By: Janet Harrah
This month, we resume our series of blog posts highlighting data results from the 2012 Economic Census for the Cincinnati MSA. To date, we have summarized the trends in construction, manufacturing, and commodity flows. This post highlights the accommodation and food services sectors (in other words, what most of us refer to as hotels and restaurants).
By: John Besl
What’s the relative size of the middle class in Cincinnati, and how does it compare to other large places across the country? A recent study from Brookings employs the 2013 American Community Survey (ACS) to examine the income distribution of households nationwide and in all places with populations of at least 65,000. Going by the national income distribution, many cities retain a sizable middle class, but Cincinnati is not one of them. Among 72 large cities, those with 100,000 households or more, Cincinnati ranked 63rd in the share of households classified as middle class.
By: Janet Harrah
A recent article in Career Outlook discussed occupations with big differences in high- and low-earning workers. For example, nationally judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates had one of the biggest wage differences across all occupations ranging from $31,480 at the 10th percentile wage to $178,920 at the 90th percentile wage, a difference of $147,440.[1] As noted in the article, “job tasks for these workers vary by levels of authority, from handling simple infractions or disputes to presiding over complex legal cases on appeal, which may contribute to wage differences.” Other factors affecting wages for occupations include worker qualifications, industry, experience and prior success, job tasks, and job location.
This article presents 2014 data on those occupations in the Cincinnati metro, which have the narrowest and widest wage differential between the 10th and 90th percentile. Across all occupations the mean annual earnings was $46,240. The wage for the 90th percentile was $84,710 and the wage for the 10th percentile was $18,360, a difference of $66,350.
By: Janet Harrah
This month’s post examines the changing demographics of the region’s foreign-born population. A recent Census Bureau blog post noted that in recent years, China has replaced Mexico as the top sending country for immigrants to the United States. The data show the top sending region for immigrants residing in the Cincinnati MSA is Asia as well.
In 2013, the Cincinnati MSA had a foreign-born population of approximately 93,700. Of those, 42 percent arrived from Asia, followed by Latin America (24 percent), and Europe (17 percent).
Let's take a look at Cincinnati's foreign-born population broken down by their region of origin:
By: Janet Harrah
This is the third in a series of blog posts highlighting data results from the 2012 Economic Census for the Cincinnati MSA. The Economic Census is the U.S. Government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy. It is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in years ending in 2 and 7.
Last month we discussed Cincinnati’s commodity flow data. This month we are focusing on the construction sector. Unlike other industry sectors, data are not reported for counties and metropolitan areas. This post presents data for the states of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The information on the construction industry includes data for residential and non-residential buildings; heavy and civil engineering construction; and specialty trade contractors.
By: Janet Harrah
This is the second in a series of blog posts highlighting data results from the 2012 Economic Census for the Cincinnati MSA. Last month we discussed Cincinnati’s manufacturing sector. This month we are focusing on the movement of goods originating in the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
By: Janet Harrah
The business press tends to focus on the latest data measuring the U.S. economy. They often report with breathless excitement the smallest movements in indicators, which range from the unemployment rate to the Dow Jones average. Quite often, however, a comprehensive outlook and the associated detailed analysis are overlooked in favor of an emphasis on what is happening right now. While they do give a certain perspective, these up-to-the-minute measures do not always tell the whole story. The Economic Census provides the detail often missing from the latest estimates.
The Economic Census is the U.S. Government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy. It is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in years ending in 2 and 7. The 2012 results for smaller geographies (metropolitan areas, cities and counties) from the Economic Census are being released throughout 2015.
My blog posts this year will be presenting results of the 2012 Economic Census for the Cincinnati MSA, starting with data on the region’s manufacturing sector.
By: Janice Urbanik
As I write this, it is “back to school time” again – and who among you don’t LOL when Staples airs its back to school commercials to the tune of “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”? It makes me laugh every time I see them. So, what does this mean for this blog? Well, it means it’s a new school year-a chance to start fresh and learn all kinds of new things, and a chance to once again ignite in girls (and women alike) a passion for learning about STEM. And because of two design projects that are being done under the guidance of Design Impact, it is also a time for me to eagerly look at projects and initiatives with new eyes to gain new insights. So, IMHO, this is indeed the most wonderful time of the year!
By: Janice Urbanik
I am writing this as schools are letting out for the summer and am fondly singing Alice Cooper’s song in my head. On the last day of school, the sky was bluer, the sun was sunnier, and the air smelled fresher than just the day before. My friends and I had 3 months of endless possibilities ahead of us and wow, were we ready! We didn’t have to figure out which train got to the station first or write another dumb paragraph or read another stupid book for 3 whole months! No more teachers’ dirty looks! We didn’t realize it at the time, but we were perched at the top of the “summer slide”…
Can the summer slide be flipped to build grit?
If you do an internet search for “summer slide”, you will see a lot of statistics and a lot of references to the drop in reading skills that kids tend to experience during the summer, and ways to combat it. You will see some references to a drop in math skills too. It is a very easy concept to grasp because most of us have experienced “if you don’t use it you lose it” when learning a new skill.
By: Janice Urbanik
In the last 24 hours I’ve had 2 reminders that it is indeed a mother’s job to worry about her kids. One happened while I was trimming dead limbs from a tree and a mama robin chirped very loudly because I was too close to her nest. The other happened when a friend told me that she had just dropped her son off at the airport for a trip to Florida after wrapping up finals week. While it would be hackneyed for me to say these are both examples of birdies leaving the nest (groans are appropriate now…), it is not trite to think about the impact that children have on women who work.
