civilian - Employed	47,919	57.36
Civilian - Unemployed	2,915	3.49
Not in Labor Force	32,674	39.11
2000 Pop. Age 16+ by Occupation Classification	47,919
Blue Collar	16,677	34.80
Service and Farm	8,415	17.56
White Collar	22,827	47.64
2000 Workers Age 16+, Transportation To Work	47,096
Drove Alone	39,981	84.89
Car Pooled	4,396	9.33
Public Transportation	360	0.76
Walked	1,039	2.21
Motorcycle	19	0.04
Bicycle	61	0.13
Other Means	253	0.54
Worked at Home	987	2.10
2000 Workers Age 16+ by Travel Time to Work	46,109
Less than 15 Minutes	19,893	43.14
15 - 29 Minutes	18,721	40.60
30 - 44 Minutes	4,563	9.90
45 - 59 Minutes	1,381	3.00
60 or more Minutes	1,551	3.36
2000 Average Travel Time to Work in Minutes	20.15

Business-Facts: Daytime Occupation Report

Column 1: MSA Allen County Total
Description	Column 1
Total Employment	68,002
Executive and Professional	21,756
Administration and Support	16,639
Service Personnel	9,390
Trade and Labor	20,217

Business-Facts: Daytime Employment Report

MSA Total
Business Employment By Type	# Businesses	# Employees	# Emp/Bus
Total Businesses	6,012	92,210	15
Retail Trade	1,308	17,903	14
Finance-Insurance-Real Estate	475	2,777	6
Services	2,390	31,380	13
Agriculture	133	581	4
Mining	4	55	14
Construction	460	5,265	11
Manufacturing	394	19,809	50
Transportation, Communication/Public Utilities	257	4,185	16
Wholesale Trade	255	3,979	16
Government	336	6,276	19
Daytime Population	92,210
Daytime Population/Businesses	15
Residential Population	153,918
Residential Population/Businesses	26

Lima MSA	#	%
2000 Population Age 16+ by Employment Status	118,888
In Armed Forces	34	0.03
Civilian - Employed	71,550	60.18
Civilian - Unemployed	3,688	3.10
Not in Labor Force	43,616	36.69
Description	Column 1	Pct.
2000 Pop. Age 16+ by Occupation Classification	71,550
Blue Collar	25,414	35.52
Service and Farm	12,476	17.44
White Collar	33,660	47.04
2000 Workers Age 16+, Transportation To Work	70,378
Drove Alone	59,643	84.75
Car Pooled	6,087	8.65
Public Transportation	461	0.66
Walked	1,747	2.48
Motorcycle	30	0.04
Bicycle	211	0.30
Other Means	394	0.56
Worked at Home	1,805	2.56
2000 Workers Age 16+ by Travel Time to Work	68,573
Less than 15 Minutes	30,655	44.70
15 - 29 Minutes	26,066	38.01
30 - 44 Minutes	7,597	11.08
45 - 59 Minutes	2,021	2.95
60 or more Minutes	2,234	3.26

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