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By Job Gal | June 20, 2008
Ohio is located in the Midwestern United States. It has the highest population density of any state not on the Eastern Seaboard, and is the seventh most populated state in the nation.
Ohio was the first state admitted into the Union under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Columbus serves as the state’s capital.
Ohio is deemed as the birthplace of aviation, as the Wright brothers performed their experiments in Dayton, Ohio. The state has over 2,500 lakes and 43,000 miles of river, attracting many boaters, fishermen and swimmers.
Native American historical sites, amusement parks and the Amish population also attract tourists. In addition, Ohio is known for its high level of medical care, including the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
Ohio’s Job Market
Ohio is a major producer of machines, tires, rubber products, steel, processed foods, tools and other manufactured goods. The state also specializes in capital goods, or goods used to make other products. Ohio also is home to several automobile plants.
The state has many aerospace, defense, and NASA parts and systems suppliers. Ohio’s location in the 
Corn Belt, and the state’s small commercial fishing sector on Lake Erie, play important roles in the economy.
According to the Ohio Department of Agriculture, in 2001, Ohio ranked first in making Swiss cheese, second in eggs, third in tomatoes, fifth in milk, sixth in corn, sixth in soybean, eighth in grapes, ninth in hogs, ninth in floriculture and 11th in apples.
Work Trends
Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
Ohio’s unemployment rate: 5.6 percent
National unemployment rate: 5 percent
Ohio’s Largest Employers
Cardinal Health
7000 Cardinal Place
Dublin, OH 43017
Procter & Gamble
1 Procter Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Kroger
1014 Vine St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Macy’s
7 W. Seventh St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Nationwide
1 Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
1144 E. Market St.
Akron, OH 44316
Progressive
6300 Wilson Mills Rd.
Mayfield Village, OH 44143
American Electric Power
1 Riverside Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
Eaton
1111 Superior Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44114
FirstEnergy
76 S. Main St.
Akron, OH 44308
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
JobCentral
Twitter - Cleveland Jobs
Ohio Jobs
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
State of Ohio
Worforce 411
CareerBuilder Craigslist
QueenCityJobs
Job-Related Video
Surrounding Area Job Search
Athens, OH
Dublin, OH
Lima, OH
Columbus, OH
Dayton, OH
Akron, OH
Canton, OH
Brecksville, OH
Elyria, OH
Toledo, OH
Continuing Education
Case Western Reserve University
Ohio State University-Columbus
Miami University-Oxford
Ohio University
University of Dayton
Discovering Ohio
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio State Fair
Ohio Renaissance Festival
Tecumseh
Cedar Point
Ohio Statistics
Population
Total population: 11,478,006
Persons under 5-years old: 6.4 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 24.1 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 13.3 percent
Female: 51.2 percent White: 84.9 percent
Black: 12 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: .2 percent
Asian: 1.5 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: less than .1 percent
Multi-racial: 1.3 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 2.3 percent
Non-Hispanic White: 82.9 percent
Education
High school graduates: 83 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.1 percent
Housing
Households: 4,445,773
Persons per household: 2.49
Housing units: 5,044,709
Homeownership rate: 69.1 percent
Housing units in multi-unit structures: 24.1 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $103,700
Income
Average earnings: $20.09 per hour
Median household income: $43,371
Per capita income: $21,003
Persons below poverty level: 11.7 percent
Transportation
Railroads: RTA Rapid Transit (Cleveland), Amtrak (Alliance, Cincinnati Greyhound, Bryan, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Elyria, Sandusky, Toledo)
Airports: Cleveland-Hopkins International, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, Dayton, Toledo, Columbus, Akron-Canton
Weather (Cleveland)
Annual precipitation: 39.87 inches
High temp. in July: 81.2 degrees
Low temp. in Jan: 18.3
Heating days: 5,808
Cooling days: 790
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October 7th, 2008 at 6:16 am
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