Employment Report for Becker County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Becker County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,066 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 18.8 and 11.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Becker County. The industry averages 37 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Minnesota average establishment size of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Becker County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 1.61. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.61 times greater than the national average, signifying that Becker specializes in Manufacturing.
Retail Trade between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Becker County. The sector dealt with a loss of 134 employees during the period, or 6.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 40.2 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Manufacturing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Becker County, moving a total of 21.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Minnesota underwent a employment change in the industry of -8.2 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Becker County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,066 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 18.8 and 11.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Becker County. The industry averages 37 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Minnesota average establishment size of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Becker County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 1.61. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.61 times greater than the national average, signifying that Becker specializes in Manufacturing.
Retail Trade between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Becker County. The sector dealt with a loss of 134 employees during the period, or 6.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 40.2 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Manufacturing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Becker County, moving a total of 21.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Minnesota underwent a employment change in the industry of -8.2 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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