Monday, January 22, 2007

Polk County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Polk County

The Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 53 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 21.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Polk County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (53 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (47 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (34 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (22 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (12 jobs lost)

From the 53 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 33 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Polk County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 49 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Polk County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Traveler accommodation industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 93 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 22.4 percent of the growth in Polk County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (93 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (71 new jobs)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (27 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (24 new jobs)
5. Scientific research and development services (24 new jobs)

Polk County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 111.2 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Polk County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 1.4 percent. The Traveler accommodation industry in Polk County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (111.2 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (57.4 percent gain)
3. Nonresidential building construction (54.6 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (31.3 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (22.1 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Polk County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 38.9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 10.5 percent. The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Polk County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 0.7 in percent of workers in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (38.9 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24.8 percent decline)
3. Printing and related support activities (22.9 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (17.1 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (12.2 percent decline)





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.

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