Employment Report for Otter Tail County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Otter Tail County. The industry averages 30 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Minnesota average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Otter Tail County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.97. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 1.97 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Otter Tail County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Otter Tail County, with a job growth of 68 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of Minnesota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 6.7 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Administrative and waste services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Otter Tail County. The sector faced a loss of 286 total jobs during the period, accounting for 33.8 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 60.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
In Otter Tail County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,476 people employed. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade sectors provide 17.8 and 16.9 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Otter Tail County. The industry averages 30 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Minnesota average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Otter Tail County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.97. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 1.97 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Otter Tail County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Otter Tail County, with a job growth of 68 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of Minnesota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 6.7 percent, from 2001 to 2005.
Administrative and waste services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Otter Tail County. The sector faced a loss of 286 total jobs during the period, accounting for 33.8 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 60.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
In Otter Tail County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,476 people employed. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade sectors provide 17.8 and 16.9 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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