Monday, October 30, 2006

Employment Report for Carver County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Carver County. The industry lost a total of 232 jobs, or 2.4 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 62.5 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Carver County is ranked number 13 of 88 total Counties throughout Minnesota in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 12 of 88 Counties.

In Carver County, Manufacturing, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Construction industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.64. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.64 times greater than the national average, signifying that Carver County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

In Carver County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 33.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 9,381 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 11.6 and 10.9 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Carver County, averaging 59 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Minnesota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

Real estate and rental and leasing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Carver County, changing a total of 52.2 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Minnesota had changed in sector employment of 4.3 percent, in the period of time since 2001.





Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

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