Employment Report for Lincoln County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Construction has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Lincoln County, growing by 63.3 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 7.3 percent. The State of Minnesota experienced a sector employment shift of 5.2 percent, since the year 2001.
In Lincoln County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 37.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 528 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction industries make up 14.9 and 7 percent of all employment.
In Lincoln County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Health care and social assistance and Transportation and Warehousing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 4.34. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 4.34 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Lincoln specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lincoln County. The industry averages 35 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the Minnesota typical size of 29 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Construction has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Lincoln County, growing by 63.3 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 7.3 percent. The State of Minnesota experienced a sector employment shift of 5.2 percent, since the year 2001.
In Lincoln County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 37.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 528 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction industries make up 14.9 and 7 percent of all employment.
In Lincoln County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Health care and social assistance and Transportation and Warehousing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 4.34. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 4.34 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Lincoln specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lincoln County. The industry averages 35 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the Minnesota typical size of 29 for the Health care and social assistance industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
