Meeker County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Meeker County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 40.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Meeker County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where it saw a loss of 3.6 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Meeker County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (40.9 percent gain)
2. School and employee bus transportation (17.7 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (17.4 percent gain)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (16.8 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (15.0 percent gain)

Meeker County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the biggest 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 industry felt a gain of 2.4 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Meeker County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (51.4 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (30.1 percent decline)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (29.6 percent decline)
4. Poultry and egg production (22.7 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (21.6 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Meeker County

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 29 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 19.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Meeker County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (29 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (20 jobs lost)
3. Poultry and egg production (17 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (13 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (13 jobs lost)

Out of the 37 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 19 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 18 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Meeker County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 92 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Meeker County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery stores industry has grown the most with 12 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 13.6 percent of the total employment growth in Meeker County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (12 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (11 new jobs)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (11 new jobs)
4. School and employee bus transportation (11 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (6 new jobs)





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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 Meeker County, Minnesota

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Meeker County was reported to have a relatively high median income for all households of $47,862 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.2 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 2.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Meeker County had a median income of $67,275, this was 40.6 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Meeker County, Minnesota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $48,050 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Meeker County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $41,037, this median household income is 14.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $37,294. This household income level is 22.1 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 12.6 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $53,903.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Meeker County, Minnesota can be considered to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 7.1 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 27.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Meeker County, accounting 19.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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