Houston County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Houston County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 158 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Houston County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Automotive repair and maintenance industry has grown the most with 64 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry makes up 32.0 percent of the total employment growth in Houston County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (64 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (50 new jobs)
3. Nursing care facilities (36 new jobs)
4. Civic and social organizations (14 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (13 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Houston County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 15 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 21.0 percent of the total employment decline in Houston County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (15 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (10 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (9 jobs lost)
5. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (9 jobs lost)

Of the 26 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 15 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Houston County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 167.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Houston County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where this industry saw a loss of 2.2 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Houston County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (167.5 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (26.2 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (25.7 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (23.3 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (23.1 percent gain)

Houston County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 21.9 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 loss of 3 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Houston County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5 in percent of jobs in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (21.9 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (20.4 percent decline)
3. Automobile dealers (17.1 percent decline)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (13.2 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (9.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.





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.

Income and Poverty in Houston County, Minnesota

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $45,338. This median income level is 4.7 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic headed households in Houston County, Minnesota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $51,188, this income level is 7.5 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Houston County had a median income of $35,831, this level was 24.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Houston County, Minnesota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $47,707 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 43.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $26,874.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Houston County accounted a relatively high household income of $47,596 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 15.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 3.2 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Houston County, Minnesota can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 6.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 48.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Houston County, accounting 15 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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