In addition, a number of local people said the company's philanthropic impact has been more important than its employment base.
Between 1965 and 1991 the city lost over 49,000 jobs, or more than 32% of its employment base.
Ohio's employment base is expected to grow 5% from 2006 to 2016, a net gain of 290,700 jobs.
It is also that a high proportion of the region's employment base works in the central business district.
The employment base of a new settlement would be successful.
By the mid-70's, the city had lost 600,000 jobs - a sixth of its employment base - across almost every industry.
All along the American side of the border, communities are trying to broaden their employment base.
In that time, however, its total employment base has remained roughly constant at about 19,000.
Burnley's traditional employment base has been in decline for several decades.
Little has been certain here in recent years as the city's population and employment base dwindled.