Employment Report for Kandiyohi County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Kandiyohi County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20 percent of the total county employment. This totals 3,625 people employed. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries total 17.1 and 16.8 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Kandiyohi County, averaging 40 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Minnesota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Kandiyohi County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.54. The percent of employment in the Health care and social assistance industry is 1.54 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Kandiyohi County may specialize, or be an exporter of Health care and social assistance.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Kandiyohi County, with an employment growth of 67 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.7 percent. The State of Minnesota encountered a change in industry employment of 6.7 percent, during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Kandiyohi County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20 percent of the total county employment. This totals 3,625 people employed. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries total 17.1 and 16.8 percent of total employment, respectively.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Kandiyohi County, averaging 40 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Minnesota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Kandiyohi County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.54. The percent of employment in the Health care and social assistance industry is 1.54 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Kandiyohi County may specialize, or be an exporter of Health care and social assistance.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Kandiyohi County, with an employment growth of 67 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.7 percent. The State of Minnesota encountered a change in industry employment of 6.7 percent, during the period.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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