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Employment Data for County: Cuyahoga

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Population 16+: Unemployed

County: Cuyahoga

7.32%

Substate Region: Healthy Northeast Ohio
5.9%

State: Ohio
5.21%

Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex County: Cuyahoga Substate Region: Healthy Northeast Ohio State: Ohio
Value Value Value
Male 7.47% 6.05% 5.35%
Female 7.17% 5.74% 5.06%
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Workers by Means of Transportation to Work County: Cuyahoga Substate Region: Healthy Northeast Ohio State: Ohio
Workers % of Workers Workers % of Workers Workers % of Workers
Worked at Home 85,641 14.65% 172,905 12.27% 646,288 11.47%
Walked 15,608 2.67% 27,924 1.98% 109,789 1.95%
Bicycle 1,587 0.27% 2,577 0.18% 14,721 0.26%
Carpooled 43,421 7.43% 104,294 7.40% 416,473 7.39%
Drove Alone 414,147 70.84% 1,062,635 75.44% 4,328,962 76.83%
Public Transport 16,833 2.88% 21,905 1.56% 58,700 1.04%
Other 7,368 1.26% 16,407 1.16% 59,756 1.06%
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Workers by Travel Time to Work County: Cuyahoga Substate Region: Healthy Northeast Ohio State: Ohio
Workers % of Workers Workers % of Workers Workers % of Workers
Under 15 Minutes 130,984 24.69% 335,484 26.08% 1,519,108 29.36%
15 - 29 Minutes 232,922 43.91% 525,225 40.83% 2,097,200 40.53%
30 - 44 Minutes 120,741 22.76% 286,067 22.24% 995,769 19.24%
45 - 59 Minutes 26,142 4.93% 81,936 6.37% 304,704 5.89%
60+ Minutes 19,705 3.71% 57,669 4.48% 258,053 4.99%

Average Commute Time

County: Cuyahoga

26
Minutes
N/A

State: Ohio
25 Minutes

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Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry County: Cuyahoga 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 40,350 6.77% 98,424 6.85% 397,497 6.92%
Admin/Spprt/Waste Mgmt 25,246 4.23% 56,077 3.90% 216,874 3.78%
Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt 1,484 0.25% 7,029 0.49% 54,509 0.95%
Entertainment/Rec Svcs 13,023 2.18% 25,584 1.78% 93,592 1.63%
Construction 27,189 4.56% 80,160 5.58% 335,491 5.84%
Educational Svcs 49,187 8.25% 118,947 8.28% 492,035 8.57%
Fin/Insur/RE/Rent/Lse 50,177 8.42% 105,690 7.36% 383,669 6.68%
Health Care/Soc Asst 108,540 18.20% 233,753 16.27% 892,299 15.54%
Information 8,953 1.50% 20,732 1.44% 79,717 1.39%
Mgmt of Companies 949 0.16% 2,147 0.15% 8,251 0.14%
Total Manufacturing 68,774 11.53% 212,246 14.78% 861,276 15.00%
Oth Svcs, Not Pub Admin 25,082 4.21% 62,985 4.39% 247,188 4.30%
Prof/Sci/Tech/Admin 45,924 7.70% 92,929 6.47% 342,571 5.96%
Public Administration 22,083 3.70% 48,823 3.40% 217,222 3.78%
Retail Trade 62,237 10.44% 158,071 11.01% 645,831 11.25%
Transport/Warehse/Utils 31,344 5.26% 74,065 5.16% 335,039 5.83%
Wholesale Trade 15,727 2.64% 38,662 2.69% 140,000 2.44%
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation County: Cuyahoga 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 10,565 1.77% 30,507 2.12% 122,077 2.13%
Arts/Entertain/Sports 10,621 1.78% 23,345 1.63% 93,633 1.63%
Building Grounds Maint 18,619 3.12% 44,826 3.12% 184,766 3.22%
Business/Financial Ops 39,954 6.70% 85,184 5.93% 311,932 5.43%
Community/Soc Svcs 11,423 1.92% 24,968 1.74% 101,839 1.77%
Computer/Mathematical 21,196 3.55% 44,014 3.06% 169,406 2.95%
Construction/Extraction 18,320 3.07% 54,088 3.77% 237,361 4.13%
Edu/Training/Library 32,276 5.41% 79,662 5.55% 325,538 5.67%
Farm/Fish/Forestry 878 0.15% 2,933 0.20% 16,518 0.29%
Food Prep/Serving 32,710 5.49% 80,694 5.62% 318,794 5.55%
Health Practitioner/Tec 48,316 8.10% 108,185 7.53% 411,256 7.16%
Healthcare Support 21,369 3.58% 47,492 3.31% 190,265 3.31%
Maintenance Repair 14,263 2.39% 42,642 2.97% 177,860 3.10%
Legal 9,393 1.58% 15,167 1.06% 50,962 0.89%
Life/Phys/Soc Science 5,941 1.00% 12,796 0.89% 52,302 0.91%
Management 63,921 10.72% 156,391 10.89% 616,179 10.73%
Office/Admin Support 77,238 12.95% 171,869 11.97% 644,282 11.22%
Production 33,630 5.64% 104,677 7.29% 455,418 7.93%
Protective Svcs 11,649 1.95% 26,196 1.82% 108,583 1.89%
Sales/Related 54,091 9.07% 135,482 9.43% 517,284 9.01%
Personal Care/Svc 15,082 2.53% 32,567 2.27% 126,980 2.21%
Transportation/Moving 44,814 7.52% 112,639 7.84% 509,826 8.88%
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Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group County: Cuyahoga 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 384,935 64.56% 887,570 61.79% 3,416,690 59.49%
Blue Collar 111,027 18.62% 314,046 21.86% 1,380,465 24.04%
Service and Farm 100,307 16.82% 234,708 16.34% 945,906 16.47%
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