Rice County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Rice County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Taxi and limousine service industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 68.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Rice County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where it saw a loss of 4.4 percent. The Taxi and limousine service industry in Rice County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Taxi and limousine service (68.8 percent gain)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (48.2 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (36.9 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (28.4 percent gain)
5. Home furnishings stores (26.5 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Minnesota, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Rice County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Direct selling establishments industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 40 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Minnesota, where the it saw a gain of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Direct selling establishments industry in Rice County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.1 in percent of jobs in the Direct selling establishments industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Direct selling establishments (40 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (25.8 percent decline)
3. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (21.6 percent decline)
4. Traveler accommodation (20.5 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (18.7 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Rice County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has grown the most with 54 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry makes up 9.4 percent of the growth in Rice County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (54 new jobs)
2. Elementary and secondary schools (54 new jobs)
3. Nursing care facilities (42 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (34 new jobs)
5. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (27 new jobs)

Given the 83 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 31 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 51 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Rice County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 75 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 20.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Rice County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (75 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (56 jobs lost)
3. Residential mental health facilities (41 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (31 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (29 jobs lost)

In Rice County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 586 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.





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 Rice County, Minnesota

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Rice County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 6.9 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 25 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Rice County, having 16.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Rice County accounted a relatively high median income for all households of $56,922 (2005 Dollars). This median is 3.2 percent higher than the median income in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the income level is 13.7 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 17.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $46,800. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Rice County reported a median household income of $54,295, this median was 4.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Rice County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $57,287 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $70,416. This income level is 23.7 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic headed households in Rice County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $40,828, this income level is 28.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.







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