<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Ohio Research Updates</title><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/RSS/Feeds/PolicyResearchUpdates.xml</link><description>The Ohio Department of Development's Policy Research and Strategic Planning collects and publishes the most current government numers related to Ohio.  Economic and Census data for Ohio and its 88 counties is revised and updated on a monthly and annual basis.</description><atom:link href="http://www.development.ohio.gov/RSS/Feeds/PolicyResearchUpdates.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Economy – Ohio Profile</title><description>Concise description of State economy with monthly updates from state and federal reports.
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View/Upload &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/e000.pdf" target=_Blank&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt;  report.</description><category>News – press releases</category><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/e000.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:31:12 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/e000.pdf</guid></item><item><title>County Trends – Ohio County Profiles</title><description>88 county statistical summaries from multiple data sources. Additional summaries for 12 economic regions and Appalachia.</description><category>News – press releases</category><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/s0.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:54:01 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/s0.htm</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Motor Vehicle Snapshot</title><description>Ohio is second in the nation for the production of Motor Vehicle.  Summary of production and employment trends and a map of significant locations in the state.
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View/Download &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b401.pdf"&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; of Summary Report</description><category>News – press releases</category><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b401.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 8 Jun 2012 10:53:01 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b401.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – American Community Survey</title><description>Complete socio-economic data for all places in Ohio released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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The 2005-2009 survey provides estimates on poverty, income, educational attainment and many more characteristics.
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This is the first complete update of community level data since the 2000 census.
</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/AmericanCommunitySurvey.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:02:05 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/AmericanCommunitySurvey.htm</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Ohio Made Products</title><description>Products and Brands made in Ohio listed by Company, City, and Product Group. 250 products identified.
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Cleck here for &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b700000000.pdf"&gt;Full Report&lt;/a&gt;</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b700000000.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2011 08:28:08 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b700000000.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Economy – Gross Domestic Product of Ohio</title><description>Detailed Sector Reports of the Value Added by Ohio Industry. Provides rankings of Ohio and its industries in national and global markets.  Ten year trend analysis included.

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View/Upload &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/e100000001_11.pdf" target=_Blank&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt;  report.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/e100000001_11.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:17:36 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/e100000001_11.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business and Industry - Ohio Private Investment Survey</title><description>The Ohio Department of Development annually compiles a database on announced business expansions and attractions.   The database is gathered in a yearlong process of surveys of state agencies, chambers of commerce, and local development agencies.  These projects are submitted to Site Selection Magazine which annually ranks states based on the number of qualifying projects.  State rankings are usually published in early March.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b200000000.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 3 Mar 2011 07:31:36 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b200000000.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry - Motor Vehicle Industry Report</title><description>1,100,000 cars and trucks were assembled in Ohio in 2010 – the second largest output of all the states. This report describes the size, location and trends of motor vehicle industry manufacturing establishments in our state.  There are profiles of Honda, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, who combined to produce over 1.1 million cars and light trucks.  Multi-year data are provided, as well as, an analysis of trends impacting high-volume assemblers and hundreds of Ohio-based suppliers.  An Input-Output model of Ohio’s economy suggests that 398,000 people depend upon the motor vehicle industry cluster for their jobs and income.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b401000001.pdf</link><pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2011 08:31:18 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b401000001.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – 2010 Census Counts</title><description>The 2010 Census Population Counts for Ohio Counties, Cities, Villages and Townships.  The benchmark population counts for 2010, 2000, and 1990 are listed by county for each of Ohio cities, villages and townships.  Cuyahoga County is the largest county with 1,280,122, while the largest city is Columbus at 787,033, and the largest township is West Chester Township in Warren County with 60,958.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/ALLSUBCOUNTY2010.pdf</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:22:41 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/ALLSUBCOUNTY2010.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Ohio Major Employers – Section 1</title><description>We have just updated information on Ohio’s Top Employers (Table 1), Ohio’s Leading Manufacturing Employers (Table 2), Ohio’s Leading Financial Employers (Table 3), and Ohio’s Leading University Employers (Table 4).  Also updated is the Summary of Ohio Operations Ranked by Employment Page.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b100000002.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:43:37 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b100000002.pdf</guid></item><item><title>County Trends – 2011 OHIO COUNTY PROFILES</title><description>The 2011 OHIO COUNTY PROFILES, present a statistical compendium of selected demographic and economic characteristics associated with business and industry activity, and the amenities and services for Ohio and its eighty-eight counties.  This publication provides users with a current statistical overview of Ohio that may be used for business decisions or policy making by business developers, researchers, planners, government leaders, social service agencies as well as the general public.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/s0.htm#2011</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:54:01 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/s0.htm#2011</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – Poverty Report</title><description>The  Poverty Report report provides a general description of trends and variations in poverty in Ohio.  Four sections follow this introduction and executive summary. The first shows how poverty rates in Ohio have changed over time, and compares them with rates for the nation.  Comparisons and variations with contemporary unemployment rates and inflation-adjusted per capita income are discussed.  The second notes variation between counties and other kinds of geographic areas.  The third shows variations and trends in poverty rates by social circumstances and personal characteristics such as employment history, public assistance, education, household and family type, age, race, and Hispanic status.  The fourth is an appendix with detailed tables and discussions of the measurement of poverty and income inequality.  The graphs and many of the discussions herein are based on, and refer to, the appendix tables.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/p700000000.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:36:36 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/p700000000.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry - Polymer Snapshot</title><description>Home to over 1200 establishments, the rubber &amp; plastics industry is a preeminent Ohio employer, centered in the Akron area.  Ohio's plastic and rubber products industry (NAICS 326) produced goods with a net addition to the economy of $4.0 billion in 2008 – about 7.4 percent of the U.S. total, and ranking the state first in the nation.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/RubberPlasticSnapshot042011.pdf</link><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2011 11:05:54 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/RubberPlasticSnapshot042011.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – County Indicators</title><description>Data in the County Indicators Report is presented by topic,  The reader can quickly compare a county’s relative position to its neighbors. 

Maps for this report can be found at the following links: &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/Map_Ohio_County_Indicator_Maps.htm"&gt;Ohio County Indicator Maps&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/Reports_in_maps_reference_maps.htm"&gt;Report Reference Maps&lt;/a&gt;.


In its companion publication, &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/files/s0.htm"&gt;County Profiles&lt;/a&gt; data is presented by geography with data for one county combined in a concise, five-page format.

These two reports allow you to analyze county demographic and economic data in the way that best suits your needs. Both reports are available on the Department’s &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/CountyTrends.htm"&gt;Web page&lt;/a&gt;.   
</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/s100_2011.pdf</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:24:33 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/s100_2011.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Ohio's insurance industry</title><description>Ohio's insurance industry (NAICS 524) provided ser-vices valued at close to $17.7 billion in 2009 – nearly 4.2 percent of the U.S. total, and ranking the state eighth in the nation.  The $17.7 billion represents 3.8 percent of Ohio’s Gross Domestic Product.  This is greater than the insurance industry’s 3.0 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product, indicating a concentration of the industry here.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Snapshot_Insurance2011.pdf</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:11:41 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Snapshot_Insurance2011.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing - Charting Ohio's Changes</title><description>This report is a demographic snapshot of Ohio.  New data, drawn from the recently released 2010 decennial census produced by the U.S. Census Bureau, was put together with data from previous censuses to show how the face of Ohio is changing and how these changes compare to the U.S.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/p000440002_062011.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jul 2011 07:30:20 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/p000440002_062011.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – 2010 census count of total population and households</title><description>First available 2010 census count of total population and households for Ohio whole and part sub-county governmental units.  A companion housing unit report will follow soon.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/finalPopHsngCtsGvtUnits11_00_90.pdf</link><pubDate>Wed, 3 Aug 2011 11:17:58 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/finalPopHsngCtsGvtUnits11_00_90.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – Housing Unit and Group Quarters Counts for Governmental Units: 2010</title><description>In this publication you will find 2010 Total Population showing how many individuals are in households and group quarters.   Group quarters include institutionalized and non-institutionalized individuals.  You will also find Housing Units which show Total Occupied Units as well as units that are owned, rented or vacant.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/2010SubCountyGQ_HU_Report.pdf</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2011 13:53:41 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/2010SubCountyGQ_HU_Report.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – “2010 Population for Governmental Units over 15,000 Ranked by Size</title><description>Latest Report to be released by Policy Research and Strategic Planning is the “2010 Population for Governmental Units over 15,000 Ranked by Size." This shows that the top 151 Governmental units have populations in excess of 15,000.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/15kList1Pager.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:33:54 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/15kList1Pager.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry - International Corporate Investment in Ohio Operations</title><description>This Report contains a listing of international enterprises that have an investment or managerial interest within the State of Ohio. The report contains graphical summaries of international firms in Ohio and alphabetical company listings sorted into three categories: company name, country of ultimate parent, and county location. The enterprises listed in this directory have 5 or more employees at individual locations. This publication can be found in the &lt;a href="http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/BusinessAndIndustry.htm"&gt;Business &amp; Industry&lt;/a&gt; section of our site.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Finalreport2011.pdf</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:54:33 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Finalreport2011.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Table 9, INC 500 Private Companies/Ohio Based list</title><description>Table 9, INC 500 Private Companies/Ohio Based list housed within our Major Employers Report, Section 2 has been update 08-2011. This was taken from their issue of the September magazine. The Link for this is: Section 2: Ranked by Revenues or Market Value.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b100000003a.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:43:38 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b100000003a.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Gross Domestic Product – Full Report</title><description>Our &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/Economy.htm"&gt;web page&lt;/a&gt; containing this report.

There are three major sections after this introduction and highlights.  
1. The first describes the composition of Ohio’s economy, comparing it with other states and the national distribution of economic activity.  

2. The second focuses on output by sector and major industries within each sector, further probing the relative concentrations in Ohio, the key industries or groups within major industries, and recent trends here and across the nation.  

3. The last is an appendix containing a section on terminology and data tables for those seeking a more detailed understanding and recent history of economic activity here.  The graphs and most of the discussions herein are based on, and refer to, the appendix tables.

The report describes economic activity from 1997 through 2010, but concentrates on 2001-2009.
</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/E100_12.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2011 10:16:54 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/E100_12.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Ohio Imports 2010 – State of Destination Series</title><description>Our Business &amp; Industry &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/BusinessAndIndustry.htm"&gt;web page&lt;/a&gt; containing this report.

Ohio merchandise imports were valued at $53 billion in 2010, an increase of 23.5 percent from 2009.  By comparison, the United States experienced a 22.6 percent increase in imports since 2009.  This report has a Summary, Countries that shipped over $1 billion in merchandise to Ohio and Commodity groups that recorded imports exceeding $100 million with some surpassing $1 billion.  
</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Importsreport_11.pdf</link><pubDate>Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:52:31 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Importsreport_11.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – Hispanic/Latino, African American and Asian Populations of Ohio Update</title><description>Ohio’s Population – Updates with 2010 decennial and economic census data for Hispanic/Latino, African American and Asian Populations of Ohio.  Found on &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/PopulationHousing.htm"&gt;Poplulation &amp; Housing&lt;/a&gt; page from Research site.
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</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/p0007.pdf</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:36:40 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/p0007.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Economy - Per Capita Personal Income</title><description>This publication shows on a 1 page profile the following:  1) There are three basic components of total personal income; net earnings, dividends and interest, and transfer receipts.  2) While total personal income, as well as per capita personal income, has changed over the years, so has the proportion of the components.  3) The BEA defines personal income as “the income received by, or on behalf of, all the residents of an area from all sources.” 4)  It is the sum of wage and salary disbursements, supplements to wages and salaries, proprietors’ income, dividends, interest, rent, lump-sum payments, such as insurance payments and inheritances, and personal current transfer receipts.  5) Transfer receipts are benefits received by persons for which no current services are performed.  6) Dividend and interest income for nonprofit institutions that primarily serve individuals is also included.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/E1001.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:37:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/E1001.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – Final Race and Hispanic Origin Estimates: 2000 to 2010</title><description>Final Intercensal Estimates by Race, and Hispanic Origin and Gender: 2000 to 2010 is a spread sheet that shows the population broken down by Race and Hispanic origin as well as gender from 2000 to 2010.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5006.xls</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:11:12 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5006.xls</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – Final Intercensal Estimates for Ohio and Counties: 2000 to 2010</title><description>Final Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Ohio: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010 is a spread sheet that shows by county the final estimates of resident population by county from 2000 to 2010.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5008.xls</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:12:22 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5008.xls</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – 2010 Census numbers Update</title><description>Continuing to update 2010 Census numbers in our Population and Housing Section: Population Estimates. Webpage is located at &lt;a href=" http://development.ohio.gov/research/Reports_In_Population_and_Housing-Population_estimates.htm#p1"&gt;: http://development.ohio.gov/research/Reports_In_Population_and_Housing-Population_estimates.htm#p1 &lt;/a&gt;

The latest update is County Population Estimates Time Series: 1960-2010 (xls).  This file starts at 1960 and ends with the 2010 census numbers for Counties located in Ohio. There are 2 pages to this document with 1960-2000 being the census taken at that time along with estimates released during the years.  Page 2 has the 2000-2010 numbers and starts with 2000 estimates and ends with 2010 census numbers which have been released from the Census Bureau.  The old file name was Annual Population Estimates for Ohio Counties: 1960-2009 (xls).
</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5009.xls</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:42:41 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5009.xls</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – SF-1 Complete Content Profile for Ohio</title><description>Summary File One (SF-1) Reference Document
The following PDF Summary File One (SF-1):  from the 2010 Decennial Census for Ohio is posted for reference and documentation. The fifty-five page document lists every table by number and title while providing data format and ranges for all data collected from the decennial census forms.

By reviewing the document, one can then access American Fact Finder search functions by choosing the table number or table title in the appropriate pull down boxes.  While the state summary is posted, one can choose the appropriate geography (County, Place, Census Tract) by completing the geography option at American Fact Finder.
</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P1119.pdf</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:02:22 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P1119.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – latest IRS Migration figures</title><description>These are the latest IRS Migration figures to be released by the Census Bureau.  These files show County migration: gross as well as net in and out of Ohio and the other with State Migratory Flows.

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&lt;a href="http://Development.ohio.gov/Research/Documents/P5015.xls"&gt;County In, Out Net, and Gross Migration Totals: 1980-1981 to 2009-2010&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://Development.ohio.gov/Research/Documents/P5014.xls"&gt;State Migratory Flows to and From Ohio: 1980-2010&lt;/a&gt;</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5015.xls</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:01:28 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5015.xls</guid></item><item><title>Maps - Priority Investments</title><description>The new 2012 6 month map for Priority Investment Areas has been added along with the new criteria or definitions.  
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&lt;a href="http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/x112a.pdf"&gt;2012 Map&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/x1001.pdf"&gt; Definitions Page&lt;/a&gt;
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Next update will be done July 2012.
</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/x112a.pdf</link><pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:40:41 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/x112a.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – Ohio's Population</title><description>The PDF file presented provided informtion to thefastest growing County in Ohio as well as aging population figures, metropolitan area population, minority population and other rankings on the front page.  The second page has been reserved for links to other agencies (Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American FactFinder, etc.) as well as our link</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/p7000.pdf</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:27:14 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/p7000.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business and Industry - Ohio Machinery Snapshot</title><description>$5.6 to $7.1 billion of machinery goods and equipment have come from Ohio’s factories each year during recent years.  General concentration of machinery production in Ohio reflects the specific concentration of four groups:  10.7 metal working; 7.7% other general purpose; 6.8% heating-ventilation-air-conditioning and commercial refrigeration; and 5.9% machinery for specific manufacturing industries .</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1010.pdf</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:05:51 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1010.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – American Community Survey</title><description>ACS is now the source of Census Bureau socio-economic data.  General Overview of ACS Data (pdf) American Community Survey Data for Subcounty Governmental Unit Parts: Selected Socio-economic Measures (xls) and Housing Tenure and Cost Measures (xls). Census Bureau ACS websites: American Community Survey Home Page, and American FactFinder Home Page can be found at the following link: &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/AmericanCommunitySurvey.htm"&gt; http://development.ohio.gov/research/AmericanCommunitySurvey.htm&lt;/a&gt;</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P4001.pdf</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:38:03 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P4001.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business and Industry - 2011 Private Investment Survey Report</title><description>The report spans the years 2011, 2010 and 2009 showing what businesses Ohio has announced in expansions and attractions.  These are a combination of at least $1,000,000 investment, 20,000 square footage or more and  job creation of 50 employees or more.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2002.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 12:57:11 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2002.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Ohio Exports 2011 Report</title><description>Ohio merchandise exports were valued at $46.4 billion in 2011, an increase of 11.8 percent from 2010. By comparison, the United States experienced a 15.8 percent increase in exports since 2010.  Ohio was ranked 9th largest exporting state;  216 countries and territories received exports from Ohio;  8 countries received over $1 billion in Ohio exports; and 41 of the 88 commodity groups recorded exports exceeding $100 million with 10 surpassing $1 billion.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2004.pdf</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:00:03 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2004.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Ohio Industry Series</title><description>Latest available data shows Ohio’s finance industry provided services valued at $21.9 billion – about 4.3 percent of the U.S. total and ranking the state as #7 in the nation.  The $21.9 billion also represents 4.7 percent of Ohio’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).  This is greater than the finance industry’s 3.7 percent of U.S. GDP, indicating a concentration of the industry here.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1013.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:43:58 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1013.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Polymers in Ohio: Plastics &amp; Rubber Snapshot</title><description>Ohio’s plastic and rubber products industry produced goods with a net addition to the economy of $4.45 billion in 2009, or 7.8 percent of the U.S. total, ranking the state first in the nation.  The $4.45 billion represents .96 percent of Ohio’s Gross Domestic Product.  This is greater than the industry’s corresponding .4 percent of U.S. GDP, indicating a concentration of the industry here.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1003.pdf</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:15:50 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1003.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Major Ohio Employers report - Ranked by Employment</title><description>Section 1 of this report is the latest to be updated.  It contains Ohio’s Top Employers, Ohio’s Leading Manufacturing Employers, Ohio’s Leading Financial Employers, and Ohio’s Leading University Employers.   We have also updated Section 3: Historic Section by adding the 2011 Top Employers.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2001.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:18:19 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2001.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – 1950-2010 Births and Deaths by County with Graphics</title><description>Sheet 1 shows births from 1950 to 2010 by County for Ohio, Sheet 2 shows deaths from 1950 to 2010 by County for Ohio, and Sheet 3 shows a graph comparing the 2 different items.  This information is obtained from the Ohio Department of Health.  We use this information for our Population Projections.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/p5011.xlsx</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:09:57 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/p5011.xlsx</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Ohio Imports 2011- State of Destination</title><description>This report has just been updated showing that Ohio merchandise imports were valued at more than $59 billion in 2011, an increase of 12.8 percent from 2010.  By comparison, the United States experienced a 15.4 percent increase in imports since 2010.  Ohio was the 11th largest importing state with 178 countries and territories giving point of origination.  9 countries shipped over $1 billion in merchandise to Ohio and 45 out of 98 commodity groups recorded imports exceeding $100 million with 15 surpassing $1 billion.  Machinery was the leading import ranking Ohio 8th among the 50 states in this category with 3.7 percent of the U.S. total.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2005.pdf</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:31:56 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2005.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Three industry groups produce goods for use by the health care industries</title><description>Eleven industries from three industry groups produce goods for use by the health care industries.  Together they add about $3 billion in value, or about 2.5 percent of all manufacturing output from Ohio, according to the latest economic census.  Two of the groups – pharmaceuticals and medicines and medical equipment and supplies combined for approximately 83 percent of the cluster’s output.  Pharmaceutical industry was the single largest contributor followed by surgical and medical instruments with surgical appliances and supplies next.  These particular industries combined for 70% of the cluster’s output.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1014.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 10:12:38 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1014.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry - Major Ohio Employers Section 2</title><description>Ranked by Revenues or Market Value: 
We have received the updated information from Forbes Magazine which is our Table 6 in Section 2 of the Major Ohio Employers Report showing Global 2000 Companies Based in Ohio.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2020.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:34:33 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2020.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Economy – Per Capita Personal Income</title><description>Per Capita Personal Income has been updated to show 2011 data for Ohio and 2010 data for the 88 counties housed within the state.  The PCI for Ohio was $37,791 (33rd in the country).  This was an increase of 4.5 percent  (20th in the country) from the previous year according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.  Since 1969, per capita personal income has had annual increases as high as 11.1 percent which occurred during the 1970's and as low as -3.4 percent in 2010.  The 2011 total personal income for Ohio was estimated at nearly $436.3 billion.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/E1001.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:37:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/E1001.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Bio-Health: The Service Cluster</title><description>Bio-Health: The Service Cluster just got another section added to for already posted 4 pages on manufacturing with the addition of The Service Cluster which starts on page 5 of the report.  These pages concentrate on the Ambulatory Health Care and its contribution to the Ohio Economy as well as employment in fields such as chiropractors, optometrists, mental health providers (excluding physicians), specialty therapists, podiatrists, etc.  More than 26,000 worked at outpatient centers while 7,000+ worked in medical and diagnostic labs and 11,000+ worked in other ambulatory services. R&amp;D biotech industry contributed nearly 3,000 employees.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1014.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 10:12:38 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1014.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Motor Vehicle Snapshot</title><description>The motor vehicle cluster produced $4.46 billion worth of goods in Ohio during 2010 – 8.14 percent of its U.S. output, and ranking the state 3rd in the nation that year.  In comparison, 3.24 percent of all U.S. goods and services came from Ohio, indicating the cluster’s concentration here.  Employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics further specify the cluster’s concentration here.  All of the cluster industries (except the motor homes industry) are concentrated in Ohio, but the most concentrated industries are automobile assembly, gasoline engines and parts, vehicular lighting equipment, steering and suspension parts, transmissions and power trans, along with metal stamping and other parts.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b401.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 8 Jun 2012 10:53:01 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b401.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Bio Health Service Snapshot</title><description>Eleven industries from three industry groups produce goods for use by the health care industries.  Together they added $3 billion in value, or about 2.5 percent of all manufacturing output from Ohio, according to the latest economic census.  Two of the groups – pharmaceuticals and medicines and medical equipment and supplies combined for approximately 83 percent of the cluster’s output.  Overall, 2.3 percent of the cluster’s jobs in America were located in Ohio.  By comparison, Ohio had 3.9 percent of all non-farm employees in America.  By the criterion, the overall cluster is not concentrated in Ohio.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1014.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 10:12:38 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b1014.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Ohio Major Employers: Standard &amp; Poor’s</title><description>Standard &amp; Poor’s 500 Index Table 7 – Ohio Companies has just published its latest list which you will find at the URL above.  It shows that 24 Ohio Companies are strong enough to be listed in this report.  Consumer Staples, Utilities, Health Care, Financials, Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Materials are the sectors that represent these 24 companies.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2020.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:34:33 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2020.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – Ohio Major Employers:  Fortune 1000 Companies Based in Ohio 2012</title><description>Ranked by Revenue’  2012 is the latest ranking which shows 56 companies ranging in revenues from $1.8 billion to $102.6 billion making this list.  This list is very diverse in that it has wholesalers in health care, fuels refiners, metals, chemicals, building materials, commercial banks, insurance, food production, food service, industrial and farm equipment as well as computer software.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2020.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:34:33 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2020.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – Update to the Ohio County Profiles</title><description>In the 2012 edition we have updated the majority of data from the sources that you will find in Section B.  Everything from population to race, housing, poverty finance, transfer payments, transportation, civilian labor force, establishments, employment, residential construction and major employers.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/s0.htm#countyprofile</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:54:01 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/s0.htm#countyprofile</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing –  Population estimates released by the Census Bureau</title><description>The latest population estimates have been released by the Census Bureau and are listed in the following formats.  They are listed under the &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/PopulationHousing.htm"&gt;Population and Housing&lt;/a&gt; Webpage. Click on &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/Reports_In_Population_and_Housing-Population_estimates.htm"&gt;Current Population Estimates&lt;/a&gt; link to see 4 new updates. 
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1. &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5025.pdf"&gt;Ohio Counties 2011 Population and Municipal Population Ratio&lt;/a&gt;
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2. &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5026.pdf"&gt;2011 Population Estimates for Whole Places listed Alphabetical&lt;/a&gt;
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3. &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5027.pdf"&gt;2011 Population Estimates for Ohio Counties, Cities, Villages and Townships&lt;/a&gt;
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4. &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5028.pdf"&gt;2011 Population Estimates for Governmental Units over 15,000 in Population&lt;/a&gt;

</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5025.pdf</link><pubDate>Tue, 3 Jul 2012 14:59:59 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/P5025.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Maps - Investment Map Series - July to December 2012 Map</title><description>We have just updated and posted the 2nd Priority Investment Map Series serving for months of July through December.  Our maps webpage can be found &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/Maps.htm"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/M2010.pdf</link><pubDate>Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:11:18 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/M2010.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – International Corporate Investment in Ohio Report</title><description>The report can be found on the Business &amp; Industry page of our web site at: &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/BusinessAndIndustry.htm"&gt;http://development.ohio.gov/research/BusinessAndIndustry.htm&lt;/a&gt;. 
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The full report for the “International Corporate Investment in Ohio is linked to the feed. If all you want is a subset, just click on the sub category for alphabetical, country with establishments and county with establishments listings. The publication is a listing of international enterprises that have an investment or managerial interest within the State of Ohio.  
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The report contains graphical summaries of international firms in Ohio and alphabetical company listings sorted into three categories: company name, country of ultimate parent, and county location.  The enterprises listed employ at least 5 or more employees at individual locations.  When using this directory, it is important to recognize that global trade and commerce are dynamic and in constant flux.  Ownership and location of companies listed is subject to change at any time.  Employment counts may differ from totals published by other sources due to aggregation, definition, and time periods.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2003.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:02:00 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2003.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Business &amp; Industry – County Trends - Ohio County Indicators</title><description>This is a follow up to the Ohio County Profiles in that it has more current population, employment, business and economic data than the County Profiles.  It is updated on a yearly basis.  Also includes maps that show county information for topics covered. Also has in depth tables for topics covered in the report.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/c1091.pdf</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:25:57 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/c1091.pdf</guid></item><item><title>siness &amp; Industry – International Corporate Investment in Ohio Operations</title><description>This report is a listing of international enterprises that have an investment or managerial interest within the State of Ohio.  The report contains graphical summaries of international firms in Ohio and alphabetical company listings sorted into three categories:  company name, country of ultimate parent, and county location.  The enterprises listed in this director have 5 or more employees at individual locations and was created based on information obtained from Dun &amp; Bradstreet.  It was then crosschecked against company websites and online corporate directories such as ReferenceUSA® and Hoover’s®.  There is no mandatory state filing of international status.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2003.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:02:00 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/b2003.pdf</guid></item><item><title>Economy – Gross Domestic Product from Ohio</title><description>This is another annual report that provides an overview of Ohio’s economy and its role in the U.S. economy.  It looks at the production of goods and the provision of services by people using capital located here: i.e. the Gross Domestic Product from Ohio.  There are three major sections to this report not including the introduction and highlights pages.  The first section describes the composition of Ohio’s economy, comparing it with other states and the national distribution of economic activity.  The second section focuses on output by sector and major industries within each sector probing further the relative concentrations in Ohio plus the key industries or groups within major industries and recent trends here and across the nation.  The third section is an appendix of terminology and data tables for those seeking a more detailed understanding and recent history of economic activity here.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/E1001.pdf#1</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:37:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/E1001.pdf#1</guid></item><item><title>Economy – Per Capita Income for 2011</title><description>This report shows transfer receipts for Ohio which exceeded $90.0 billion in 2011 and accounted for 20.9 of personal income.  Per Capita Income is calculated as the income of a given area divided by the resident population of that area.  In 2011, Ohio had a total personal income of $436.3 billion and a population of 11.54 million.  This yielded a per capita personal income of $37,791.  Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) defines personal income as “the income received by , or on behalf of, all the residents of an area from all sources.”  It is the sum of wage and salary disbursements, supplements to wages and salaries, proprietors’ income, dividends, interest, rent, lump sum payment, such as insurance payments and inheritances, and personal current transfer receipts.</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/E1002.pdf</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:12:41 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/E1002.pdf</guid></item><item><title>EB5 Target Employment Areas</title><description>There are four sections to this report.  The web page that contains more information can be found &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/EB5TEA/Default.htm"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.
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&lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Z1001.pdf"&gt;Places Map&lt;/a&gt; which shows qualifying places in Ohio
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&lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Z1002.pdf"&gt;Rural Counties&lt;/a&gt; which shows qualifying rural areas in Ohio
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&lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Z1003.pdf"&gt;Census Tract Map&lt;/a&gt; which shows on additional pages each county and which census tract qualifies
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&lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Z1004.xlss"&gt;List of All Census Tracts&lt;/a&gt; which is an excel spread sheet showing all census tracts by county</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Z1004.xlsx</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:12:12 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/Z1004.xlsx</guid></item><item><title>Population &amp; Housing – Priority Investment Areas</title><description>These are the Priority Investment Maps for Inner City Distress areas:
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Web page can be found &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/Reports_in_maps_economic_related.htm"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.
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&lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/m1001.pdf"&gt;Akron&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/m1003.pdf"&gt;Cincinnati&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/m1007.pdf"&gt;Columbus&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/m1011.pdf"&gt;Toledo&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/m1009.pdf"&gt;Dayton&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/research/documents/m1005.pdf"&gt;Cleveland&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;br&gt;</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/x1001.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:06:30 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/documents/x1001.pdf</guid></item><item><title>AUTOMOTIVE - DETAIL (Motor Vehicle Industry Report)</title><description>The AUTOMOTIVE - DETAIL (Motor Vehicle Industry Report) can be found at: http://development.ohio.gov/reports/reports_research.htm (our home page)
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Click on the Industry Series on the left side of the home page and this will take you to : http://development.ohio.gov/reports/reports_industry_series.htm 
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Click on the Automotive – Detail link: http://development.ohio.gov/files/research/b1002.pdf where you will find the new report.
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From the Executive Summary, here are some types of the information from the report:
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1. Ohio is the center of the motor vehicle industry with 71.7% of North American light vehicle production during 2012 either in Ohio or within 500 miles of its borders;
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2. Ohio ranked 3rd in the nation in value-added for assembly, bodies, trailers and parts manufacturing operations combined;
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3. On Fortune’s U.S. 500 list 4 companies supplying parts maintain their world headquarters in Ohio: Dana, Eaton, Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber and Parker-Hannifin
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4. 357 tier-1 supplier establishments are located in Ohio which ranks Ohio 2nd only to Michigan among surrounding states and provinces;
5.	Motor vehicle industry wages/salaries in Ohio averaged $58,500 per year.”
</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/files/research/B1002.pdf</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:26:33 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/files/research/B1002.pdf</guid></item><item><title>OHIO POVERTY REPORT</title><description>This report can be found at: http://development.ohio.gov/reports/reports_research.htm (our home page);
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On the left side of this page, click on the Population Characteristics and Projections link: http://development.ohio.gov/reports/reports_pop_proj_map.htm which will take you to the page where the new Poverty Report can be found: http://development.ohio.gov/files/research/P7005.pdf.
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From the Executive Summary, here are some of types of information from the report:
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1. An estimated 350,000 families in Ohio were poor (12.0 percent), comparing to 1999 the figure was 235,000 and 7.8 percent;
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2. Counties with the lowest poverty rates were Delaware, Warren, Putnam, Union, Medina and Auglaize ranging from 4.5 to 7.2 percent;
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3. Counties with the highest poverty rates were Athens, Jackson, Adams, Pike and Scioto ranging from 21.8 to 31.5 percent;
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4. The 32 counties that make up the Appalachia region contributed a 16.7 percent poverty rate with the State of Ohio showing a 14.3 percent;
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5. Individuals with lowest poverty rates are Asians or non-Hispanic whites, or 45-54 years of age, or have four-year college degrees or more.
</description><category /><link>http://www.development.ohio.gov/files/research/P7005.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:55:54 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.development.ohio.gov/files/research/P7005.pdf</guid></item><item><title>POLYMERS IN OHIO:  PLASTICS &amp; RUBBER</title><description>POLYMERS IN OHIO:  PLASTICS &amp; RUBBER:  can be found on our web site:
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&lt;a href=" http://development.ohio.gov/reports/reports_research.htm"&gt; http://development.ohio.gov/reports/reports_research.htm&lt;/a&gt; 
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You will find on the left side a topic entitled Ohio Industry Series: 
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On this &lt;a href="http://development.ohio.gov/reports/reports_industry_series.htm"&gt;page&lt;/a&gt; you will find a title Polymers located under the following URL: &lt;a href=" http://development.ohio.gov/files/research/B1016.pdf"&gt;http://development.ohio.gov/files/research/B1016.pdf&lt;/a&gt; where you will find the new Snapshot.
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Here are some facts that you will find in the snapshot:
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1. Ohio’s plastic and rubber products industry produced goods with a net addition to the economy of $4.99 billion in 2010 or 7.5 percent of the U.S. total which makes Ohio’s ranking second in the nation;
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2.  Ohio ranked first in the nation in rubber products output in 2011, second in plastic products output and first in combined industry output as judged by value-added;
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3.  Ohio had 3.8 percent of all wage and salary employees in America during 2011. With that criterion, every segment of the polymer industry except polystyrene foam products is concentrated in Ohio;
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4.  More than 57,800 people worked in Ohio’s polymer industry during 2011 with 38,800 in establishments making the myriad of specific plastic products and 12,800 worked in establishments manufacturing rubber products.  About 3,200 of these were making tires, and over 9,600 were making hoses, beltings, rubber products for mechanical use and so forth.
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5.  Employment in the plastic and rubber products industry is expected to increase about 2,400 from around 50,800 in 2010 to 53,300 in 2020;
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6.  A map showing employers by county and a narrative showing employment in those counties .
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