Fillmore County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Fillmore County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Civic and social organizations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 39.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Fillmore County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where this industry saw a loss of 0.7 percent. The Civic and social organizations industry in Fillmore County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (39.2 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (34.8 percent gain)
3. Nonresidential building construction (33.0 percent gain)
4. Insurance carriers (27.3 percent gain)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (26.1 percent gain)

Fillmore County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 34.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the industry reported a loss of 6.5 percent. The losses in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Fillmore County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (34.8 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (34.2 percent decline)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (21.2 percent decline)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (18.3 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (17.7 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Fillmore County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Civic and social organizations industry has added the most employment with 17 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Civic and social organizations industry makes up 14.8 percent of the total growth in Fillmore County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (17 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (13 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (13 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (11 new jobs)
5. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (10 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Fillmore County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 53 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 27.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Fillmore County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (53 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (22 jobs lost)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (22 jobs lost)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (15 jobs lost)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (12 jobs lost)

In Fillmore County, Minnesota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 111 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

From the 43 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 19 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.





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

Income and Poverty in Fillmore County, Minnesota

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Fillmore County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 51 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Fillmore County, with 18.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Fillmore County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $42,882 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 28.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the income level is 14.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Fillmore County had a median household income level of $8,044, this was 81.2 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Fillmore County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,881 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was only slightly less than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 40.9 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $25,350. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $2,924. This income level is 93.2 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic Householders in Fillmore County, Minnesota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $43,144, this median household income is 0.6 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.