Minnesota Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Minnesota

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 5,723 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry make up 4.9 percent of the total job loss in Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (5,723 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (5,275 jobs lost)
3. Wired telecommunications carriers (4,260 jobs lost)
4. Data processing and related services (3,971 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (3,948 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Minnesota

The Individual and family services industry has grown the most with 15,744 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 8.8 percent of the total employment growth in Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (15,744 new jobs)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (12,471 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (11,384 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (9,217 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (7,288 new jobs)

In the State of Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 56,149 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 283 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 162 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 121 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

The counties in the State of Minnesota in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 27.2 percent job gained in Traverse County to a low of a 16.3 percent job lost in Clearwater County.

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

1. Traverse County (27.2 percent gain)
2. Wright County (26.7 percent gain)
3. Scott County (22.4 percent gain)
4. Dodge County (20.0 percent gain)
5. Isanti County (19.5 percent gain)
6. Benton County (18.3 percent gain)
7. Jackson County (18.1 percent gain)
8. Sherburne County (16.8 percent gain)
9. Dakota County (13.3 percent gain)
10. Crow Wing County (13.3 percent gain)

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 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 18,545 total jobs gained in Dakota County to a low of 28,483 jobs lost in Hennepin County.

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

1. Dakota County (18,545 jobs gained)
2. Wright County (6,702 jobs gained)
3. Scott County (6,217 jobs gained)
4. Anoka County (5,524 jobs gained)
5. Washington County (5,316 jobs gained)
6. Olmsted County (5,025 jobs gained)
7. Carver County (3,379 jobs gained)
8. St. Louis County (3,274 jobs gained)
9. Blue Earth County (3,196 jobs gained)
10. Sherburne County (2,931 jobs gained)


The total number of jobs has increased by 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

The State of Minnesota: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other support activities for transportation industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 54.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses in the Other support activities for transportation industry in Minnesota outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 4.3 percent in terms of employees in the Other support activities for transportation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support activities for transportation (54.8 percent decline)
2. Communications equipment manufacturing (53.5 percent decline)
3. Local messengers and local delivery (49.9 percent decline)
4. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (39.7 percent decline)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (37 percent decline)

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

The Educational support services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 180.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. The Educational support services industry in Minnesota outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 70.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Educational support services (180.3 percent gain)
2. Promoters of performing arts and sports (114.6 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (92.6 percent gain)
4. Individual and family services (82.5 percent gain)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (75.1 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.