Lancaster County Industry Cluster Profiles

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Lancaster County Industry Cluster Profiles

• Scott Sheely
• Lancaster County
• Workforce Investment Board

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A Workforce Investment Strategy

• Local industries that have a chance for long-term
  growth and success because they have some sort of
  local competitive advantage
• Local industries with a competitive advantage
  that grow gold-collar (high skill, high pay, high
  demand) jobs.

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Lancaster CountyCommunity Audit Project

• Funded by a grant from the US Department of
  Labor
• Began July 1, 2001
• Intensive study of Lancaster County industry
  clusters using data collected by the PA
  Department of Labor and Industry
• Interpreted by a group of local planners,
  economists, economic and workforce development
  professionals, industry representatives,
  educators, and State officials.

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A Conceptual Framework

• Industry clusters as a planning concept provides
  all of these systems with a common framework for
  understanding and a common language that is
  meaningful for all
• Working together toward understanding local
  clusters helps these diverse systems develop a
  common vision of where each needs to put its
  energy and resources
• Each system then follows through on the
  implications for its work.

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Questions to Ask in Analysis of Data

• Which industries are growing and which are
  declining?
• What is the importance of an industry to the
  local economy relative to its importance to the
  national economy?
• How competitive are regional industries when
  compared to their national counterparts?

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Results

• Statistical analysis completed
• Validated with calls on-site through the PA
  Business Calling Program
• Preliminary results analyzed by local Steering
  Committee
• Preliminary findings shared with Chamber,
  Economic Development Company, County government,
  higher education, and local school districts
• Priority clusters reviewed by County
  Commissioners and used by other systems.

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Lancaster CountyPriority Industry Clusters

• Health Care
• Construction
• Food Processing
• Biotechnology
• Communications
• Metals and Metal Fabricating
• Automotive

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Health Care

• Industries
• Long-term Care
• Acute Care
• Mental Health and Mental Retardation
• Outpatient and Private Practice
• Wholesale and Retail
• Insurance

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Health Care

• Employment
• Grew 2,520 jobs or 12.9 since 1995
• Average earnings of 30,149
• 4 less concentrated than US average
• 22,030 is 10.1 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Includes drug stores and health insurance

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Health Care

• Key Segments
• Nursing and personal care facilities (805) (very
  high employment, high LQ, and high CEC)
• Hospitals (806) (very high employment)
• Offices of medical doctors (801) (high growth in
  employment, high CEC)

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Health Care

• Top Occupations
• Nursing Aides
• Registered Nurses
• Licensed Practical Nurses
• Physicians and Surgeons
• Home Care Aides
• Medical Secretaries
• Dental Hygienists and Assistants
• Residential Counselors
• Lab Technologists

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Health Care

• Top Employers
• Lancaster General Hospital (5,221)
• Masonic Homes (1,350)
• Ephrata Community Hospital (1,200)
• Willow Valley Retirement Community (1,100)
• Lancaster Regional Medical Center (1,000)
• Community Hospital (560)
• Brethren Village (500)
• Mennonite Home Communities (490)
• Landis Homes Retirement Community (390)

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Construction

• Industries
• Contractors
• Building Services
• Lumber and Wood Products
• Real Estate
• Engineering and Architectural Services

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Construction

• Employment
• 26,505 is 12.1 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 5,184 jobs or 24 since 1995
• Average earnings of 34,491
• 23 more concentrated than US average

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Construction

• Key Segments
• Residential and non-residential building
  construction (152, 154) (high employment and high
  LQ)
• Plumbing, heating, and air conditioning (171)
  (high employment and high LQ)
• Masonry, stonework, and plastering (174) (high
  employment and high LQ)
• Millwork, plywood and structures (243) (high
  employment, high LQ, and moderate CEC)
• Household and public building furniture (251,
  253) (high LQ)

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Construction

• Top Occupations
• Carpenters
• Plumbers
• Electricians
• Assemblers and Fabricators
• Brickmasons
• Painters
• Brickmason and Carpenter Helpers
• Cost Estimators
• HVAC Mechanics

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Construction

• Top Employers
• Armstrong (2,750)
• High Industries (1,950)
• The Horst Group (450)
• Martin Limestone (430)
• Stock Building Supply (240)
• Rutt Handcrafted Cabinetry (230)
• Fleetwood Homes of PA (225)
• Amerimax Home Products (225)
• B.J. Baldwin and Lancaster Electric (200)
• Redman Homes (200)

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Food Processing

• Industries
• Agricultural Production
• Agricultural Services
• Processing of Food
• Wholesale Food Distribution

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Food Processing

• Employment
• 15,933 is 7.3 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 673 jobs or 4.4 since 1995
• Average earnings of 32,061
• 90 more concentrated than US average

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Food Processing

• Key Segments
• Poultry and eggs (025) (high LQ)
• Veterinary and other animal services (074, 075)
  (high LQ)
• Meat products (201) (high employment, high LQ,
  and moderate CEC)
• Dairy products (202) (high employment, very high
  LQ, and high CEC)

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Food Processing

• Key Segments
• Grain mill products (204) (high employment, very
  high LQ)
• Bakery products (205) (high employment and very
  high LQ)
• Sugar and confectionary products (206) (high
  employment and very high LQ)
• Grocery distribution (514) (high employment, high
  LQ, and high CEC)

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Food Processing

• Top Occupations
• Packaging Machine Operators
• Agricultural Workers
• Truck Drivers
• Freight Movers
• Industrial Machine Mechanics
• Bakers
• Precision Food Workers
• Sales Representatives
• Food Batchmakers

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Food Processing

• Top Employers
• Tyson Foods (1,200)
• Y S Candies (800)
• Kellogg Co. (600)
• Turkey Hill Dairy (460)
• Four Seasons Produce (425)
• Kunzler Co. (335)
• Nissin Foods (310)
• Kemps Foods (305)

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Food Processing

• Top Employers
• R.W. Sauder (275)
• Anderson Bakery (270)
• Bongrain Cheese USA (260)
• Pennfield Corp. (260)
• Crystal Spring Water Company (225)
• Wengers Feed Mill (175)

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Communications

• Industries
• Printing
• Communications
• Precision Electronics Manufacturing
• Advertising
• Computer Services

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Communications

• Employment
• 18,367 is 8.4 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 2,519 jobs or 15.9 since 1995
• Average earnings of 40,936
• Concentrated at the US average

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Communications

• Key Segments
• Newspaper printing (271) (high employment and
  high LQ)
• Commercial printing (275) (very high employment,
  very high LQ, and high CEC)
• Household audio and video equipment (365) (high
  LQ)

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Communications

• Top Occupations
• Hand Packers and Packagers
• Precision Printing Workers
• Sales Representatives
• Offset Lithographic Press Operators
• Printing and Binding Workers
• Writers and Editors
• Computer Programmers and Support Specialist

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Communcations

• Top Employers
• R.R. Donnelley Sons (3,500)
• U.S. Postal Service (1,225)
• Lancaster Newspapers (650)
• D E Communications (600)
• Coupon Clipper (500)
• Philips Communication and Security Systems (385)
• Cadmus Lancaster Press Division (305)
• Burle Industries (260)
• Intelligencer Printing (230)
• Cadmus Science Press Division (225)
• Thomson Multimedia, Inc. (220)

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Biotechnology

• Industries
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Medical Instruments Manufacturing
• Medical and Dental Labs
• Research and Testing

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Biotechnology

• Employment
• 2,281 is 1.1 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 650 jobs or 39.9 since 1995
• Average earnings of 51,517
• 8 less concentrated than US average

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Biotechnology

• Key Segments
• Drug manufacturing (283) (high LQ)
• Medical instruments and supplies (384) (high
  growth in employment, change in IQ, and high CEC)

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Biotechnology

• Top Occupations
• Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Computer Engineers
• Precision Assemblers
• Biological Scientists
• Inspectors and Testers
• Biological Technicians
• Packaging Machine Operators
• Animal Caretakers

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Biotechnology

• Top Employers
• Wyeth Vaccines (800)
• Lancaster Laboratories (650)
• Pfizer
• Johnson Johnson

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Metals and Metal Fabricating

• Industries
• Primary Metal Products
• Fabricated Metal Products
• Industrial Machinery and Equipment
• Electrical Equipment
• Transportation Equipment

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Metals and Metal Fabricating

• Employment
• 17,395 is 8.0 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Lost 539 jobs or 3 since 1995
• Average earnings of 40,153
• 55 more concentrated than US average

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Metals and Metal Fabricating

• Key Segments
• Nonferrous rolling and drawing (335) (high
  employment and high LQ)
• Fabricated metal products (340) (high employment
  and high LQ)
• Electrical equipment and supplies (369) (high
  growth and high LQ).

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Metals and Metal Fabricating

• Top Occupations
• Assemblers
• Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
• Extrusion and Drawing Operators
• Industrial Machinery Mechanics
• Machine Forming Operators
• Precision Assemblers
• Machinists
• Foundry Operators and Tenders

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Metals and Metal Fabricating

• Top Employers
• New Holland North America (1,300)
• Alcoa Mill Products (1,000)
• Anvil International (945)
• Burnham Corp. (635)
• Buck Co. (375)
• Ladder Towers, Inc. (280)
• NTN-BCA Corp. (270)
• ITT Industries, Engineered Valves (250)
• Dana Corp. (240)
• Kalas Manufacturing (230)

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Automotive

• Industries
• Wholesale Motor Vehicles, Parts and Supplies
• New and Used Car Dealers
• Retail Auto and Home Supply Stores
• Service Stations
• Auto Repair Services

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Automotive

• Employment
• 9,094 is 4.2 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 1,653 jobs or 22.2 since 1995
• Average earnings of 26,290
• 31 more concentrated than US average

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Automotive

• Key Segments
• Motor Vehicles, Parts, and Supplies (501) (high
  growth rate, very high LQ)
• New and Used Car Dealers (551) (moderate growth,
  good LQ)
• Auto Repair Services (750) (high growth rate,
  moderate LQ, good CEC)

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Automotive

• Top Occupations
• Auto mechanics and service technicians
• Retail salespersons
• Truck drivers
• Marketing and sales supervisors
• Parts salespersons
• Cashiers
• Helpers and movers

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Automotive

• Top Employers
• Manheim Auto Auction (1,900)

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Lancaster CountySignificant Industry Segments

• Business Services
• Education
• Financial Services
• Hospitality
• Retail
• Transportation
• Wholesale Trade

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Business Services

• Industries
• Personnel Supply Services
• Detective, Guard, and Armored Car
• Security Systems
• Business Associations
• Professional and Labor Organization
• Management and Consulting Services

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Business Services

• Employment
• 7,071 is 3.2 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 1,904 or 36.8 since 1995
• Average earnings of 19,330
• 39 less concentrated than US average

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Business Services

• Key Segments
• Personnel Supply Services (736) (high employment)
• Security Systems (7382) (good LQ and CEC)
• Limited growth and improvement in competitive
  position among most categories

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Business Services

• Top Occupations
• Hand packers
• Secretaries
• Plant and system operators
• Machine operators
• Carpenters
• Administrative support
• Janitors
• Office clerks
• Data entry keyer

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Business Services

• Top Employers
• Kelly Services (560)
• 1to1 Contact Centers (225)
• Diamond Medical Staffing (150)

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Education

• Industries
• Day Care
• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Colleges and Universities
• Job Training Services

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Education

• Employment
• 14,226 is 6.5 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 1,272 or 9.8 since 1995
• Average earnings of 33,215
• 28 less concentrated than US average

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Education

• Key Segments
• Vocational Schools (824) (moderate LQ, good CEC)
• Elementary and Secondary (821) (good growth)
• College and University (822) (good growth)
• Most of the segments are flat with regard to
  competitive position

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Education

• Top Occupations
• Teachers, elementary and secondary
• Janitors
• Teachers aides
• Teachers, special education
• Secretaries
• Educational administrators
• Child care workers
• Teachers, pre-school
• Food preparation workers

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Education

• Top Employers
• Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 (1,600)
• School District of Lancaster (1,300)
• Millersville University (940)
• Hempfield School District (850)
• Manheim Township School District (600)
• Penn Manor School District (520)
• Warwick School District (525)
• Franklin and Marshall College (500)

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Financial Services

• Industries
• Depository and Non Depository Institutions
• Security and Commodity Brokers
• Insurance Carriers and Agents
• Real Estate
• Credit Reporting and Collection
• Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping

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Financial Services

• Employment
• 11,106 is 5.1 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 1,382 or 14.2 since 1995
• Average earnings of 35,418
• 21 less concentrated than US average

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Financial Services

• Key Segments
• Security and Commodity Brokers (620) (high
  growth, high CEC)
• Insurance Carriers (630) (good growth, good CEC)
• Real Estate (650) (good growth, good CEC)
• Holding and Other Investment Offices (670) (good
  growth, good CEC)
• Most segments grew and improved their competitive
  position but are still far below average LQ

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Financial Services

• Top Occupations
• Tellers
• Accountants
• Accounting clerks
• Office managers
• Office clerks
• Secretaries
• Financial managers
• Insurance policy adjustment clerks

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Financial Services

• Top Employers
• Fulton Bank (460)
• Bank of Lancaster County (445)
• Farmers First Bank (410)
• CoreSource, Inc. (340)
• Blue Ball National Bank (275)
• Donegal Mutual Insurance Co. (210)
• Educators Mutual Life Insurance Co. (200)
• Westfield Group (200)
• HealthGuard (175)

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Hospitality

• Industries
• Eating and Drinking Places
• Hotels and Motels
• Camps and Parks
• Amusement and Recreation
• Museums and Zoos

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Hospitality

• Employment
• 19,097 is 8.7 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 1,997 or 11.7 since 1995
• Average earnings of 12,495
• 44 less concentrated than US average

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Hospitality

• Key Segments
• Eating and Drinking Places (581) (large employer,
  good growth)
• Hotels and Motels (701) (good growth)
• Amusement and Recreation (790) (good growth, good
  CEC)
• Most segments grew with the two largest losing
  competitive position

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Hospitality

• Top Occupations
• Waiter and waitress
• Food preparation workers
• Cooks
• Cashiers
• Maids
• Bartenders
• Hosts and hostesses
• Service supervisors and managers

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Hospitality

• Top Employers
• Shady Maple Farm Market and Smorgasbord (640)
• Willow Valley Associates (500)
• Sight and Sound (380)
• Lancaster Host Resort (300)
• Thomas E. Strauss, Inc. (270)
• Eden Resort Inn (250)

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Retail

• Industries
• Building Materials and Garden Supplies
• General Merchandise
• Food Stores
• Furniture Stores
• Personal Services

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Retail

• Employment
• 25,317 is 11.6 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 3,826 or 17.8 since 1995
• Average earnings of 18,705
• 17 more concentrated than US average

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Retail

• Key Segments
• General Merchandise Stores (530) (good growth,
  good CEC)
• Food Stores (540) (large employer, very high
  growth, very good CEC, moderate LQ)
• Miscellaneous Retail (590) (large employer, high
  growth, good CEC, good LQ)

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Retail

• Top Occupations
• Retail salesperson
• Stock clerk
• Cashiers
• Sales supervisors
• Food preparation workers
• Hairdressers
• Office clerks
• Hand packers
• Truck drivers

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Retail

• Top Employers
• Giant Food Stores (620)
• Weis Markets
• Goods Furniture (360)
• Doneckers, Inc. (310)
• Yoders Country Market (305)
• Weaver Markets (300)
• Oregon Dairy Farm Market (285)
• The Bon-Ton (250)
• The Sico Company (250)
• Sears, Roebuck Co. (250)

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Transportation

• Industries
• Local Passenger Transit
• Trucking and Warehousing
• Transportation by Air
• Transportation Services

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Transportation

• Employment
• 5,460 is 2.5 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 84 or 1.6 since 1995
• Average earnings of 32,429
• 28 less concentrated than US average

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Transportation

• Key Segments
• Trucking and Warehousing (420) (good LQ)
• Transportation by Air (450) (strong growth, good
  CEC)
• Most of the industries in this cluster lost
  competitive position in the period

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Transportation

• Top Occupations
• Truck driver
• Transportation worker
• Bus driver
• Diesel mechanics
• Helpers and movers
• Office clerks
• Supervisors
• Dispatchers
• Travel Agents

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Transportation

• Top Employers
• Yellow Transportation (680)

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Wholesale Trade

• Industries
• Furniture
• Professional and Commercial Equipment
• Metals and Minerals
• Electrical Goods
• Machinery
• Flowers and Miscellaneous

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Wholesale Trade

• Employment
• 4,911 is 2.2 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 33 or .7 since 1995
• Average earnings of 39,447
• 11 less concentrated than US average

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Wholesale Trade

• Key Segments
• Metals and Minerals (505) (good growth, good CEC)
• Machinery and Supplies (508) (good LQ)
• Flowers and Nursery Stock (5193) ( high LQ)

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Wholesale Trade

• Top Occupations
• Sales representatives
• Assemblers
• Sales supervisors
• Truck drivers
• Secretaries and clerks
• Freight movers
• Stock clerks
• Order fillers

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Wholesale Trade

• Top Employers
• QVC, Inc. (1,190)
• The Jay Group (300)

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Other Lancaster CountyIndustry Segments

• Chemicals, Rubber, and Plastics
• Government
• Personal Services
• Textiles
• Tobacco
• Utilities

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Chemicals, Rubber, and Plastics

• Industries
• Industrial Chemicals
• Soap and Cleaners
• Paints
• Petroleum Products
• Rubber and Plastic Products
• Wholesalers

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Chemicals, Rubber, and Plastics

• Employment
• 4,530 is 2.1 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 266 or 6.2 since 1995
• Average earnings of 41,594
• 51 more concentrated than US average

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Chemicals, Rubber, and Plastics

• Key Segments
• Soap and Cleaners (284) (high LQ)
• Rubber and Plastics (300) (moderate LQ, good
  growth, moderate CEC)
• Wholesale Petroleum Products (517) (moderate LQ,
  good CEC)

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Chemicals, Rubber, and Plastics

• Top Occupations
• Assemblers and fabricators
• Plastic mold and casting machine operators
• Extruding and form machine operators
• Shipping, receiving and traffic clerks
• Maintenance repairers
• Crushing, grinding, mixing machine operators
• Freight movers

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Chemicals, Rubber, and Plastics

• Top Employers
• Dart Container Corporation (1,200)
• Exide Corp. (205)

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Government

• Industries
• Executive and Legislative
• Justice, Public Order, and Safety
• Finance and Taxation
• Environmental and Economic
• National Security

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Government

• Employment
• 3,704 is 1.7 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 230 or 6.6 since 1995
• Average earnings of 30,208
• 68 less concentrated than US average

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Government

• Top Employers
• County of Lancaster (2,700)
• City of Lancaster (590)

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Personal Services

• Industries
• Motion Pictures
• Legal Services
• Social Services
• Civic and Social Association
• Political Organizations
• Religious Organizations

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Personal Services

• Employment
• 4,351 is 2.0 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 314 or 7.8 since 1995
• Average earnings of 24,023
• 37 less concentrated than US average

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Personal Services

• Top Employers
• Community Action Program (380)
• The PAI Corporation (180)
• Goodwill Industries (160)

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Textiles

• Industries
• Mill Products
• Apparel
• Piece Goods and Notions

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Textiles

• Employment
• 3,202 is 1.5 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Lost 1,235 or 27.8 since 1995
• Average earnings of 24,614
• 38 more concentrated than US average

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Textiles

• Top Employers
• Bollman Hat Co. (595)
• Weave Corp. (200)
• Donegal Industries (165)
• Hope Hosiery Mills (155)

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Tobacco

• Industries
• Tobacco Products (agricultural)
• Wholesale Tobacco Products

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Tobacco

• Employment
• 440 is .2 of Lancaster County employment in
  2000
• Grew 126 or 40.1 since 1995
• Average earnings of 35,399
• 342 more concentrated than US average

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Utilities

• Industries
• Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services

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Utilities

• Employment
• 909 is .4 of Lancaster County employment in 2000
• Lost 240 or 20.9 since 1995
• Average earnings of 48,740
• 52 less concentrated than US average

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Utilities

• Top Employers
• PPL Corporation (350)
• UGI

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Next Steps

• Integrate cluster priorities into policymaking
  processes
• Realign the workforce system around cluster
  priorities
• Better define career ladders and skills that
  support each cluster
• Study the implications for regional planning
• Dialogue with economic development and education
  on common vision.

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Contact

• Scott Sheely
• Executive Director
• Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board
• 313 W. Liberty St., Suite 114
• Lancaster, PA 17603
• 717-735-0333
• ssheely_at_paonline.com