Minnesota One-Year Industry Employment Change

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Minnesota in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 7,300 total jobs gained in Ramsey County to a low of 247 jobs lost in Koochiching County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Minnesota
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Ramsey County (7,300 jobs gained)
2. Hennepin County (6,246 jobs gained)
3. Dakota County (4,308 jobs gained)
4. Scott County (2,007 jobs gained)
5. Carver County (1,791 jobs gained)
6. Olmsted County (1,411 jobs gained)
7. Anoka County (1,324 jobs gained)
8. Washington County (1,307 jobs gained)
9. Wright County (1,269 jobs gained)
10. Benton County (1,011 jobs gained)


The state of Minnesota: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other support activities for transportation industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 26.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. The losses in the Other support activities for transportation industry in Minnesota outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.6 percent in terms of employment in the Other support activities for transportation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support activities for transportation (26.8 percent decline)
2. Scheduled air transportation (21.1 percent decline)
3. Support activities for water transportation (20.7 percent decline)
4. Agricultural chemical manufacturing (18.1 percent decline)
5. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (16.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.

The State of Minnesota: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 1252.9 percent from 2005 to 2006.. The Unclassified industry in Minnesota outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1252.9 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (132.4 percent gain)
3. Fruit and tree nut farming (69.9 percent gain)
4. Outpatient care centers (52.2 percent gain)
5. Agents and managers for public figures (44.4 percent gain)

From the 278 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 117 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 160 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the State of Minnesota

The Scheduled air transportation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 3,980 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Scheduled air transportation industry make up 14.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scheduled air transportation (3,980 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (1,745 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (1,261 jobs lost)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (948 jobs lost)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (841 jobs lost)

In the State of Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 42,210 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the State of Minnesota

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 5,626 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 8.1 percent of the growth in Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (5,626 new jobs)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (5,398 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (4,006 new jobs)
4. Outpatient care centers (3,413 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (3,005 new jobs)

The counties in the State of Minnesota in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 9.9 percent job gained in Traverse County to a low of a 7.6 percent job lost in Rock County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Minnesota
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Traverse County (9.9 percent gain)
2. Stevens County (9.0 percent gain)
3. Murray County (8.1 percent gain)
4. Wilkin County (7.2 percent gain)
5. Benton County (7.1 percent gain)
6. Pope County (6.7 percent gain)
7. Carver County (6.4 percent gain)
8. McLeod County (6.4 percent gain)
9. Big Stone County (6.4 percent gain)
10. Scott County (6.3 percent gain)


About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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