 However , despite increased production , employment has been decreasing in Ohio 's rubber and plastic industry . In 2000 , Ohio employed around 92 @,@ 000 rubber and plastics industry workers . By 2006 , those rates have declined by about 26 % to about 69 @,@ 000 workers . The Ohio Bureau of Labor Market Information predicts that , from 2004 to 2014 , there will be 11 @,@ 200 less workers in Ohio 's industry . They also predict that plastics employment in Ohio will decrease by 13 @.@ 7 % , and that rubber products employment will decrease by 20 @.@ 7 % . The industry currently employs about 73 @,@ 000 Ohio workers , and employs about 12 @.@ 3 % of the United States ' rubber employees , and 7 @.@ 8 % of the United States ' plastics employees . 
