| Tompkins
County Business Sectors |
| Type of Business Enterprise |
Product Value in $ millions |
Local Gross Product |
Education
Manufacturing
High-Tech
Utilities
Agriculture
Tourism
Mining
Real Estate
Retail Trade
Government
Health Services
Finance/Insurance
Personal/Business Services
Construction
Wholesale Trade
Social/Not for Profit
Transportation
Communications |
1,000
500
280
230
90
55
12
370
290
250
195
195
175
170
160
75
50
40 |
23.0%
12.0%
7.0%
5.7%
2.2%
1.3%
0.3%
9.2%
7.3%
6.3%
4.8%
4.8%
4.3%
4.1%
3.9%
1.8%
1.2%
0.8% |
| Occupational Mix |
Tompkins |
USA |
Managerial
Professional/Technical
Sales
Admin. Support
Service Occupation
Farm/Forest/Fish
Precision Production
Machine Operator
Transport Moving |
12.8%
31.5%
8.3%
15.5%
13.9%
2.3%
8.0%
3.1%
4.6% |
12.3%
17.8%
11.8%
16.3%
13.2%
2.5%
11.3%
6.8%
8.0% |
Unemployment Rates (5/99)
Ithaca and Tompkins County maintain unemployment rates consistently lower
than state and national levels. Between April 1998 and April 1999, the
state's private sector jobs grew by 145,300, matching the national growth
rate of 2.2 percent.
Tompkins County . . . . . 3.2%
NY State . . . . . . .
. . 5.1%
USA . . . . . . . .
. . . 4.2%
| Educational Attainment |
| Our skilled and educated work force is one of our greatest
assets. |
| |
Bachelor's Degree |
Graduate or
Professional Degree |
Tompkins County
NY State
USA |
18%
13%
13% |
23%
10%
7% |
|
