Monday, October 30, 2006

Employment Report for Mahnomen County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Retail Trade is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Mahnomen County, moving a total of 1.3 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 0.5 percent. The State of Minnesota experienced a change in employment in the sector of -1.4 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Mahnomen County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Finance and insurance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 23.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 151 jobs. The Construction and Finance and insurance sectors account for 12.5 and 8.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Finance and insurance has the largest businesses in Mahnomen County. In the County, the industry averages 8 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 13 and less than the State of Minnesota average establishment size of 13 for the Finance and insurance industry.

In Mahnomen County, Construction, Retail Trade and Finance and insurance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.91. The percent of employment in the Construction industry is 1.91 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Mahnomen specializes in Construction.

Mahnomen County is ranked at 88 of 88 Counties throughout the State of Minnesota in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 87 of 88 Counties.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

 

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