Le Sueur County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Minnesota, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Le Sueur County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 38.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Le Sueur County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where the industry took a gain of 3.1 percent. The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry in Le Sueur County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 1.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (38.9 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (33.8 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (31.8 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (27.6 percent gain)
5. Offices of dentists (22.6 percent gain)

Le Sueur County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential mental health facilities industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 35.3 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 1 percent. The losses in the Residential mental health facilities industry in Le Sueur County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.9 in percent of workers in the Residential mental health facilities industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (35.3 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (33.8 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (27.4 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (27.2 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (24.1 percent decline)

In Le Sueur County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 203 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 33 4-digit NAICS industries, 16 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Le Sueur County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 21 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 19.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Le Sueur County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (21 new jobs)
2. Offices of dentists (15 new jobs)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (12 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (12 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (11 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Le Sueur County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 63 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 22.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (63 jobs lost)
2. Residential mental health facilities (36 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (27 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (26 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (26 jobs lost)





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 Le Sueur County, Minnesota

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Le Sueur County, Minnesota can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 6.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 43 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Le Sueur County, having 16.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

In Le Sueur County, Minnesota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $54,263 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 31.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $36,929. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Le Sueur County had a median household income level of $38,756, this median was 27.9 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Le Sueur County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $33,546, this median household income is 37.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $64,350. This median income level is 19.7 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Le Sueur County was reported to have a relatively high household income of $53,742 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 2.6 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the income level is 8.6 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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