Jackson County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Jackson County

Given the industries in the area, the Hog and pig farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 53 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Hog and pig farming industry make up 58.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Jackson County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hog and pig farming (53 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (9 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (8 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (5 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (4 jobs lost)

Given the 26 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 13 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 13 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Jackson County, Minnesota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 54 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Jackson County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 16 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 31.4 percent of the growth in Jackson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (16 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (10 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (7 new jobs)
4. Other heavy construction (6 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (3 new jobs)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Minnesota, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Jackson County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Hog and pig farming industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 62.7 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 6.6 percent. The losses in the Hog and pig farming industry in Jackson County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.9 percent in terms of employment in the Hog and pig farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hog and pig farming (62.7 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (28.7 percent decline)
3. Residential building construction (18.8 percent decline)
4. Health and personal care stores (13.3 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (13 percent decline)

Jackson County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 213.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Jackson County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 3.9 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Jackson County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (213.0 percent gain)
2. Other heavy construction (70.8 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (50.0 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (22.2 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (12.5 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.

Income and Poverty in Jackson County, Minnesota

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Jackson County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 100 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Jackson County, having 14.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Jackson County reported a median household income of $30,713, this was 28.6 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Jackson County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $43,338 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic Householders in Jackson County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $35,831, this median household income is 16.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 62.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $16,088. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $24,661. This median income level is 42.6 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Jackson County had a medium-high median income for all households of $42,993 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 28.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the income level is 14.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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