Industry & Employment Statistics for Lake County, Ohio
2003 Est. Employed Pop. Age 16+ by Occupation   46,737

• Management, Business, and Financial Operations   11,506  24.62% 
• Professional and Related Occupations    11,308  24.19%
• Service         4,647   9.94% 
• Sales and Office       14,166  30.31%
• Farming, Fishing, and Forestry      44   0.09%
• Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance     2,682   5.74%
• Production, Transportation, and Material Moving    2,384   5.10%  

Overview of Labor Force

Total Labor Force: 126,900 (2000)
Employed: 122,300
Unemployed: 4,600
Unemployment Rate: 4.6

Lake County ranked 66th in unemployment among Ohio’s 88 counties. Lake County ranked the fifth-lowest in the state in percentage of the population living below the poverty level (5.7 percent).

Impact of Tourism
A research study organized by the Ohio Department of Development’s Tourism Division shows the impact of tourism in Lake County for 2007 resulted in a 3.3 percent increase over 2006’s, at $568,751,047. 2005’s figures were $546,272,348 and 2004’s were $489.6 million.

“Visitor spending and employment figures are essential factors to consider when evaluating the importance of travel and tourism to Lake County’s economy,” said Robert T. Ulas, executive director of the Lake County Visitors Bureau.

Lake County:

• Tourism employment generated 6,266 jobs, $96,998,763 in direct wages and $16,822,475 in local taxes

Statewide:

• Tourism contributed more than $2.5 billion in combined state and local taxes
• Visitor spending of $25 billion generated $38 billion in sales for Ohio businesses
• More than 454,000 jobs were sustained by visitors to Ohio last year with total income of $10.4 billion