Employment Report for Traverse County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Traverse County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Wholesale trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 18.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 149 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Wholesale trade sectors provide 13.9 and 12.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Traverse County, averaging 15 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 10 and greater than the State of Minnesota typical size of 10 for the Wholesale trade industry.
In Traverse County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 7.21. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 7.21 times greater than the national average, signifying that Traverse County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Traverse County, changing a total of 140 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Minnesota felt a shift in employment in the industry of 9.3 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Traverse County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Wholesale trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 18.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 149 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Wholesale trade sectors provide 13.9 and 12.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Traverse County, averaging 15 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 10 and greater than the State of Minnesota typical size of 10 for the Wholesale trade industry.
In Traverse County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 7.21. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 7.21 times greater than the national average, signifying that Traverse County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Traverse County, changing a total of 140 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Minnesota felt a shift in employment in the industry of 9.3 percent, in the course of time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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