Prepared by Matt Saboe, LVEDC

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Lehigh Valley Major Employment Cluster Report
Drawing Hands MC Escher, 1948

• Prepared by Matt Saboe, LVEDC

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The Goals of Workforce and Economic Development

• Creating jobs and economic prosperity
• Improving the quality of life
• Creating positive sustainable growth
• Providing a stable tax base

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Lehigh Valley Highlights

• 635,000 Population, 242,000 Households, 329,500
  Labor Force
• 30 Million Population Within 100 Miles 1 Day
  Drive to reach 1/3 of US and ½ Canadian Consumers
• 10 Major Employment Clusters
• 1,100 Employers With 50 Employees

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Employment by Occupation for the Lehigh
Valley/ABE Metro Area
Occupation data obtained from BLS May 08 ABE
Metro Area Total obtained from CWIA MSA ABE
Metro May 08
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Lehigh Valley Major Industry Summary
CWIA 3Q 08, BEA, and US Census Bureau Does
not include NAICS 11, 21, 92, 99, or public
school employees
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Lehigh Valley Major Industry Summary
BLS 2007, CWIA, US Census Bureau
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Lehigh Valley Major Industry Summary

• Summary Statistics
• 14,841 Employers
• 276,772 Employees
• 45,550 Average Salary
• 57 Billion in Estimated Sales
• 30 Billion in Estimated GRP
• Source US Census Bureau, CWIA 3Q 08
• Employment includes all Lehigh Valley
  Industries

• Top Competitive Industries
• Headquarter Companies
• Educational Services
• Logistics and Services
• Health Care and Social Assistance
• Transportation and Logistics
• Truck Transportation
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
• Administrative and Waste
• Retail Trade

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Lehigh Valley Major Industry Summary

• Lehigh Valley Sells To

CWIA 3Q 08, BEA, and US Census Bureau
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Lehigh Valley Major Industry Summary

• Lehigh Valley Buys from

CWIA 3Q 08, BEA, and US Census Bureau
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Lehigh Valley Major Industry Summary

• Lehigh Valley Most Competitive Industries

CWIA 3Q 08, BEA, and US Census Bureau Growth
Rates 01-08, Fixed Assets 07
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Lehigh Valley Major Industry Summary

• Industries With Strongest Buy-Sell Relationships
  With Competitive Industries

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Northeastern MSAs
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MSA Ranking Criteria
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Ranked Metro Statistical Areas
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The Goals of Workforce and Economic Development

• Creating jobs and economic prosperity
• Improving the quality of life
• Creating positive sustainable growth
• Providing a stable tax base