Washtenaw County - Economy

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PERSONAL INCOME (In Thousands of Dollars)
Components by Type	2002	2003	2004	2005
Personal income	12,226,644	12,738,278	13,086,953	13,578,433
Population (persons)	332,620	335,519	338,732	342,124
Per capita personal income (dollars)	36,759	37,966	38,635	39,689
Farm proprietors' income	-9,271	-5,626	-1,218	636
Nonfarm proprietors' income	908,738	885,664	980,244	1,030,408
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Farm earnings	499	1,972	7,747	8,303
Nonfarm earnings	11,593,112	12,065,703	12,126,729	12,494,899
Private earnings	8,552,455	8,873,320	8,822,572	9,017,758
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	5,520	4,258	4,096	4,256
Mining	6,975	6,845	6,176	7,113
Utilities	221,441	296,973	298,890	289,855
Construction	513,109	456,231	462,826	513,792
Manufacturing	2,255,829	2,516,031	2,185,635	2,158,558
Durable goods manufacturing	1,961,775	2,213,913	1,856,482	1,821,430
Wholesale trade	354,814	379,104	394,714	401,838
Retail Trade	617,075	577,273	599,234	595,273
Transportation and warehousing	114,173	138,876	169,697	203,498
Information	337,555	330,161	283,044	266,058
Finance and insurance	267,469	262,985	254,255	253,847
Real estate and rental and leasing	266,860	247,732	298,036	325,621
Professional and technical services	1,593,580	1,551,347	1,664,305	1,668,798
Government and government enterprises	3,040,657	3,192,383	3,304,157	3,477,141
Federal, civilian	172,636	192,243	214,364	221,122
Military	20,543	26,817	29,827	32,886
State and local	2,847,478	2,973,323	3,059,966	3,223,133
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Issued May 2007

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY (Number of Jobs)
Components by Type	2002	2003	2004	2005
Total employment	242,755	240,902	242,411	244,320
Wage and salary employment	212,581	208,758	208,631	208,715
Proprietors employment	30,174	32,144	33,780	35,605
Farm employment	1,626	1,624	1,634	1,596
Nonfarm employment	241,129	239,278	240,777	242,724
Components by Industry	2002	2003	2004	2005
Private employment	172,284	170,822	172,813	175,056
Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other	200	151	160	154
Mining	200	210	148	151
Utilities	476	630	715	695
Construction	8,354	8,020	8,281	8,903
Manufacturing	26,398	24,359	23,218	21,973
Wholesale trade	5,109	5,216	5,435	5,604
Retail Trade	22,323	21,705	22,051	21,750
Transportation and warehousing	2,559	2,843	3,122	3,558
Finance and insurance	5,045	5,036	4,988	4,895
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,154	6,383	6,881	7,245
Professional and technical services	23,003	22,078	22,560	23,121
Government and government enterprises	68,845	68,456	67,964	67,668
Federal, civilian	2,629	2,853	2,949	2,931
Military	729	721	726	689
State and local	65,487	64,882	64,289	64,048
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Issued May 2007

PRINCIPLE EMPLOYERS
NAICS	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
336399	General Motors Corp	Ypsilanti	6132	Manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories
541820	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	3000	Public Relations Services
336399	Automotive Components Holdings	Saline	2400	Manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories; manufactures pressed & blown glass; manufactures hardware; machine tools & accessories; manufactures switchgear & switchboard apparatus; fabricates architectural metalwork
336399	Ford Motor Co	Ypsilanti	2000	Manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories; manufactures relays & industrial controls; manufactures electronic coils & transformers; manufactures electrical equipment for engines; manufactures motors or generators
541712	Warner-Lambert Co LLC	Ann Arbor	2000	Commercial Physical Research
923140	Veterans Health Administration	Ann Arbor	1750	Veterans Healthcare System
451211	Borders Group Inc	Ann Arbor	1600	Ret Books Audio And Video Tapes And Compact Discs
336322	Automotive Components Holdings	Ypsilanti	1300	Manufactures motor vehicle horns; manufactures automotive ignition coils; manufactures relays & industrial controls; manufactures motors or generators
921110	County of Washtenaw	Ann Arbor	1150	Executive Office
621511	Sulzer Vascuter USA Inc	Ann Arbor	1137	Medical Laboratory
611210	Washtenaw Community College	Ann Arbor	1100	Junior College College/University
492110	Kalitta Air LLC	Ypsilanti	1000	Air Courier Services
611310	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	1000	University
611310	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	1000	College/University
611310	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	1000	State University
622210	Regents Of The University Of	Ann Arbor	1000	Psychiatric Hospital Management Services
622110	Chelsea Community Hospital Inc	Chelsea	805	General Hospital
921110	City of Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	800	Executive Office
611310	Sharon L Brooks DDS	Ann Arbor	800	College/University
621111	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	700	Medical Doctor's Office General Hospital
621498	Department of Corrections MI	Ypsilanti	700	Specialty Outpatient Fac Admn Public Health Pgm Psychiatric Hospital
518210	Automatic Data Processing Inc	Ann Arbor	700	Data Processing/Preparation
722211	Domino's Pizza Sales Intl	Ann Arbor	650	Eating Place
621511	Regents Of The University Of	Ann Arbor	650	Medical Laboratory
517919	Proquest LLC	Ann Arbor	600	Information Retrieval Services
541511	Thomson Professional Inc	Dexter	585	Custom Computer Programing
813920	Visteon Corp	Ypsilanti	550	Professional Organization
541380	Chrysler LLC	Chelsea	550	Testing Laboratory
335314	Eaton Corp	Ann Arbor	530	Manufactures relays & industrial controls; manufactures motor vehicle parts & accessories; manufactures speed changers, drives & gears; manufactures transmission & distribution voltage regulators; manufactures environmental controls
522110	ABN Amro Mortgage Group Inc	Ann Arbor	520	Commercial Bank
611110	Ypsilanti Pub School District	Ypsilanti	500	Elementary/Secondary School
611310	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	500	University
541820	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	500	Public Relations Services
441110	Ford Motor Co	Ann Arbor	500	Autos Newused
221210	Michigan Consolidated Gas Co	Ypsilanti	500	Natural Gas Distribution
611310	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	500	College/University
611110	Willow Run Community Schools	Ypsilanti	500	Elementary/Secondary School
561320	Performance Personnel Ltd	Ann Arbor	500	Help Supply Services Employment Agency
611310	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	500	Physics Department
493110	Regents Of The University Of	Ann Arbor	500	General Warehousing And Storage
452112	Meijer Inc	Ann Arbor	475	Department Store Ret Groceries Ret Drugs/Sundries Gasoline Service Station
452112	Meijer Inc	Ypsilanti	475	Department Store Ret Groceries Ret Drugs/Sundries Gasoline Service Station
722211	Domino's Pizza LLC	Ann Arbor	450	Limited service chain pizzeria restaurant; wholesales commercial restaurant equipment; wholesales pizza supplies; selling or licensing of franchises; management services; manufactures flour mixes & doughs
611310	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	450	College/University
541712	Veridian Systems Division Inc	Ypsilanti	440	Conducts Scientific Research
611310	University of Michigan Systems	Ann Arbor	435	College/University
323117	Sheridan Books Inc	Chelsea	400	Book Printing Bookbinding/Related Work Lithographic Commercial Printing
339112	Terumo Medical Corp	Ann Arbor	400	Manufactures medical instruments
323117	Edwards Brothers Inc	Ann Arbor	400	Books printing & binding; book binding service
511110	Herald Newspapers Co Inc	Ann Arbor	400	Newspaper publisher
621910	Huron Valley Ambulance Inc	Ann Arbor	400	Local Passenger Transportation
541219	University Of Michigan Inc	Ann Arbor	400	Accounting/Auditing/Bookkeeping
611310	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	400	College/University
611310	Regents of The University of	Ann Arbor	400	College/University Religious Organization
541712	NSF International	Ann Arbor	400	Commercial Physical Research Testing Laboratory
541712	Environmental Protection Agcy	Ann Arbor	400	Environmental Research
Source: Harris Publishing Company, 2008 Infosource

OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS
SIC	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
8221	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	15,877	Education
8062	University of Michigan Health Centers	Ann Arbor	13,089	Health Care
8062	St. Joseph Mercy Hospital	Ann Arbor	4,362	Health Care
8221	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	1,800	Education
	Automotive Holding Components	Ypsilanti Twp. Ypsilanti City Saline City	3,518	Automotive Industry
5942	Borders Group, Inc.	Ann Arbor	1,200	Retailer
	General Motors Powertrain	Ypsilanti Twp.	2,800	Automotive Industry
	Pfizer Global R&D	Ann Arbor	2,500
	Toyota Technical Center	Ann Arbor Twp.	750	Automotive Industry
5013	Daimler/Chrysler Proving Grounds	Chelsea	690	Transportation
	Creative Solutions	Scio Twp.	720
	Dominos Pizza Headquarters	Ann Arbor Twp.	550
	Edwards Brothers	Ann Arbor	480
	General Dynamics	Ypsilanti Twp.	450
	Sheridan Books	Chelsea	450
	Veterans Hospital	Ann Arbor	1235
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2007

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
Type of Service	2004
Total	8,383
Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support	9
Mining	5
Utilities	18
Construction	808
Manufacturing	367
Food mfg	19
Beverage & tobacco product mfg	4
Textile mills	2
Textile product mills	5
Apparel manufacturing	7
Leather & allied product mfg	1
Wood product mfg	6
Paper mfg	2
Printing & related support activities	41
Petroleum & coal products mfg	3
Chemical mfg	14
Plastics & rubber products mfg	15
Nonmetallic mineral product mfg	16
Primary metal mfg	3
Fabricated metal product mfg	71
Machinery mfg	34
Computer & electronic product mfg	43
Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg	13
Transportation equipment mfg	26
Furniture & related product mfg	10
Miscellaneous mfg	32
Wholesale trade	354
Retail trade	1,185
Transportation & warehousing	135
Information	194
Publishing industries	72
Motion picture & sound recording industries	25
Finance & insurance	436
Real estate & rental & leasing	361
Professional, scientific & technical services	1,236
Management of companies & enterprises	62
Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services	473
Educational services	121
Health care and social assistance	940
Arts, entertainment & recreation	140
Accommodation & food services	662
Other services (except public administration)	793
Unclassified establishments	84
Source:Source:U.S. Department of Commerce and Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns, Issued July 2006