Monday, October 30, 2006

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

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Chippewa County, growing by 188.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Minnesota felt a shift in employment in the industry of 4.3 percent, during the time since 2001.

The Construction has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Chippewa County since 2001, going from making up 10.8 percent of employment in 2001 to 4.5 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Chippewa County, with the industry averaging 38 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Minnesota typical size of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Chippewa County, Manufacturing, Utilities and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.08. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.08 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Chippewa County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

In Chippewa County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 26.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,279 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 13.2 and 7.7 percent of total employment, respectively.

Construction between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Chippewa County. The industry lost a total of 303 jobs during the period, or 58.3 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 46 percent of all employment losses in the county.





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

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