Otter Tail County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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

Of the 88 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 51 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 35 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Otter Tail County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 84 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 16.9 percent of the total employment growth in Otter Tail County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (84 new jobs)
2. Automobile dealers (45 new jobs)
3. Wired telecommunications carriers (32 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (30 new jobs)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (26 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Otter Tail County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 108 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 19.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (108 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (53 jobs lost)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (45 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (35 jobs lost)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (33 jobs lost)

Otter Tail County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 106.7 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Otter Tail County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 4 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Otter Tail County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (106.7 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (32.8 percent gain)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (30.9 percent gain)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (28.6 percent gain)
5. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (27.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Minnesota, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Otter Tail County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 59.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Otter Tail County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2 percent in terms of employment in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (59.3 percent decline)
2. Private households (45.2 percent decline)
3. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (36.8 percent decline)
4. Used merchandise stores (35.5 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (33.7 percent decline)





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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 Otter Tail County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Otter Tail County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $41,412 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 33.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 18.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Otter Tail County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 56.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Otter Tail County, reporting 18.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $46,800. This income level is 13 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in Otter Tail County, Minnesota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $40,613, this median household income is 1.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Otter Tail County reported an income level of $27,203, which was 34.3 percent less than the median for all households. In Otter Tail County, Minnesota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $41,541 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 35.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $26,691.







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