[
  {
    "geography": "Cross-industry reference populations; not a U.S.-only estimate",
    "measure": "Published dock-to-stock comparators",
    "value": "APQC median 15.0 hours, sample 3,560 companies; WERC 2025 fastest-fifth cutoff <3.5 hours via Yale",
    "vintage": "APQC collection period not displayed; WERC report year 2025",
    "source_ids": "1;6",
    "source_url": "https://www.apqc.org/resources/benchmarking/open-standards-benchmarking/measures/dock-stock-cycle-time-hours-supplier ; https://www.yale.com/globalassets/coms/yale/north-america/documents/white-papers/0000ybc0wp001_e_en-us_benchmarking-and-improving-dc-metrics.pdf",
    "verification_tier": "★ APQC snapshot / ● WERC summary",
    "verified_on": "2026-09-12"
  },
  {
    "geography": "Ohio",
    "measure": "Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks; historical employment estimate",
    "value": "40,640; fourth-highest state count in the cited table; location quotient 1.32",
    "vintage": "May 2022; not a current 2025 or 2026 state estimate",
    "source_ids": "45",
    "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/2022/may/oes435071.htm",
    "verification_tier": "★ historical estimate",
    "verified_on": "2026-09-12"
  },
  {
    "geography": "Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro",
    "measure": "Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks; estimated employment and mean wages",
    "value": "7,650; location quotient 1.32; mean hourly wage $22.15; mean annual wage $46,080",
    "vintage": "May 2025; BLS release 2026-07-20",
    "source_ids": "44",
    "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/news-release/occupationalemploymentandwages_cincinnati.htm",
    "verification_tier": "★ estimates",
    "verified_on": "2026-09-12"
  },
  {
    "geography": "Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro",
    "measure": "Cargo and freight agents; employment estimate",
    "value": "1,530; location quotient 2.22",
    "vintage": "May 2025; BLS release 2026-07-20",
    "source_ids": "44",
    "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/news-release/occupationalemploymentandwages_cincinnati.htm",
    "verification_tier": "★ estimates",
    "verified_on": "2026-09-12"
  },
  {
    "geography": "Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro compared with United States",
    "measure": "Transportation and material-moving occupations; employment share and mean hourly wage",
    "value": "9.8% of metro jobs vs 8.8% nationally; mean $26.60 per hour vs $23.96 nationally",
    "vintage": "May 2025; BLS release 2026-07-20",
    "source_ids": "44",
    "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/news-release/occupationalemploymentandwages_cincinnati.htm",
    "verification_tier": "★ estimates",
    "verified_on": "2026-09-12"
  },
  {
    "geography": "Hamilton County, Ohio",
    "measure": "Geographic coverage, not a county timing or employment estimate",
    "value": "Included in Cincinnati metro definition; metro employment totals cannot be assigned to the county",
    "vintage": "Geography in BLS May 2025 metro release",
    "source_ids": "44",
    "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/news-release/occupationalemploymentandwages_cincinnati.htm",
    "verification_tier": "★ geographic scope only",
    "verified_on": "2026-09-12"
  },
  {
    "geography": "CVG; Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport",
    "measure": "Airport-stated cargo ranking and hub roles",
    "value": "6th in North America; 12th globally in 2023; Amazon primary U.S. Air Hub and DHL Global Super Hub for the Americas",
    "vintage": "2023 ranking; hub wording inspected 2026-09-12",
    "source_ids": "47",
    "source_url": "https://www.cvgairport.com/business/business-opportunities/air-service/air-cargo/",
    "verification_tier": "★ airport statement",
    "verified_on": "2026-09-12"
  }
]