ALLEN COUNTY PROFILE, Allen County, Indiana

EMPLOYMENT, GROWTH, DISTRIBUTION, AND CHANGE
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Allen County Payroll Employment
 
Employment Source: QCEW
Employment Source: LAUS
See below for explanation of these 2 programs.
1990  
155,419
1991  
152,892
1992  
155,403
1993  
159,724
1994  
165,047
1995  
169,026
1996
169,406
1997
184,324
172,258
1998
188,257
173,539
1999
188,779
172,480
2000
189,425
172,039
2001
183,329
168,583
2002
181,066
167,272
2003
176,995
169,000
2004 178,345
168,163
2005 179,749
169,837
2006
see table below for current year information by month. QCEW data is also provided by industry sector . 

 

2006 MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT
Not seasonally adjusted

 
QCEW
LAUS
JAN
na
172,734
FEB
na
170,238
MAR
na
172,076
APR
na
173,307
MAY
  
175,801
JUN
  
176,255
JUL
  
176,026
AUG
    
SEP
    

The chart on the right presents a review of the employment levels the past three years. The "seasonality" of the employment can also be seen. (See "Sources" section for explanation of seasonality.)

On the county level, the Bureau of Labor Statistics offers at least two programs for calculating payroll employment. The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) is not a survey-it uses data from quarterly tax reports submitted to State Employment Security Agencies (subject to state unemployment insurance) and from Federal agencies subject to the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) program, and therefore information is collected from most businesses. This captures all employment data-all jobs, both part-time and full-time-and not distinguish between the two. There is quite a lag in getting information-7 or 8 months. The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program surveys households, and the survey basically asks whether the person is employed-not whether at a full-time or part-time job and not whether the householder may have two jobs or more. While the sample size is small and occasionally questionable results occur, it at least offers timely data. These differences in these programs are not reconcilable-one is based on area of the location of the employer, and the other is based on the location of the household. Commuting to work between counties would be one factor that would contribute to differences.
More information on the available BLS programs is provided in the "Sources" section.


•Type of Employment & Dynamics

The table below identifies the employment and average weekly wage for the NAICS sectors in Allen County. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has aggregated some NAICS sectors into supersectors, for example, the sectors Wholesale Trade, Resale Trade, Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities are aggregated into Trade, Transportation, and Utilities. Within these sectors or supersectors, employment can be shown by type/breakdown of Industry and by "Ownership", i.e. Federal Government, State Government, Local Government, and Private classifications. In some cases, this means the data could be presented different ways, for example, the TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES supersector could be presented by the breakdown of Federal, Local, or Private Ownership , or by the breakdown within that sector, i.e. Wholesale, Retail, Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities.

The table below presents the most informative breakdown available for Allen County, which in most cases is by the industry sector. One exception to this is Public Administration, where the breakdown is by "ownership", i.e. federal, state, or local government administration. More detailed information is available at the BLS web site (see Caveat Box below for more details).

Currently, there is limited annual information available due to the conversion of classifying jobs and employment-the SIC to NAICS conversion (see Caveat Box for more explanation). Data since 2001 is not comparable to data before that date. Additionally, the information is collected from the quarterly tax records provided for Unemployment Insurance Tax purposes, and there is usually a 7-9 month lag in receiving this data from the referenced quarter.


Change in Jobs in Allen County by Industry Sectors
 
Employment
2001
Employment 2005
Change from 2001
% Change from 2001
Average Weekly Earnings 2005
Natural Resources & Mining (private only)
249
 292 43 17.3% $648
Construction (private only)
10,239
 9,953 (286) -2.8% $770
Manufacturing (private only)
33,304
30,116 (3,188) -9.6% $945
Trade, Transportation, Utilities (TTU) (see notes in excel spreadsheet for more detail on this section-link in Caveat Box below).
   Aggregate TTU:
42,458
40,358
-2,100
-4.9%
 
       Wholesale (private only) 
12,057
10,939
-1,118
-9.3%
$805
       Retail (private only) 
21,088
20,006
-1,082
-5.1%
$408
       Trans & Warehousing (Fed) (incl. Postal)
1,426
1,236
-190
-13.3%
$813
       Trans & Warehousing (local gov)
 
 
 
 
 
       Trans & Warehousing (private)
6,939
7,201
262
3.8%
$755
       Utilities (local gov )
 
 
 
 
 
       Utilities ( private)
420
460
40
9.5%
$1,211
       LOCAL GOV Trans/Warehousing and Utilities combined
528
516
-12
-2.3%
$592
Information
       Local Gov
391
398
7
1.8%
$460
       Private
4,270
3,303
(967)
-22.6%
$957
Financial Activities
       Finance and insurance
10,992
 8,605 -2,387
-21.7%
$966
       Real Estate, Rental, Leasing
1,966
1,840
 -126
-6.4%
$576
Prof & Business Services          
       Prof & Bus Services (private)
17,264
18,054
790
-4.6%
$639
Education and Health
   Aggregate (Ed and Health):
33,967
37,993
4,025
11.8%
  
       Ed & Health State Gov
2,715
 2,863 148 5.5% $587
       Ed & Health Local Gov
6,288
 6,487 199 3.2% $746
       Education Private
2,311
 2,553 242 10.5% $457
       Health Care Private
22,654
 26,090 3,436 15.2% $709
       Health Care Fed
283
 298 15 5.3% $1296
Leisure & Hospitality
       Arts, Entertainment (private) 
1,955
1,879
(76)
-3.9%
$305
       Accommodation, Food Serv (private)
14,562
15,366
804
5.5%
$222
       Leisure & Hosp., federal (see note on excel spreadsheet)
100
104
4, est
4%, est
$349
Other Services (private)
5,773
5,319
(454)
-7.9%
$427
Public Administration
       Federal Gov
519
561
42
8.1%
$1,125
       State Gov
850
875
25
2.9%
$630
       Local Gov
3,963
4,288
325
8.2%
$660
SUBTOTAL
183,106
179,602
(3,504
-1.9%
  
ADD: Non-disclosed
223
147
      
TOTAL
183,329
179,749
(-3,580)
-2.0%
$678
"nd" means that the data is not being disclosed due to confidentiality issues.
Data will not add to the total employment number given above due to the non-disclosed employment and the unclassified positions.

Although employment is down 3,580 from 2001 levels, the employment situation has improved the last 2 years. Allen County has continued to lose positions in well-paying jobs such as Manufacturing, Financial Activities, and has gained positions in the Education and Health sectors, which has average wages slighlty better than the current average wage in the county.

While specific industry sector information for counties is only available from 2001, MSA data has been converted to the new NAICS system and can be compared to 1990 data. The data below is from the CES (Current Employment Statistics) program at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and while "related to" the QCEW program used for the county data, it is not the same program. See the "Sources" section for more information on these programs. The data below is based on the 3 county MSA area (Allen, Wells, Whitley).

Change in Jobs in Fort Wayne MSA by Industry Sectors
 
Employment
1990
Employment
2000
Change 1990-2000
Employment
2005
Change 2000-2005
Nat. Res, Construction, & Mining
9,500
12,100
2,600
11,500
-600
Manufacturing
43,100
44,500
1,400
36,800
-7,700
Trade, Transportation, Utilities
48,100
48,300
200
46,400
-1,900
Information
4,800
4,600
-200
3,600
-1,000
Financial Activities
13,800
13,200
-600
12,000
-1,200
Prof & Business Services
13,900
22,400
8,500
20,600
-1,800
Education and Health (not gov)
19,300
26,800
7,500
32,900
6,100
Leisure & Hospitality
15,300
17,500
2,200
19,600
2,100
Other Services
7,700
8,300
600
8,200
-100
Government (adm, educ, etc).
18,000
19,800
1,800
22,200
2,400
TOTAL
193,600
217,600
24,000
213,900
-3,700
Note: The 2005 MSA employment of 213,900 is the highest area employment since 2000.
Note: May not add to total due to non classified positions or confidentiality issues.


Graphically, this information is presented as:
In 1990, approximately 25 percent of the jobs in the FW MSA were in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (TTU). While TTU was still accounted for the largest percentage of employment in 2005, the percentage of jobs in that area was now less than 22 percent. Job loss was 1,700 between 1990 and 2005, and the 2005 employment level in 2005 was the highest since 2002.

The Education and Health sector has seen the largest change-both in numbers and as a percent of employment in the area. In 1990, it accounted for 10 percent of the jobs. In 2005, Education and Health accounts for over 15 percent of the MSA employment. This was a gain of 6,000 jobs.


 
Note: the yellow bar represents the sum of activity during the period 1990-2005.

For explanation of Employment Source Information (e.g. CES versus QCEW, etc.), see ACP Sources.
For explanation of Seasonal Adjustments, see ACP Sources PAGE.
For NAICS and SIC classification, see ACP Sources Page or U.S. Census Bureau or Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Note: Data is revised monthly, on an annual basis for the most recent 2 years, and at others times, such as after a census.

To obtain more detailed information from the BLS, go to QCEW web site and click "Get Detailed QCEW Statistics ". Keep in mind that the further you drill down to get data, the more likelihood that the information will be non-disclosable due to confidentiality issues.

Data is collected from the quarterly tax records provided for Unemployment Insurance Tax purposes, known as the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

Sources: BLS, County QCES information. Indiana Dept Workforce Development (Labor Market Information, Average wages by industry.)

Data Release Dates: The quarterly information is usually available about 7-8 months after the reference quarter has ended. Annual data will most likely be available in September.

Access: spreadsheet file (microsoft excel) containing this data.

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