Employment Report for Kittson County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
The Health care and social assistance sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Kittson County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 27.3 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.
Wholesale trade has the largest employers in Kittson County. The industry averages 8 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 10 and less than the State of Minnesota establishments size average of 10 for the Wholesale trade industry.
In Kittson County, Wholesale trade, Other services, except public administration and Finance and insurance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Wholesale trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.6. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Wholesale trade sector is 2.6 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Kittson may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.
In Kittson County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Finance and insurance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 16.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 181 individuals. The Wholesale trade and Finance and insurance sectors account for 13.5 and 7 percent of industry employment.
Manufacturing in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Kittson County, rising by 52.5 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Minnesota felt a shift in employment in the industry of -8.2 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
The Health care and social assistance sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Kittson County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 27.3 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.
Wholesale trade has the largest employers in Kittson County. The industry averages 8 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 10 and less than the State of Minnesota establishments size average of 10 for the Wholesale trade industry.
In Kittson County, Wholesale trade, Other services, except public administration and Finance and insurance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Wholesale trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.6. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Wholesale trade sector is 2.6 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Kittson may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.
In Kittson County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Finance and insurance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 16.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 181 individuals. The Wholesale trade and Finance and insurance sectors account for 13.5 and 7 percent of industry employment.
Manufacturing in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Kittson County, rising by 52.5 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Minnesota felt a shift in employment in the industry of -8.2 percent, in the period of time since 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
