Employment Report for Houston County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Houston County, Information, Transportation and Warehousing and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Information sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.63. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Information sector is 2.63 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Houston specializes in Information.
Real estate and rental and leasing has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Houston County, moving a total of 160 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.3 percent. The State of Minnesota felt a shift in employment in the industry of 4.3 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
In Houston County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 21.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 875 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 17.4 and 13.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Houston County. In the County, the industry averages 34 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Minnesota average of 29 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Houston County, Information, Transportation and Warehousing and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Information sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.63. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Information sector is 2.63 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Houston specializes in Information.
Real estate and rental and leasing has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Houston County, moving a total of 160 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.3 percent. The State of Minnesota felt a shift in employment in the industry of 4.3 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
In Houston County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 21.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 875 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 17.4 and 13.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Houston County. In the County, the industry averages 34 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Minnesota average of 29 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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