Itasca County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 1.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in the State of Minnesota, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Itasca County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Direct selling establishments industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 129.7 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Itasca County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where it saw a gain of 2.1 percent. The Direct selling establishments industry in Itasca County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Direct selling establishments (129.7 percent gain)
2. Nonresidential building construction (79.7 percent gain)
3. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (71.2 percent gain)
4. Specialized design services (62.5 percent gain)
5. Employment services (40.6 percent gain)

Itasca County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Personal care services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 51.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Minnesota, where the it saw a gain of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Personal care services industry in Itasca County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.3 in percent of jobs in the Personal care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (51.4 percent decline)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (29.4 percent decline)
3. Book, periodical, and music stores (29.3 percent decline)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (28.6 percent decline)
5. Clothing stores (18.3 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Itasca County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 124 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 20.9 percent of the total employment growth in Itasca County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (124 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (89 new jobs)
3. Direct selling establishments (28 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (27 new jobs)
5. Logging (26 new jobs)

In Itasca County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 167 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 73 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 28 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 44 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Itasca County

Given the industries in the area, the Personal care services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 42 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Personal care services industry make up 13.4 percent of the total job loss in Itasca County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (42 jobs lost)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (30 jobs lost)
3. Civic and social organizations (28 jobs lost)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (25 jobs lost)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (20 jobs lost)





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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 Itasca County, Minnesota

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Itasca County accounted a medium-high median household income of $42,394 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 30 percent lower than the median income in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median household income is 15.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $13,894. This median income level is 67.2 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Itasca County reported a median household income of $27,612, which was 34.9 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 89.7 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $80,438. Hispanic in Itasca County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $32,088, this income level is 24.3 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Itasca County, Minnesota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $42,927 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Itasca County, Minnesota may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 26.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Itasca County, having 19.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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