Southeast Ohio Facts
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The eight-county region has 255,000 residents.
(Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry and Washington counties)
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The workforce includes 112,400 people, with 7,700 people looking for work.
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Many workers commute outside the region to work (net-out migration of
nearly 11,000 or about one out of 10 workers
), according to the 2000 Census. Many would prefer to work closer to home.
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This is an affordable labor region.
The average weekly manufacturing wage in the region was $649 (year 2001 data),
which was 79% percent of the state average, according to the Labor Market
Information office of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
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There is four-lane highway access
to and from the region via Interstate-77, U.S. Route 33, U.S. Route 50, and
State Route 32.
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Aggressive business assistance and incentives
are available through state programs in most southeast Ohio counties.
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Educational and training resources are abundant:
Ohio
University, Athens
Marietta
College, Marietta
Hocking
College, Nelsonville
Washington State
Community College, Marietta
Hocking College - Perry Branch, New Lexington
Rio Grande
University - Meigs Branch, Middleport
Tri-County
Joint Vocational School, Nelsonville
Washington County Career Center, Marietta
Swiss Hills
Career Center, Woodsfield
(Technical schools also available in adjacent counties)
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