Lake County Partners—the county’s economic development partnership—target five
major industries: pharmaceuticals, health care, arts and culture, advanced
manufacturing, and professional/technology services.
The top five industries in North Chicago are the following: 1) manufacturing, 2) retail
trade, 3) administration and support, waste management, and remediation, 4) health
care and social assistance, and 5) accommodation and food services. These five
combined sectors make up 57.7 percent of North Chicago jobs.
Waukegan jobs are dominated by the same five industries as in North Chicago,
comprising 61.6 percent of total jobs. Due to the dominance of these five industries
within the cities of North Chicago and Waukegan and the concentration of jobs within
those industries, these cities provide less employment diversity than Lake County as a
whole.
Exhibit III-54.
Types of Jobs in Lake County
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