7. Bioscience in Ohio’s Six Regions The bioscience industry is not confined to one or two areas of the state. It has become a vital economic engine in each region, with bioscience-related companies found in 72 of 88 Ohio counties.
8. In 2009, the total employment in Ohio’s bioscience sector was 62,533, a small decrease of 388 jobs since 2008. From 2000-2009, bioscience employment increased by 10,222 jobs (19.5%). The overall growth in the bioscience sector is especially promising given that overall Ohio employment decreased by 465,000 since 2000.
9. Economic Impact of Bioscience in Ohio Employment Impact 195,835 jobs Output Impact $61.642 billion Value-added Impact $15.208 billion Labor Income Impact $7.691 billion Tax Revenues $3.242 billion The economic impact of the bioscience sector and its five subsectors is measured for Ohio and each of the six geographical regions in terms of employment, output, value added, labor income, and taxes. Impact values above include direct, indirect and induced impacts. 2010 GR p.7
10. Ohio Bioscience Growth Report 2010 Footnotes in this presentation refer to page number where data on each slide appear in the GR
11. Our Workforce Approach Growth most evident in bio-manufacturing Companies moving to and expanding in Ohio All have problems in recruiting a skilled workforce at all levels Our emphasis has been to build a strong community college bioscience infrastructure to provide entry level development & manufacturing workforce Other states have done similar with great success
12. Ohio BioworkforceTraining Partnership 3 year program, funded through US-DOL Awarded $5 million Started March 1, 2010 Objective is to train 700 unemployed, displaced and underemployed workers, and find them jobs within Ohio’s bioscience industry. Special emphasis on displaced autoworkers Applicants can select from a range of training programs depending on interests and aptitude More than half of the award, $2.8 million kept for tuition reimbursement / scholarships
13. Program Partners BioOhio Six Community College Partners NE Ohio: Cuyahoga CC, Lakeland CC NW Ohio: Owens State CC Central Ohio: Columbus State CC SW Ohio: Sinclair CC, Cincinnati State Technical & CC Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL) AFL-CIO / UAW Ohio’s One Stop Centers Ohio Department of Development Regional Industry Advisory Boards
