Employment Report for Pope County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Construction saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Pope County, moving a total of 59.4 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of Minnesota faced a industry job change of 5.2 percent, since the year 2001.
In Pope County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 18.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 565 employees. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade sectors account for 16.9 and 13.6 percent of industry employment.
The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Pope County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 15.9 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.
In Pope County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.25. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 3.25 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Pope may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.
Wholesale trade has the largest businesses in Pope County. In the County, the industry averages 27 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 10 and greater than the State of Minnesota average establishment size of 10 for the Wholesale trade industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Construction saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Pope County, moving a total of 59.4 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of Minnesota faced a industry job change of 5.2 percent, since the year 2001.
In Pope County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 18.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 565 employees. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade sectors account for 16.9 and 13.6 percent of industry employment.
The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Pope County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 15.9 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.
In Pope County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.25. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 3.25 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Pope may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.
Wholesale trade has the largest businesses in Pope County. In the County, the industry averages 27 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 10 and greater than the State of Minnesota average establishment size of 10 for the Wholesale trade industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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