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Major
Employers
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Number
of Employees
|
Product
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The top employers of
Noble County as of December 1999, according to the Noble County Chamber of
Commerce.
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DANA-Glacier
Vandervell Inc.
|
450
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Bushings
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Noble
Correctional Institution
|
426
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Corrections
|
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International
Converters Inc.
|
120
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Foil
Laminated Products
|
|
B&N
Coal Inc.
|
86
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Coal
|
|
Greif
Bros. Corp.
|
38
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Steel
Drums
|
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Number
of Workers
|
|
|
1996
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1997
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1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
|
Civilian
Labor Force
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5,200
|
5,400
|
5,500
|
5,600
|
5,600
|
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Employment
|
4,800
|
5,000
|
5,100
|
5,100
|
5,200
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Unemployment
|
400
|
400
|
400
|
500
|
400
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Unemployment
Rate
|
7.6%
|
6.8%
|
7.5%
|
8.2%
|
7.5%
|
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Employment
By Industrial Sector
|
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1993
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1994
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1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
|
All
Industry
|
2,464
|
2,549
|
2,526
|
2,766
|
3,142
|
3,180
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Agriculture,
Forest, Fishing
|
na
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na
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na
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na
|
na
|
7
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Mining
|
na
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na
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
119
|
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Construction
|
77
|
101
|
65
|
58
|
57
|
64
|
|
Manufacturing
|
551
|
543
|
544
|
551
|
570
|
565
|
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Transportation
& Utilities
|
110
|
110
|
111
|
119
|
140
|
134
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Wholesale
& Retail Trade
|
541
|
550
|
562
|
599
|
646
|
606
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Finance,
Insurance, Real Estate
|
93
|
93
|
96
|
97
|
97
|
100
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Service
|
394
|
414
|
453
|
454
|
488
|
533
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Government
|
570
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595
|
594
|
772
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1,016
|
1,048
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Average
Weekly Earning By Industrial Sector
|
|
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1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
|
All
Industry
|
$379.51
|
$392.46
|
$389.44
|
$408.96
|
$441.03
|
$461.12
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Agriculture,
Forest, Fishing
|
na
|
na
|
na
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na
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na
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$232.56
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Mining
|
na
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na
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na
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na
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na
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$740.67
|
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Construction
|
$351.82
|
$488.71
|
$352.64
|
$398.08
|
$340.76
|
$360.99
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Manufacturing
|
$587.62
|
$632.87
|
$620.57
|
$641.26
|
$671.30
|
$681.15
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Transportation
& Utilities
|
$388.31
|
$401.95
|
$424.53
|
$416.11
|
$462.50
|
$505.31
|
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Wholesale
& Retail Trade
|
$224.90
|
$225.48
|
$231.16
|
$229.96
|
$242.00
|
$262.31
|
|
Finance,
Insurance, Real Estate
|
$406.01
|
$411.62
|
$410.73
|
$429.88
|
$450.66
|
$479.76
|
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Service
|
$252.56
|
$247.74
|
$253.96
|
$262.31
|
$258.00
|
$259.81
|
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Government
|
$353.69
|
$356.78
|
$371.91
|
$418.74
|
$505.74
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$553.93
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Education
|
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Post-Secondary:
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Marietta
College
|
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Type:
|
4
Year
|
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Location:
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Marietta
|
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Enrolled:
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1,215
|
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Post-Secondary:
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Washington
State Community College
|
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Type:
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2
Year Associates Degree
|
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Location:
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Marietta
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Enrolled:
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4600
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Health
Care
|
|
Hospitals
|
|
Nursing
Homes
|
|
|
|
Nearest
Hospital
|
Caldwell
|
|
Summit
Acres
|
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Distance
|
19
Miles
|
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Number
of Beds
|
150
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Location
|
Caldwell
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1999 -
Business Expansions and Attractions
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County
|
Company
|
City
|
Product
|
Jobs
|
Investment
|
Square
Feet
|
|
Athens
|
DEPS
|
Nelsonville
|
Data Entry
|
100
|
|
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Athens
|
Holiday Inn
|
Athens
|
Hotel
|
|
$10,000,000
|
|
|
Athens
|
Sunpower Inc.
|
Athens
|
Cryocooler
|
31
|
$1,300,000
|
|
|
Hocking
|
Norse Dairy
Systems
|
Logan
|
Sandwich Wafers
|
66
|
$5,800,000
|
40,000
|
|
Noble
|
Greif Brothers
|
Olive Twp
|
Steel Drums
|
25
|
$6,000,000
|
30,000
|
|
Washington
|
Alliance
Industries
|
Marietta
|
Sewage Treatment
|
40
|
$2,000,000
|
45,000
|
|
Washington
|
Eclipse Blind
Systems
|
Warren Twp
|
Vertical Blind
|
31
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$1,200,000
|
|
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Washington
|
Hampton Inn
|
Marietta
|
Hotel
|
|
$2,000,000
|
|
|
|
1998 -
Business Expansions and Attractions
|
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County
|
Company
|
City
|
Product
|
Jobs
|
Investment
|
Square
Feet
|
|
Athens
|
Super 8 Motel
|
Athens
|
Hotel
|
|
$1,000,000
|
26,000
|
|
Athens
|
TS Trim
|
Athens
|
Auto Stampings
|
15
|
$6,000,000
|
53,000
|
|
Hocking
|
Rocky Shoes &
Boots
|
Green Twp
|
Footwear
|
45
|
$6,400,000
|
190,000
|
|
Washington
|
Amoco
|
Warren Twp
|
Plastic resins
|
4
|
$5,200,000
|
|
|
Washington
|
Broughton Foods
Co
|
Marietta
|
Dairy products
|
130
|
$16,100,000
|
70,000
|
|
Washington
|
Degussa Corp
|
Belpre Twp
|
Carbon Black
|
7
|
$7,000,000
|
|
|
Washington
|
Lee Middletown
Doll
|
Belpre
|
Collectibles
|
95
|
$2,800,000
|
56,000
|
|
Washington
|
Settlers Bank
|
Marietta
|
Bank
|
|
$1,200,000
|
12,000
|
|
Washington
|
Wetz Investments
|
Belpre
|
Speculative
distbtn
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
Washington
|
Wetz Investments
|
Belpre
|
Speculative
distbtn
|
|
|
54,000
|
|
|
1997 -
Business Expansions and Attractions
|
|
County
|
Company
|
City
|
Product
|
Jobs
|
Investment
|
Square
Feet
|
|
Athens
|
Hocking College
Mt Ldge
|
Nelsonville
|
Hotel
|
|
$4,500,000
|
|
|
Hocking
|
Metal Power
Specialists
|
Logan
|
Powdered Metal
Parts
|
|
$1,075,000
|
30,000
|
|
Noble
|
International
Converter
|
Caldwell
|
Laminated Foil
|
11
|
$2,500,000
|
25,000
|
|
Perry
|
Buckeye Ice Inc.
|
New Lexington
|
Ice
|
5
|
$1,000,000
|
13,500
|
|
Perry
|
Ferro Corp
|
Crooksville
|
Refractories
|
36
|
$1,500,000
|
25,600
|
|
Perry
|
ITT Automotive
|
Pike Twp
|
Auto Parts
|
6
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$4,552,000
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