Nobles County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Nobles County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Hog and pig farming industry has added the most employment with 19 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Hog and pig farming industry makes up 15.8 percent of the total growth in Nobles County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hog and pig farming (19 new jobs)
2. Health and personal care stores (18 new jobs)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (18 new jobs)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (15 new jobs)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (8 new jobs)

Given the 42 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 22 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Nobles County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 183 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Nobles County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 12 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 14.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Nobles County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (12 jobs lost)
2. Personal care services (11 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (10 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (7 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (6 jobs lost)

Nobles County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 50 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 9.2 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Nobles County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.9 percent in terms of employment in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (50 percent decline)
2. Shoe stores (27.8 percent decline)
3. Printing and related support activities (27.6 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (27 percent decline)
5. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (18.2 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Minnesota, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Nobles County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 36.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Nobles County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where the industry took a gain of 2.4 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Nobles County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (36.4 percent gain)
2. Hog and pig farming (28.4 percent gain)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (28.4 percent gain)
4. Consumer goods rental (27.8 percent gain)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (27.8 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 Nobles County, Minnesota

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Nobles County, Minnesota may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.7 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 47.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Nobles County, with 18.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 20.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $33,089. Hispanic Householders in Nobles County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $42,047, which is 0.7 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In Nobles County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,274 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $36,197. This household income level is 13.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Nobles County had a median household income level of $65,813, this was 57.6 percent greater than the median income level in this area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Nobles County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $41,750 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 32 percent lower than the median income in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 17.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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